His excitement is obvious, but it’s sweet to see it. He loves sharing this with her, and while she will never be a gun aficionado like he is, she can still enjoy it with him. Besides, she likes how animated he gets when he’s happy about something. It’s the same way when he talks about animals.

“Oh, God. Please tell me that’s a joke.” Midge already knows that it’s not. The entire compound will know if there’s a snake in Robert’s house because she will scream loud enough for everyone to hear.

“I’ll have you to protect me from everything else though?” she asks with a flirtatious smile. Midge puts a hand on his chest, then leans in to steal a kiss from him. “Aren’t I a lucky girl?”

With that, she picks up the rifle and turns it over in her hands. “How do you load this?”