A Hard Man to Forget by Connor Kerry

Author:Connor, Kerry [Connor, Kerry]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2011-12-26T22:00:00+00:00

THE ROOM SIMON HAD booked for the night was actually a large, yet cozy two-room suite. There was a small outer room that opened into the larger bedroom. The furnishings were warm and homey, leaving no doubt this was a bed-and-breakfast and not some impersonal hotel chain. Its best feature was waiting in the bathroom. Laura took one look at the big tub and sighed. It looked like she was finally going to get her bath after all.

Too wound up to sleep, she soaked in the hot water for more than an hour, letting the heat seep into her skin until all she felt was warm and safe. All the confusion of the last couple of days, and the two years before that, faded away.

Except Simon.

His face remained in the forefront of her mind. She saw him even when she closed her eyes.

She almost drifted off until the water became cold, the chill slowly prodding her to wakefulness. With a sigh, she pulled the plug and stepped from the tub.

There were two big fluffy robes hanging on the back of the bathroom door. She reached for one and pulled it on. She barely had the belt cinched when she heard a soft tap on the door of the suite.

Laura froze, a burst of nervousness exploding inside of her. Should she answer it? If she hadn’t been safe at the house, what chance was there that she would be here, in a public building where anyone could walk in at any time? At this point, there wasn’t anyone she thought she could completely trust. Even the sheriff made her uneasy, the way he looked at her.

The knock was repeated.

Suddenly angry at herself for her own trepidation, she straightened her shoulders and called out.

“Who is it?”

The muffled reply came through the door. “Simon.”

The breath left her lungs in a whoosh. She moved forward to open the door.

He stood on the other side, exhaustion written across his features. It had been a long day for both of them. She felt her heart lurch in her chest. From sympathy…or something else. She didn’t want to analyze it.

“Sorry to wake you. I just wanted to make sure you were okay.”

“I wasn’t asleep. I took a bath.” The explanation was unnecessary as she watched his gaze track over her wet hair and down her robe. Awareness sparked inside her. She did her best not to tremble.

She shot a glance down the hall. They weren’t being loud, but anyone could be listening to their conversation. She took a step back out of the doorway. “Come in.”

He looked for a moment like he was going to decline. Then he stepped forward into the room.

She closed the door behind him. “How’d everything go at the house?”

He scowled. “Coombs made a big show of looking around. He said he’d bring in his deputies tomorrow to collect evidence from the scene.”

“He didn’t want to do that now?”

“He didn’t see the point in getting them up this early,” he said, his voice rich with irony.

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