Forgotten by Mariah Stewart

Author:Mariah Stewart [Stewart, Mariah]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780345509321
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2008-08-25T22:00:00+00:00

Portia returned to her office and turned on her computer. Her mental list of things to do had grown so large that she could no longer rely on her memory, so she wanted to write it all down. She noted a number of new e-mails, one of which was from Will.

Portia—Douglas Nicholson living on Dufree Island, MD. Builds and repairs boats. Shouldn’t be hard to find—it’s a small island. Still working on Mama Woods but am closing in. And yes, I am good, thank you.

Dufree Island popped up the minute she typed it into the search engine; Will wasn’t kidding when he said it was small. One entry under “eateries”—a crab shack down by the dock—and one entry for lodging: Ida Ann’s B and B, which looked like a short row of small, whitewashed cabins. No stores of any kind unless you counted Doug’s Bait ’N Beer, which appeared to be located in the same place as the boat repair shop. There was only one way on or off the island, a ferry that only ran three times a day.

She mapped out a route and checked the time. It was still early in the day, but the ferry had already made its morning run and wouldn’t run again until the afternoon. Which meant she could get to see Douglas Nicholson, but not until later in the day, and if she missed the evening ferry, she’d have to wait until the next day to make her return trip. Or she could wait until tomorrow, when she could go early in the morning, talk to Nicholson, and take the ferry back tomorrow night. She was debating the pros and cons when her cell rang.

“So how much sleep did you get last night?” Jim Cannon asked.

“Not a whole lot,” she admitted. “I tossed and turned most of the night, but at least I did it on a full stomach.”

“You should have called me. I could have read to you from my latest brief. Guaranteed to put you to sleep.”

Portia laughed. “I’ll remember that next time.”

“I’m here for you, Agent Cahill.”

“Good to know, Counselor.”

There was a brief and somewhat awkward pause. Then they both began to speak at the same time.

“The reason I called…”

“I just got an e-mail…”

“Go ahead,” he said.

“No, no. You called me. You first.”

“I did a little checking. Neal Harper is living out side Annapolis. I haven’t been able to track down Keith Patterson, but Eloise Gorman—Woods’s would-be girlfriend—is living in York, Pennsylvania.”

“You’ve been a busy guy.” She glanced at her watch. “It’s not even nine yet.”

“You’re not the only one who tossed and turned last night. Anyway, I have addresses, phone numbers. How about we get together later and I’ll hand over the information.”

“Or you could give it to me now on the phone.”

“Where’s the fun in that? The least you could do is take me to dinner.”

“I’d be happy to take you to dinner. What are you doing this afternoon?”

“Isn’t dinner usually in the evening?”

“The place I have in mind is a few hours away, and if we’re late, we’ll miss the ferry.

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