Christmas Delivery by Patricia Rosemoor

Author:Patricia Rosemoor [Rosemoor, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 0373693680
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2008-02-25T00:00:00+00:00

A QUARTER OF AN HOUR LATER, Simon squared the check with the waitress and gave her a big tip.

“Nice waiting on you, honey,” Wanda said, obviously pleased. “You come back any time.”“I was never here,” Simon said, handing her another bill.

Her eyebrows shot up but she didn’t miss a beat. “Never saw you before, stranger.”

When the waitress left, Bray rose from the booth. “Nice to meet you, Lexie.”

“Thanks for your help.”

Simon took another look at the names he’d written down—those Bray had picked up from the folders in his vision, as well as the one who’d contacted Claire. Trying to track down these people was someplace to start, even if he had to pay for information that could lead him to the truth. He certainly could afford it. And he would start trying to reach any survivors as soon as he moved his things into Lexie’s house.

As they left the diner, Simon stuffed the list in his pocket and said, “We need to stop at the fishing cabin before going to your place.”

“You can meet me there.”

“And let you out of my sight? Not a good idea. Not part of the deal.”

“Surely you don’t think I agreed to have you shadow my every movement.”

“Only the ones that could get you into trouble. Truth is, my instincts tell me to get you the hell out of here. You and Katie.”

“That’s not going to happen.”

“I can make it happen, Lexie. And I will if I have to…if you don’t cooperate.”

He could see that Lexie was still fighting the idea, that she didn’t like being told what to do, but in the end she nodded. “All right.”

She led their little procession straight to the fishing camp, while he followed close enough that no one could get between them.

He wondered if he was doing the wrong thing getting so personally involved with her again. Yes, he loved her, yes, part of him wanted to think there was a way he could have some kind of life with her and Katie in it. But the other part of him—the dark part, fostered in a country halfway across the world—wanted revenge for what had happened to him, and he wasn’t certain which emotion was stronger. He wasn’t certain he would be good for Lexie or for their daughter, not only because of his past, but because of his planned future.

If Lexie knew the kinds of things he’d been forced to do—the kinds of things he would like to do to repay whoever had set him up—he couldn’t imagine that she’d want him in her life. Certainly not in Katie’s. But after the life he’d been coerced into, how could he let go of the past until he’d seen that justice was served?

Five minutes at the fishing camp and they were off again. Though Lexie’s remote home had made her more susceptible to her assailant, the place had its advantages. No one would know that Simon was there.

Once he got his stuff inside and made sure the premises were safe, Simon moved his truck into the wooded area where he’d parked before.

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