Her Hometown Detective by Elizabeth Mowers

Author:Elizabeth Mowers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-10-15T18:00:06+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

FAITH AND TULLY arrived at her shop. She had spent the ride back to town thinking about Walter. He was a surprising character, looking lost and acting as if the world was ready to come at him. She couldn’t find a thing about the man that reminded her of Tully. Aside from the height, which Walter’s rounded shoulders diminished, their temperament and attitude were opposites. For all the kindness and care Tully’s words seemed to have, Walter’s bit intentionally and frequently.

What puzzled her most was the mention of Tully’s mother, who he had led her to believe had passed away when he was a child. Was she out there in the world missing or hiding? The bit about Samantha looking for her had Faith as curious as she was confused.

They backed the motorcycles into the angled parking spots in front of Heart Motorcycles when CeCe Takes poked her head out of her shop. They both pretended not to see her flagging them down. After they cut the engines, Faith took Tully’s helmet and whispered under her breath, “As far as welcoming committees go, I prefer Duke.” She had no desire to engage with CeCe just then. If anything, she needed to be alone to process the events of the afternoon. And as she sensed Tully’s guard had gone up, a wall rising like a drawbridge to cover his heart, she wanted to leave him to his own thoughts as well.

“I doubt you want to stick around for this,” he said, obviously bothered by the sight of CeCe beelining toward him.

“Maybe a moment longer.” She stepped up onto the curb with him and he put his back to CeCe. She liked his unwavering focus. The fact that he positioned himself like a wall between her and CeCe didn’t hurt either.

Safely hidden in the shadow of his tall frame, her skin prickled as she moved closer to him. She’d learned in grade school that static electricity was an imbalance of negative and positive charges that built up on a surface. In his presence, she felt the charges building on her, on him, between them. She touched his hand, wanting to complete the circuit, wanting to feel the shock that had made her jump but yearn for more. Whoever said things were cooler in the shade obviously hadn’t stood in proximity to a man like John McTully. Enticingly close but never close enough.

“I have an idea to catch your vandal,” she said, tugging at his fingers. He shuffled up to her easily and clasped her hand tighter. The effect she had on him made her smile.

“Is that so?”

“It’s a great idea too. I started thinking about it on the ride back. One word...” He lifted his eyebrows, prompting her to continue. “Stakeout.”

“I don’t understand.”

“You...” she said, “and I...go on a...”

“Yes?”

“Stakeout.”

A soft chuckle rose from his throat, causing him to move his shoulders. He seemed to be dismissing her suggestion with ease.

“That sounds interesting but—”

“Yoo-hoo! Detective!” CeCe called, breaking the hold she had over him, or was it the hold he had over her?

“Your fan club is approaching,” Faith said.

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