Laws of Nature -2 by Christopher Golden

Author:Christopher Golden [Golden, Christopher]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Fiction, General, Horror, Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic
ISBN: 9780743428149
Google: U1D3OEzpbRQC
Amazon: 0743440153
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2001-09-01T07:00:00+00:00

Tina looked up and stopped playing immediately. He leaned toward her and she lifted her chin so that he could kiss her. Their lips grazed sweetly, and then he kissed her again, with more passion.

"You're a good man, Alan," Tina whispered.

His heart felt lighter already.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Are we interrupting something?"

With a start, Alan turned to see Jack and Molly standing just inside the bar area. Jack looked uncomfortable at having walked in on them, but Molly - who had spoken - had a mischievous smile on her face.

Alan wasn't in the mood. "As a matter of fact - "

"Not really," Tina interrupted. "Just commiserating. Alan's having a bad day at work."

"They know," Alan said quickly. "They saw the mess at the diner." He stood up and hefted his gun belt on his hips, then mentally cursed himself. Tina always told him he looked like a cartoon deputy when he did that.

"What can I do for you two?" he asked.

Jack scratched the back of his head. "While we were hiking yesterday, we ran across what was left of a house. It's a cool spot, so we thought we'd try to picnic there today, but couldn't find it. That's half the reason we came home early. We were worried about getting turned around. Anyway, we thought we'd look up the property so we could be sure to find it again. We'd do that at the surveyor's office, right?"

Alan chuckled. "In a town this small? The survey map books and all of that stuff is in a room at the library, but they close at one o'clock on Saturdays." He glanced at his watch. "You've got fifteen minutes."

The reaction that news got out of the two city kids surprised Alan. Both of them grimaced as though the information was much more important to them than just a place to picnic. He studied them a bit closer and realized that both of them seemed edgy. Even more so, he thought, than might be expected given the events of the day.

"I don't suppose they're open Sundays?" Molly asked.

"Sorry," Tina said.

"Not that big a deal, I guess," Molly said. "Oh, one other thing. Are there any good bookstores in town?"

"There aren't any bookstores in town," Tina said. "Nearest one's in Dunning, about fifteen minutes from here. Maybe twenty."

Molly frowned. "So, other than the diner, there's nowhere in town to get books?"

"Just the library," Alan supplied. "But that doesn't help you this afternoon."

Though there was still something off about Jack and Molly - and he kept Sheriff Tackett's instructions to watch them in mind - Alan knew he had better get on with investigating the break-in at the Paperback.

"I guess that's my cue," he said, then glanced at Tina. "As long as nothing else happens, we're still going to help Trish later on?"

"I'll be there," Tina promised.

Once more Alan waved good-bye to her and then started for the door. Behind him, he could hear her begin to play guitar again, picking out the first notes of an old song by the Eagles, "Hotel California.

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