Heart of the Matter by Marta Perry

Author:Marta Perry [Perry, Marta]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Romance, General, Religious
ISBN: 9781426848629
Google: E7G3zUE5x8oC
Amazon: B002WEPDZO
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2010-01-31T16:00:00+00:00

Ross spent the first ten minutes of the drive back recording his impressions with the aid of a microcassette recorder. He was pleased with the way the interview had gone. Amanda could hear that in his voice.

And see it in his eyes, for that matter. As the sky continued to darken, he’d pulled off his sunglasses, allowing her to see the intent focus of his gaze.

He took pride in what he was doing. She might not like the “ambush” aspect of the interview, but she had to admit that probably nothing else would have worked with a man like Jason Hardy. She’d have been out of her depth if she’d been alone.

The thought was sobering. Maybe Ross was right. Maybe she wasn’t meant to be a reporter, if that was what it took.

A few fat raindrops splattered on the windshield, and Ross clicked on the wipers. “It looks like Hardy isn’t going to get in his golf game this afternoon.”

“He’s probably too busy anyway, what with needing to exert his influence to kill the story.” A rumble of thunder sounded, and her hands clenched on her pant legs.

“Is something wrong?” He darted a look at her. The man had eyes that noticed every little thing.

“Nothing,” she said, knowing it wasn’t true. “I wanted to say…you handled him exactly right, even though I don’t suppose much that he said will actually make it into the article.”

“No, but it would be a shame to run the piece without having interviewed him.”

“Do you really think he’ll call Cyrus?”

Ross grinned. “I hope he does. Cyrus will have him for lunch, and probably get a quote out of it besides. But he won’t. Hardy has undoubtedly called his attorney, who’ll tell him he was an idiot for even talking to us.”

“Hardy thought we were there to do a profile piece on him.” That still bothered her.

“He’s not smart enough to play with the big boys, then.”

Obviously it didn’t bother Ross.

“I’ll tell you what’s going to happen next,” Ross said. “By the time we get back to the office, we’ll have received a carefully worded statement from the lawyer, which we’ll be obliged to print.” He smiled thinly. “This is one place where your photographs will speak more loudly than his words, I think.”

A clap of thunder punctuated his words, and then the storm was on them. Rain came down as if someone had emptied an immense bucket over their heads. In a moment, it was so dark it might have been dusk except when lightning forked toward the ground, illuminating everything in flickering bursts like a crazy series of still pictures. She couldn’t keep a gasp from escaping.

“You really don’t like storms, do you?” Ross said.

“Not much.” She had to loosen tight lips to answer. “I’m such a wimp about it. When I was a kid, I used to hide in the closet. Or under the bed.” She tried to smile. “No closets here, unfortunately. Just ignore me.” She was thirty now, for pity’s sake. It was time she acted like a grownup.

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