A Cop's Honor by EMILIE ROSE

Author:EMILIE ROSE [ROSE, EMILIE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-11-08T15:44:26+00:00

Chapter Ten

HANNAH’S PHONE VIBRATED in her pocket Wednesday evening. Normally, she would disregard it during Belle’s dance class, but since it was her birthday, and ignoring anyone who called with good wishes was rude, she dug out her phone and checked the screen. Brandon. Her pulse blipped.

Sunday had been...unsettling. He’d been too easy to lean on. And then she’d wanted more. And more was impossible.

She debated ignoring his text, but curiosity got the better of her and she swiped the screen and looked at the message.

I know what happened to your mother.

Her heart plunged to her belly then galloped back up her throat. She glanced around the parent waiting area, but all of the other mothers were too engrossed in their cell phones or conversations to notice her. And Lucy was watching the girls.

What? she typed back.

Meet me at Giuseppe’s after dance class. I’ll tell you over garlic knots.

Her fingers flashed over the screen.

Coercion? Seriously?

2 much 2 text.

She glanced at Mason, who was immersed in a book, then Belle, then Lucy. They were supposed to go to the chicken restaurant after dance. The girls wanted to play on the indoor playground.

But he knew.

As badly as she wanted answers, she needed to keep her distance and her promise to the kids. She typed,

Can’t. Have prior plans.

Change them, came the quick reply.

“That was adorab—Hannah!” Lucy stared at her as if she’d grown another head. “You’re missing the girls’ new dance routine. What is wrong with you? You never play on your phone at practice.”

She shoved it back into her pocket. “Sorry.”

He knew.

“Who’s texting you? Did your father remember it’s your birthday?”

“Dad called early this morning, smarty pants. It’s Brandon.”

“Wishing you a happy, happy?”

“He says he knows what happened to my mother, and he’ll tell me if I meet him after practice. I told him we had other plans.”

“Are you kidding me? You could solve the great mystery? Meet him where?”

“Giuseppe’s.”

“Ooh. That yummy Italian bistro? Let’s eat there instead of the chicken place.”

“I love Giuseppe’s,” Mason chimed in. “And Mom, you ate all the garlic knots last time.”

“You had your share before I got mine,” she reminded him. “The girls wanted to play in the ball crawl at Clucky’s.”

Lucy shook her head. “They’re getting all the exercise they need here. And that ball pit is smelly and nasty. I always wonder what kind of germs are in it. I’d rather have pizza than chicken bites. How about you, Mason?”

“Absolutely,” her traitorous son affirmed. “Their pizza’s the best! You could get garlic knots and that Caesar salad thing you like, Mom. Please, please?”

Hannah’s heart pounded. She wanted the information. But she didn’t want to see Brandon. Dreams about his touch had given her a couple of restless nights. Nonetheless, she pulled out her phone and texted.

We have Lucy and the girls, too.

I’ll get a big table, he replied.

She couldn’t believe she was even considering giving in to his ridiculous request. Excitement and trepidation warred in her chest. Where was her mother now? And why hadn’t she contacted her in fifteen years? She could finally get answers.

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