Guarding Hearts (Living Again #3) Read Online Free Page B

or was helping deliver the things. That made her the most scared of all. What if someone was helping this weirdo? Someone that was close to her, could get to her at any time?
    She was shooting a video while she was in Florida, so she would be out on the open beach for a while, and that was her dad’s main reason for wanting someone else. The best, he said. Only the best for his little girl. She couldn’t argue with that.
     

     
    The shrill ring of her phone caused her to bolt straight up. She had fallen asleep. Now her neck ached from slumping over. Groggy, she picked up the phone and saw Lacey’s face on the screen.
    “Lace,” Sam answered. She was so glad to hear from her best friend. They had been inseparable since they were kids, kindergarten to be exact. She had always been her biggest supporter.
    “Hey, Super Star Sam!” Lacey’s exuberant voice filled the line. She always called her that now. “How’s the tour bus?”
    Sam looked around, taking in the rich leather and wood decorating the bus. “It’s beautiful! If it wasn’t so small you would think you were in someone’s swanky condo.”
    Lacey snorted. “Yeah, baby. This is your life now. I’m so jealous. Here I am, staring at a textbook, and you are going to travel the US living your dream.”
    Lacey was in graduate school to become a veterinarian. She had wanted to come on the tour badly but couldn’t forfeit her semester. “You stop that. You’re going to be a fabulous vet.”
    “So, any progress on the new security? This whole thing with the stalker just freaks me out, Sam.”
    “Dad said that Brian has it under control and has a guy that’s going to start once we arrive in Florida.”
    “But what about Georgia? Why isn’t he meeting you there? Atlanta is a huge city! What if crazy ass strikes again?”
    Sam’s stomach clenched because Lacey just hit the thing she was most terrified of. “Lace,” she said, tears wobbling her voice.
    “I’m sorry, Sam. Forgive me. I’m just so worried about you. I didn’t mean to make it worse. I’m sure Brian has things all under control.”
    Sam turned as she heard the bedroom/ office door open in the back. Her dad emerged, having been back there ever since they left, probably managing what was going to happen once they arrived in Atlanta. She smiled thinly at him, then turned her attention back to watching the road and talking to Lacey.
    “It’s okay, Lace. I think they already hired additional security for Atlanta, and when I arrive in Florida I’ll be there a week because I’m doing some music videos and photo shoots at the beach. I have a few stops there and then will be heading to my other stops before ending up in Nashville next month.”
    “Is new guy going to come with you after you leave Florida?”
    Why was Lacey so interested in this? “Uh, no, I don’t think so. From what I know, this is a side job for him and he’s a cop. I doubt he wants to travel in a tour bus with a country singer any longer than he has to. He’ll be with me in Florida only.”
    Her dad sat down across from her, and her eyes met his. She knew he didn’t like her telling Lacey everything, but she always had. Lacey wasn’t going to any tabloids or magazines to sell information about her. That wasn’t the way she was.
    “Lace, I gotta run. Keep up on your studying, okay? I’ll call you once I’m in Atlanta.”
    “Love you, Super Star Sam. Be careful, or I’ll have to come guard you myself. You know they don’t want any of that.”
    Sam laughed out loud, causing her dad to lift his eyebrow at her. Lacey was a big talker that couldn’t hurt a fly, but she liked to pretend she could. Disconnecting the call, she put her phone down on the table and gave her dad the attention he so obviously wanted.
    “What’s up, Dad? Everything okay?”
    He smiled, his eyes crinkling up in the corners. Her dad was a nice looking man. Now in his fifties, he was starting to show the wear of a stressful career. His salt