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“No Too quick That’s what I get for not paying attention”
“Do you think it was Philip?”
“That’s one guess” His gaze lingered on her face, as if searching “But I’ve ry lately”
“Iine”
A smile flickered “Why’d you come?”
She shrugged off her coat “I orried”
“Why?”
She shook her head “I don’t know”
“You have any trouble?”
“No But I’ the minutes until Wednesday”
“He’s not going to hurt you again” So much confidence So certain
She traced a pale finger along the handrail of the bed “I’ll do whatever it takes to catch him Whatever You just need to let me kno to help”
“I’ll co, Leah I promise”
Her gaze caught the darkening bruise on his forear a blow”
He frowned “That’s what I was atte to do”
“Not as easy as it looks in the movies, is it?”
“No”
She reached over and brushed his dark bangs away froht, you let yourself heal, and tomorroe’ll worry about Philip”
“We?”
“The way I see this, we’re in it together”
“Yes, we are”
She laid a hand on his “Nothing is going to happen tonight Sleep”
His brow furrowed, as if he eighing and arguing a dozen points at once “I’ll try if you try”
“Deal”
She rose, leaned forward, and kissed hi at the s her forward She deepened the kiss, savoring his taste and the feel of his lips against hers
Outside, she heard a sharp voice, a nurse, and, grinning, pulled back She touched her fingertips to her lips “That would be an”
“Count on it”
Music pulsed froht diner He flexed his fingers, still annoyed that he hadn’t caved in Alex Morgan’s skull He’d had a clear shot, hadat the last second and whirled out of his way He’d heard the crack of the bat against bone and the agent’s thud to the ground Before he could take a second swing, Morgan had drawn, and he’d been staring down the barrel of a gun
He’d underesti hiot you, Agent Morgan
He spotted the wo at the counter and forced hian, but he wouldn’t wither Shrugging off the anger, he straightened his shoulders and adjusted his jacket as he stepped up to the hostess stand “I see my wife at the bar You mind if I scoot in the seat beside her?”
The young woman smiled “Sure”
He h the crowd of people and took the seat beside the worabbed a laminated menu “What do you recommend?”
He spoke loud enough for her to hear but was careful not to lean toward her or even look at her A smart predator always moved slowly and carefully until he pounced
Her gaze flickered toward him, as if she wasn’t sure he’d spoken to her
He sht cheek could charm the hardest of hearts Carefully, he sipped his coffee as he closed the menu “I see you like breakfast for dinner”
Grinning, she held his gaze “It’s the cheapest and best dinner there is”
“I hear ya” When the counter waitress came up to hireat”
“Two eggs over easy, pancakes, grits, and bacon”
“It’s a winner” He liked the taste of fresh eggs Not the powdered crap most places served these days but cracked fresh from the shell And he liked bacon crisp with lots of fat “Do you remember me?”
She leaned back a fraction as she studied his face “We met at the church last week And you dropped Charlie off at the vet”