Copper Lake by Ann Swann

Author:Ann Swann
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: murder mystery, who done it, series, lake, romance suspense, who dunnit, who dunit
Publisher: 5 Prince Publishing

Kendra’s spine cried out for relief as she attempted to find a better position on the cold cement. The dull ache reminded her of how Woody had rubbed her shoulders when they were sitting in the dark little bar.

After ordering their drinks—beer for him, White Russian for her—Woody had excused himself to the men’s room.

When he returned, his path led directly behind her chair. He must have noticed her rubbing at her neck and shoulders because he stopped and gave her a thirty-second massage.

“Ahh,” she said. “Everything’s in knots.”

“I hear ya.” He rolled his own head around slowly. “Not used to riding fourteen hours with a perp sitting behind me. Even if he was behind wire and asleep most of the time.” He took his seat across from her again.

Kendra shrugged and met his grin with a tired one of her own. “The things we do for the job.” She took another sip of her drink and inspected the nearly deserted bar. “Thank God there’s not much going on.”

Woody nodded. “I’ll be ready to hit the sack after this.” He glanced around, too. “It’d be our luck for a fight to break out. Guess we’re taking quite a chance having a drink when we’re technically still on-the-job.”

Kendra raised her short glass. “Here’s to taking chances.”

“Amen.” Woody clinked his beer bottle against her glass.

When a slow song came on the jukebox, he stood and held out his hand. “Take another chance?”

She took a long, slow sip of her drink and then set it down before placing her hand in his. It’s only one song she told herself. But a flame ignited in her belly as she allowed him to pull her in close. He didn’t press her body to his; he simply curled his large hand around hers and held it against his chest while the music led them around the tiny dance floor. When she chanced a glance at his face, she was surprised to find his eyes were closed.

She relaxed and rested her temple against the shelf of his chin. Even now she could still recall the way she felt in his arms as if she’d just arrived home from a long, arduous, journey. Kendra also remembered wondering how long it had been since she and Bill had gone dancing. How long it had been since they had held each other so tenderly and carefully.

As they danced, her mind had wandered. She recalled wondering if this new wrinkle in her and Woody’s relationship could simply be a response to Bill’s ‘needing some space,’ or whether it would have happened anyway. Was I wrong to always keep the horror stories from work in their own little compartment, never sharing what was going on? Was Bill right when he claimed he’d always been in our marriage alone?

When the music stopped, she and Woody had both opened their eyes.

What the hell am I doing she wondered as she dropped his hand and looked away.

Woody touched her elbow and steered her back to the table.

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