Dangerous Reunion by Sandra Robbins

Author:Sandra Robbins [Robbins, Sandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Religious
ISBN: 9781459208674
Google: tx9C8RJeff8C
Amazon: B01K3QEB2S
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1673-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

TEN

Kate watched Brock walk away from the police station. She’d tried to apologize several times today for her behavior this morning, but each time the words stuck in her throat. He’d been quiet all day, and she hadn’t pushed him to talk.

It was probably best. No good could come from their becoming friends again. She had to keep remembering how hard it had been to get over him. She didn’t want to go through that again, and she would if she didn’t watch out. Brock might seem different than he was when they were younger, but underneath he was still the same. And he would leave again just like he had six years ago.

With a sigh she pulled her attention away from Brock’s retreating figure and trudged up the steps of the police station. An empty office greeted her. Lisa, always eager to hear about what she’d encountered when she returned from patrol, wasn’t behind her desk. A sob came from the break room behind the dispatch area.

Kate hurried across the outer office and stared into the room that contained a couch, chairs and a small table with a coffeepot on it. Lisa lay facedown on the couch, her body shaking with sobs. Kate rushed to her and knelt beside the sofa.

“Lisa, what’s wrong? Are you sick?”

A soft wail escaped Lisa’s mouth, and she buried her head in her folded arms. She shook her head. “N-no.”

Kate placed her hand on the back of Lisa’s head and stroked her hair. “Tell me what’s happened. I want to help you.”

Lisa pushed up into a sitting position and pulled a tissue from her pocket. She dabbed at the tears that streamed from her eyes. “I—I’m s-sorry. I just needed to take a break. I’ll get back to my desk.”

Lisa started to rise, but Kate put her hand on her arm. “Please, Lisa. Tell me what’s bothering you.”

Tears welled in Lisa’s eyes again. “It’s Doug. I can’t believe he’s gone.”

Kate pushed up from her knees, dropped onto the couch next to Lisa and rubbed her hand across her eyes. “I know. I can’t believe it, either. I keep expecting him to walk in the door with that crooked smile on his face.”

With a sob Lisa dissolved into tears again. Kate put her arm around the girl’s shaking shoulders and pulled her closer. The memory of Doug’s body lying in the road returned, and she squeezed her eyes shut to blot out the image, but it did no good. That scene was still too vivid in her mind, and she doubted if it would dim soon.

They didn’t speak as the tears rolled down their faces. After a few minutes Lisa raised her head, straightened her back and pounded her fists on her knees. “I was so awful to Doug. I’ll never be able to forgive myself for the way I treated him.”

Kate stared at her in amazement. “How can you say that? Doug liked you a lot.”

“I know. He kept asking me to go out with him, but I’d always have some excuse.

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