Fractured Memory by Jordyn Redwood

Author:Jordyn Redwood
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-07-02T16:00:00+00:00

ELEVEN

Eli sat in the car facing Harper’s house waiting to back out until Julia had her seat belt secured.

“That was...odd,” Julia said.

“I’d have to say that was the quickest I was ever muscled out of a house by someone half my size.” Eli backed out of the driveway wondering why Harper refused to talk about the cousin her son had mentioned. She had clammed up after that and then shown them both to the door. It had to mean something, but he couldn’t force her to talk at this point. He’d called Ben to look into it on his way to the car.

“Harper is pretty feisty.”

Eli wasn’t ready to leave Julia’s side, so he bought them dinner and drove her to the Capitol Building, where they could sit on the grass and eat. It wasn’t the type of meal he’d use to try and impress a girl on a first date, but then he really wasn’t supposed to be winning her over, so what exactly was he doing? Regardless, it was one of his favorite places in the city. Sitting in that park and watching the sunset was one of the ways he regrouped. Julia was stuck with him until he delivered her home.

Eli handed her a sandwich. She opened up the wax paper and smoothed it on the grass. Despite her long-sleeve shirt and scarf, she shuddered every now and then as if the faint, cool breeze was a little too chilly. Eli eased his suit jacket off and draped it around her shoulders.

“Are you sure you’ll be warm enough?” Julia asked.

Eli opened his sandwich the same way. He popped open a bag of chips and split it between the two of them. “I’ll be fine. From the look in your eye at the sandwich shop—you wanted some of these but just didn’t want to ask for them.”

She smiled. How he missed even the hint of it as both of them had defaulted to a business like interaction. Julia had been quiet most of the day and it bothered him more than he wanted it to. His mood lightened at the slightest contentment in hers. He didn’t want to think about how much he would miss spending time with Julia when her case was over.

“You’re right—it’s just that the cheese dust is going to wreak havoc on my clothes and my breath.”

Eli tapped his shirt pocket. “Always a few breath mints on hand.”

Julia laughed and Eli’s mood climbed even higher. “Really? I hadn’t pegged you for a guy who keeps a stock of breath mints on hand.”

“They’re not necessarily always for me. Let’s just say they make finishing some interviews a lot easier.”

Julia nodded. “I get that. We use peppermint oil.”

“At the hospital?”

“We put a little bit on cotton balls and stick it in rooms where the smell is not so pleasant. Same concept, I guess.”

“I guess.”

For a few minutes, both of them ate in silence. Eli felt like a salted slug on hot cement—his last energy reserves oozed into the grass.

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