IN THE DARK by Pamela Burford

Author:Pamela Burford [Burford, Pamela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-11-07T21:14:25+00:00

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Chapter 7

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From his perch on a wooden bench just inside the mall, Brody scrutinized the shoppers meandering out of Macy's. As the minutes passed, his trepidation ripened into something approaching panic.

Cat had dashed into the department store in search of the ladies' room about the time she started turning an alarming shade of gray. This wasn't the first time. She'd lost her breakfast shortly after arriving at his house that morning, just as she had almost daily for the last couple of weeks, since she'd begun her second month working with him.

The first time, he'd tried to send her home, and had even offered to drive her to her doctor. She'd insisted it was something she'd eaten and that she felt all better. But then it had happened the next day, and the next, while she continued to pretend nothing was wrong.

Cat's constant fatigue was another worrisome factor. Twice during the past week she'd fallen asleep in the afternoon, once in the computer room when he'd stepped out for a minute while she'd been teaching him to balance his checkbook, and again in the kitchen. Brody had walked in to find Cat slumped over the table, her head pillowed on her arms and a panful of brownies turning to chocolate bricks in the oven.

It hadn't taken long for the inevitable suspicion to plant itself in Brody's mind. But hadn't she told him she was on the Pill? Which brought him back to the only other possibility—that she was indeed sick, with something serious enough to last several weeks.

Where was she? He debated going in after her. What if she'd passed out in the ladies' room? He glanced at the watch she'd insisted he purchase. One more minute. He'd give her sixty seconds and then he was going in.

Scanning the crowd, Brody caught a glimpse of wavy red hair. He leaped to his feet, knocking over two of the seven overstuffed shopping bags piled around him. He reached her in about five seconds, weaving around a power-walking elderly couple, two mothers pushing strollers, and a knot of heavily made up adolescent mall rats.

"Brody, the bags!" Cat glanced worriedly at their purchases, left unattended. Her coloring was nearly normal, he was relieved to see. She just looked tired.

"Let me worry about the bags. Are you okay?" He led her back to the bench and sat her down.

"I'm fine now. It was nothing."

He scowled down at her. "That's what you say every time, Cat. When are you going to go to the doctor?"

"I'm not sick. I must've eaten something bad and it's just taking a while to work its way out of my system."

"Two weeks? I'm taking you to the doctor. Today. Give me the number and I'll make an appointment."

"Brody, I really don't need—"

"If you won't cooperate, I'll take you to mine."

"You have a doctor?"

After a moment he said, "No. But there are those walk-in places. Or the emergency room."

"I'm not going to the emergency room for an

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