Cinderella Lane: A Mercy Hospital Mystery Thriller (A Mercy Hospital Mystery Thriller Series Book 1) by Alicia Donovan

Author:Alicia Donovan [Donovan, Alicia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

The next morning, Aaron decided he could pop over to Cindy’s office building again before going to work. He was assigned construction at a new high rise going up close to Paskel, Dylan, and Lindel.

Aaron sipped his dark coffee as he looked out the kitchen window. It was overcast, and he wouldn’t be surprised if it ended up being an all-day drizzle. A little male robin landed on the railing of Aaron’s condo terrace and chirped as the bird eyed the human within. Aaron took it as a warning that he had somehow encroached on the bird’s territory and whistled back as a friendly gesture. The robin ruffled his feathers and flew off in a huff. Aaron chuckled. It seemed he had insulted the little guy.

As Aaron drove, he wondered if Cindy had a good night. Had she slept well? Or been disturbed by nightmares? More and more, she drifted into his thoughts. It was more than the story now. Spending those two days with Cindy had changed things. A smile curved the corners of his mouth. The girl stuck with a person.

Turning into the parking lot of the law offices, Aaron searched for a spot. Unlike yesterday, the lot was filled to the brim with cars. After parking in a space that was half grass, Aaron jogged across the entire lot to the now open front door. Workers piled through the door and milled around the lobby.

Aaron walked to the front desk, today occupied by a perky blond twenty-something woman. “May I help you?”

Aaron had a well thought out plan. He would ask for Ezra Hutchings, one of Cindy’s friends as if he were a friend of his own. Aaron leaned an elbow on the counter and smiled at the receptionist when she gave a questioning stare. “I’m an old customer, a friend really we’ve worked together so much, and I wanted to stop in. See how things were going before he started his day.”

When she hesitated, Aaron knew he’d get his way. “Okay,” she said, “I’ll call him for you.”

“I’d rather surprise him.”

The receptionist frowned. “Well, that’s not reall—”

Aaron added a big grin. “Just this once. Please.”

The young blond smiled back and leaned toward Aaron before wiggling herself straight and proper once again. “The best I can do is send you up there, you’ll have to face their receptionist and see if she’ll let you surprise him.”

“I appreciate it. You’re very kind.”

A quick glance from under her eyelashes and a broad smile later, she sent Aaron in the right direction.

When Aaron exited the elevator on the third floor, his new challenge was an older woman who seemed capable of wielding a battle-ax. Should he go with charm or some version of the truth? As Aaron contemplated his strategy, the woman glared at him as if Aaron ruined her day by merely existing.

Aaron smiled.

The woman’s frown deepened.

Aaron imagined she faced all unexpected visitors in the same manner. The smiled didn’t crack her, so some version of the truth then.

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