Cut and Run by Burton Mary

Author:Burton, Mary
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Wednesday, June 27, 5:15 a.m.

Despite his lack of sleep, Hayden felt energized as he picked up Faith at her home. Her hair was pulled up, and she was wearing jeans and a fitted V-neck black sweater that hugged her breasts in a way that was downright distracting. He was certain the woman could’ve worn a paper bag and still looked fine.

The faint scent of her perfume drifted around him and reminded him she liked to dab the scent between her breasts and behind her right ear.

She slid into the front seat. If they were a legit couple, he would have leaned over and kissed her. But this was another one of the moments that simply felt like overstepping.

He looked her over, taking in every detail. “Where are you rushing from?”

She buckled her seat belt. “I just dropped Kat off at the shelter. She showed up at my place last night and ended up spending the night with me.”

As she shifted in her seat, her sweater tightened briefly against her breasts. His heartbeat quickened, and he turned to the road ahead. As he left the parking lot, he said, “I need coffee. You want one?”

“Bless you,” she said. “I would kill for a cup.”

He pulled up to a fast-food drive-through and ordered a couple of coffees.

“Toss in a bagel. Cinnamon raisin, and I’ll love you forever,” she said. “I’m starving.”

He ordered two bagels, refused the money she offered, and paid the clerk at the window. She took the cups, settled them in cupholders, and removed the drink tab on each. There was an odd intimacy in this moment. Sierra had done the same thing a million times.

She sipped her coffee while staring out at the city rushing past.

“How’s Macy?” he asked.

“I spoke to the nurse this morning. She’s hanging in there, which is saying a lot. No quit in her. And the nurse noticed she twitched when spoken to. It may simply be a reflex, but I’d like to think it was deliberate.”

“Might have been. Just because someone’s not awake doesn’t mean they don’t know you’re there,” he said.

“I know,” she said. “And if she’s like me, she’d want me focusing on the case, not her.”

Hayden nodded. “We found a picture on Macy’s phone that keeps coming back to me.”

“What is it?”

“It’s a snapshot of a missing person, Paige Sheldon.”

She frowned. “The pregnant girl who vanished?”

“Yeah. I looked up her case last night. She was five months pregnant. Had an argument with her parents, moved out, and vanished two days later.”

“And you’ve been to Second Chances?” she asked.

“I have. The owner, Danny Garnet, is smooth. He says he doesn’t remember her.”

“Maybe I should show up. My face is sure to spook the right person.”

“Until I know what I’m dealing with and who tried to killed Macy, don’t go Nancy Drew on me. Stay the hell away from Second Chances.”

“I’ve helped solve a few murders.”

“You’ve done it from the autopsy suite and lab. Not on the streets. And this case could end up being very personal for you.

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