Hidden Moon Bay by Vickie McKeehan

Author:Vickie McKeehan [McKeehan, Vickie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780615723051
Publisher: Beachdevils Press
Published: 2012-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Hayden pulled up to the curb in front of Ethan’s house. She noticed the Honda Avalanche parked behind his truck which told her the man wasn’t alone. Fine, she thought, I’m not here to interrupt his evening with whomever he chooses to spend it. Reluctantly, she got out and marched up to the front door on a mission. She rang the bell.

When the door opened Ethan filled the door frame. Music drifted from behind him. The Foo Fighters’ Learn to Fly echoed from his speakers. Between his fingers, he held a bottle of Corona.

“Well, well, well, Hayden-no-middle-initial-Ryan, what brings you to my front door tonight? Here to file a misconduct report on me?”

On the drive in she’d rehearsed her spiel. “Not at all. This won’t take long. I owe you an apology. Earlier you responded to an official call from a concerned citizen. You had no way of knowing whether I was in real danger. But you were worried about my safety, concerned about my well-being, and acted accordingly as a public official. I’m sorry I acted like such a jerk earlier when you were simply doing your job.” With that she turned on her heels and headed to her car, leaving him standing on his porch with his mouth open.

Brent leaned over his brother’s shoulder and cocked his head, watched as the woman’s long legs ate up the sidewalk, striding back to her Mini like a rocket propelled her along the way.

“So that’s who has you all knotted up?”

“Screw you. I’m just fine, thanks.”

“Sure. Whatever you say. Is that why you ran her through NCIC?”

“Shit. Come back inside and I’ll tell you all I know.”

After listening to Ethan list Hayden Ryan’s issues, Brent wasn’t impressed with the woman. “And nothing came up in NCIC?”

“I can read a damned report, Brent,” he snapped. But then he ran a hand through his hair and calmly added, “Sorry. No. No hits.”

“Then Hayden Ryan isn’t her real name.”

“Who says you don’t have psychic abilities, Brent?” Ethan scoffed.

“Okay, so you’d already figured that much out. Who says you aren’t a good cop?”

“Let’s not go down that road tonight. How do I find out what she’s hiding from or from whom? Did she witness a crime? Did someone try to force her to do something illegal and she panicked and took off?”

“You know Ethan, just because the name didn’t come up with a hit, doesn’t mean she’s innocent.”

“I’m not so gullible that I haven’t considered that possibility. But every vibe in me, along with everything I’ve learned from you in the last four years as a cop, tells me the woman doesn’t have a criminal bone in her body.”

“And what a body. Her legs aren’t bad, either. Not to mention, you’ve always been a sucker for green eyes.”

“Not that you got a look up close.”

“Yeah, it wouldn’t be a hardship to get a lot closer to that, though.”

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