A Baby Between Them by Alice Sharpe

Author:Alice Sharpe [Sharpe, Alice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Mystery, Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin Intrigue
Published: 2010-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

AS ELLA HAD BEEN in a drugged stupor for the ride out of town, she had no clue how far they’d traveled. It came as a shock to discover they were only a few miles from downtown Tampoo.

She was very careful not to touch Simon’s back as she sat behind him. The plaid shirt hid the torn flesh, but the dried blood and glittering glass shards embedded in the cloth suggested some slicing and dicing under the flannel. She’d seen the pain in his eyes as Chopper pushed him down the ramp.

The traffic was still snarled in front of the depot that was now surrounded with police tape and emergency vehicles. Simon stopped short of their destination, guiding the bike to a parking spot a couple of blocks away. She took off the helmet as he turned off the engine, running a shaky hand through her hair. Once she was on her feet again and Simon had deposited the keys, she propped the helmet on the bike seat.

She looked up at him, the world suddenly spinning. In a flash, he grabbed her arms and steadied her and she did what she’d been aching to do for hours. She leaned in against him, tucking her head under his chin, his strong heart thumping under her cheek, the warmth of his body stealing into hers, chasing away the chill. When she felt his lips against her forehead and the pressure of his arms around her, a sense of peace stole into her heart.

The sound of a siren snapped her out of the moment.

“Now what?” she said.

He took her arm and hustled her down the sidewalk toward their car. “I don’t suppose you lied to Carl about the contact information?”

“They gave me something. I told them everything.” She ran a hand over her face, wincing as she rubbed scratches and abrasions raw again. “Except for the last thing. I lied about the Red Barn.”

“Then the meeting isn’t at a restaurant?”

“No. It’s at a place called Thunder Lodge.”

The corner of his lip lifted. “I could have sworn you were telling the truth.”

“I hope my father doesn’t have to pay for what I did. I can’t believe I married Carl. Is it true he planted the bomb in the bus depot?”

“As a diversion to cover snatching you.”

“Was anyone hurt?”

“Thankfully it was just me and a kid near the door, and he seemed okay. I’m not sure about anyone else. It must have been a pretty small bomb, but it did a hell of a lot of damage.” He rubbed his jaw. “Listen, did you ask the contact any of the questions we talked about? You know, like what the hell is going on?”

“Of course I did. He wouldn’t tell me a thing. He actually made the man in Rocky Point seem talkative.”

Simon looked away at once.

“Just who is Jack?” she asked.

“I was hoping you could tell me. He seemed to know you.”

“Everyone seems to know me,” she said, and not without some exasperation. “But he said he was following you.

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