Harlequin Intrigue March 2020--Box Set 1 of 2 by Debra Webb

Author:Debra Webb
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Ian shoved the last of their breakfast trash into the garbage can beneath the kitchenette sink. The restaurant down the street that delivered to the tourist-rentals and hotels up this mountain had brought a delicious assortment of pancakes, eggs, bacon, and even oatmeal and fruit. But it had proved to be a waste. Neither of them seemed to have an appetite. And Shannon couldn’t seem to even look at him since coming out of the bedroom this morning.

After barely eating anything, she’d thanked him politely, then planted herself on the couch in front of the TV to watch the morning news. Her thanking him was the longest conversation they’d had since last night’s confusing drama in the bedroom. If he’d thought for one second that she truly wanted him, he’d have been all over her. But he hadn’t trusted her motives, not after everything that happened yesterday. Seeing how she was acting this morning, he wasn’t sure if he’d been right last night, or whether he’d made the biggest mistake of his life.

“Shannon?”

“Mmm-hmm.” She didn’t look at him.

“I’m about to leave now. Like I said, I’m going to follow up on a few things, see if anyone’s making any headway trying to find out where Maria and the others might be.”

He waited, then tried again. “If you’re still upset about last night—”

“I’m fine.”

He sighed. “I’ll be back later today, definitely before dark. I’ve left cash on the counter so you can call that same restaurant that I called this morning to deliver any time you’re hungry. Please don’t use any of your credit cards or call anyone you know.”

“You’ve said that three times now. I know the drill. And I know my choice is to stay here or go to jail. You can leave now. I’m not going anywhere.”

He missed the easy friendship they’d shared for so long. Even the other night when he’d brought pizza by, and they’d watched that sappy love story, he’d rank that evening as one of the most enjoyable he’d ever had. He loved being with her, listening to her jokes, watching her face soften with emotion as she watched the actors on TV. How had they gone from that to this in such a short time?

“I said you could go now, Ian.” She pushed the remote and changed the channel.

“You promise you won’t go anywhere?”

“Cross my heart and hope to die,” she said sarcastically.

“Then it should be okay to leave this with you.” He set her pistol and the magazine on top of the counter.

She glanced over, then blinked. “You’re giving me my gun back?”

“Is there a reason that I shouldn’t? I can trust you. Right?”

She hesitated, then said, “Yes. Of course.”

“There’s no way for Butch or the others to know that you’re here or even suspect it. But if a casual burglar were to decide to try to break in, or something like that, I want to know you’ll be protected.”

Her gaze finally lifted to his. “Thank you, Ian. I appreciate it.”

He nodded.

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