Body of Evidence by Debra Webb

Author:Debra Webb
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-04-10T17:24:09+00:00

2:00 p.m.

“WHERE ARE WE GOING?”

She’d asked him that same question four times already. “It’s a surprise.” Lacon grinned at her.

“Okay. I like surprises. Sometimes.”

“You’ll like this surprise, I promise.”

He’d had to select a car from the garage. All the blood in his would just remind her of the nightmare at Hirsch and Kildare. For now, he intended to do all in his power to keep that smile on her face and that sweet laughter coming from her luscious mouth.

He’d taken her to his favorite burger joint for lunch. They’d eaten all the bad stuff: burgers, fries, shakes. He’d had her pegged for a vanilla girl, but she’d gone straight for the chocolate. He couldn’t remember the last time he’d laughed so much as she’d told him stories of her and her brother’s antics as kids.

She’d asked a million questions about his family and childhood, as if all he’d previously told her hadn’t been nearly enough. So he’d decided to give her the grand tour—at least the one he could give without driving all the way to Texas.

He parked in front of his town house on Rockwell. She peered out the window at the two-story redbrick duplex. It wasn’t as fancy as her place, but it was his home away from home, and he was comfortable here.

She whirled in the seat to face him. “Is this where you live?”

He nodded. “You want to come in?”

“Yes.” She reached for the door.

He emerged, checked the street in both directions and met her on the sidewalk. He resisted the urge to take her hand as they strolled up the walk. Six steps up to the stoop and through the common door. A small hall that had once been a glamorous foyer went left to his town house and right to his neighbor’s.

As soon as he’d unlocked the door, Issy rushed in ahead of him. His gut tightened. What she thought of his place suddenly mattered way too much.

She wandered all around the reasonably spacious living room. He should probably get a rug for the hardwood, but the bare wood floors had never bothered him. His sofa and chair were big, overstuffed and comfortable. A couple of handy tables, a big-ass television and he was good to go. About the only other thing he needed was someone to curl up on that big old sofa with him.

That his gaze rested on her warned him that he was moving way too fast into personal territory. He’d been trained to avoid that dangerous deviation. He knew better. But he couldn’t slow the momentum.

“I love the fireplace.”

“It comes in handy on those cold Windy City nights.” He joined her at the mantel where she was examining the family photos that lined it.

“Your sister is beautiful.”

“Thanks. My dad insists she looks just like our mother did at that age.”

Issy smiled at him and moved on to the group photo they’d taken on Father’s Day. “Wow. All you Traynor men are handsome.”

A spark of jealousy burned in him. “Really?” He took the framed photo from her.

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