Hearts on the Line by Margaret Daley

Author:Margaret Daley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2006-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

Night cloaked her house in darkness as Becca pulled into her driveway late that day. Quinn’s blue truck parked next to her house brought a frown to her face. He wasn’t supposed to be working. Was something wrong? The evening before came crashing back down on her, and anger burned through her at the thought of Escalante sneaking up to Quinn’s truck, slashing the tires. In her driveway! With her only yards away!

She quickly slid from her car, scanning the terrain, half expecting to see Escalante in the shadows. This had to end. Her nerves were so taut she was afraid they would snap at the least little thing.

She headed up the driveway. After hours of negotiation between the D.A. and Frost’s lawyer, they had come to an agreement. Frost would spend minimal time in prison for his part in the drug ring and Escalante’s schemes. From his information, she and Sam had discovered that Dahlia had purchased some land almost five months ago near Cripple Creek. Frost didn’t know the exact location, but he did know that Dahlia didn’t like anything having to do with the outdoors or rugged country. Why would she purchase land she never intended to use? That was a good question and one they would pursue first thing tomorrow morning.

“Becca.”

A deep male voice came to her from her front porch. She stopped by his truck and stared into the darkness. “Quinn? What are you doing here?”

“I was waiting for you to come home.”

“How long?”

“Not long. I called the station and talked to Sam. He said you two had just finished interviewing Frost and you were on your way home.”

Becca mounted the steps to the porch. “Is something wrong?”

“I wanted to make sure everything was okay. You’ve been working so hard lately, putting in extra time on your day off. I was worried about you.”

She wasn’t used to people being worried about her. The gesture brought a lump to her throat. Boy, she must be tired if she was getting emotional over something like that. “I’m fine. When I’m on a case, I can get driven. The longer the case goes unsolved the harder it is to solve.”

“Hence the long, long hours?” Quinn rose from the wicker love seat and covered the distance between them.

“Part of the job.”

He touched her arm. “Have you eaten tonight?”

She nodded then realized he probably couldn’t see the movement in the dark and said, “Yeah, Sam and I grabbed something before our interview with Frost this evening.”

“Did you find out anything useful?”

“Maybe. I’ll let you know if it pans out.”

He moved even closer until Becca could smell his distinctive aftershave. “You know I have a vested interest in seeing Escalante brought in. Maybe I could help.”

“No,” she said too quickly, a vision of Quinn getting shot by Escalante flashing across her mind. “It’s legwork that Sam and I can handle.” There was no way she would tell him that she wanted to protect him from Escalante. He probably wouldn’t appreciate the gesture.

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