Colton Showdown by Ferrarella Marie

Author:Ferrarella, Marie [Ferrarella, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-12-01T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

When Hannah came out of the bathroom fifteen minutes later, fully dressed, her skin glowing as she was towel-drying her hair, Tate had already made a few decisions as to what their next move had to be.

He was well aware that he was going to have to be at his most persuasive to convince Hannah to go along with something that, although less than an order, had to be more than just a polite suggestion.

However, at the moment, Hannah embodied such an entrancing picture of innocence, he just had to pause and take it all in. How could someone who appeared to look so simple be so stirring at the same time?

Hannah was quick to pick up on her rescuer’s ambiguity. Utterly without vanity, she stopped drying her hair, letting it begin to air-dry instead. Given the thickness of her hair, the process would take a long time.

“Is something wrong?” she wanted to know.

“No—well, maybe.” He wasn’t accustomed to stumbling over his words. It was almost as if he was unsure of himself and he couldn’t remember the last time that had happened. As a matter of fact, he couldn’t recall a single time—which made what he was experiencing all the more irritatingly puzzling. Finally, he said, “It depends on your point of view.”

All he had managed to do was make his explanation more confusing, not less. Hannah flashed a shy smile at him as she shook her head. Then, to his surprise, she placed the blame on her inability to comprehend rather than on his inability to communicate.

“I’m sorry, but I still don’t understand.”

He’d never had trouble making himself understood or getting his point across before. He had a very organized, practical mind that approached everything in a logical fashion. More than once, he’d been accused of being born old. But what was going on here, the way his feelings kept scrambling and retreating, would definitely not stand up to any close scrutiny. The young woman whose safety he was assigned to ensure was getting to him. Getting under his skin. Big-time.

Tate took a breath and forced himself to be blunt, rather than tiptoeing around the subject. “I think, in order for you to stay safe while the Bureau and the Philly P.D. try to locate Maddox, you’re going to have to change your appearance a little.” This was one time he couldn’t allow himself to soften the blow. It would ultimately be a disservice to her. “Actually, more than a little,” he amended.

She was still wearing his jeans and shirt with the cuffs both rolled up as much as possible. Even so, she was all but literally swimming inside the clothing. Hannah looked down at herself, as if trying to home in on what he was referring to. What she was wearing was legions away from her normal garb.

“I thought I had already changed my appearance—more than a little,” she underscored.

Tate laughed. There was no getting away from the fact that she looked like an adorable waif. And that, right now, was working against them, rather than in their favor.

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