Wishing for Sunshine [the sequel]

Chapter 12

Danny POV

"So what do you guys think about this place?" I ask as I turn around to see what Taylor and Collin had to say.

"I don't know, it seems like it's too manly, Danny." Taylor tells me as he walks around the room.

"Collin?" I say and there he was on his phone not even paying attention. "Collin, what do you think about this place?" I ask him once again but in a louder voice.

He looks up and then looks around the room. "I don't like it. Why are we even looking at new places?" He questions me and I guess it's time to come clean.

"Taylor can you excuse us for a minute." I tell Taylor and he leaves the room. I motion for Collin to come and sit on the couch with me. "Listen, I know you don't want to move and I know that you'll probably hate every place we look at. I know you don't want to move and I get it and understand, I really do Collin."

"Then why are you making me move and bringing me along and asking me to tell you what I think of the places?"

"I'm doing this because right now I'm scared." I say to him as I lowered my head. "Collin I'm so damn scared of going back to the house. I'm scared of leaving you and leaving Emily alone. I'm doing this because right now I don't feel safe at that house. I want to move to a new place until they close the investigation or until I feel as though it's safe for all of us to be back at that house."

I told Collin the truth. I left out how he could be a target or that Emily was targeted. I don't want to scare him and leave him always wondering if it's safe outside. I want him to understand why I feel as though we need to move and if he's going to get angry I want it directed at me.

"Danny?" I lifted my head and looked at him. "Does Emmie know we are moving?"

"Yeah she does. I told her that day Mark came to visit for the first time. That's one of the reasons why she was upset."

"Are we in danger?"

"Collin, I want you to know that I'm doing everything I can to find who did this random shooting that we were all in the wrong place at the wrong time for."

"What if it's not random? That would explain why you're scared."

"Collin, that's why until they close the investigation we are not going to that house. I believe it's random but I'm so scared of something happening to you or Emily that I'm taking no chances."

"Are you sure we aren't in danger?" He asked and I wanted to tell him that I don't know or even maybe yes so he'll treat this whole situation with no more arguments. But could I do that to him, especially now that he's back in school.

"I don't think we really are in danger. Collin you have to remember that my family is rich, powerful, and has pull in the city. When something like this happens we have to take all the precautions necessary to keep ourselves and our families safe. That's why I'm doing all this, to keep you and Emily safe."

"Okay, but keep in mind that I don't want to move and I don't like the idea of living somewhere else. I will be honest about the places we look at and since both you and Emmie think this is best I won't argue."

Everyday I see Collin grow and grow and each day he surprises me. I just nod my head at him.

"So do you like this place?" I asked him.

"No, like Taylor said its to manly." He said as he got up and left me on the couch alone.

"I shouldn't have brought them two. I should have done this alone at least then we would have a place by now. Them two are too picky." I said as I ran my hand through my hair.