Lois Lane Tells All by Karen Hawkins

Author:Karen Hawkins
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Tags: Chief Financial Officers, Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Reporters and Reporting, General
ISBN: 9781416560272
Publisher: Pocket Star
Published: 2010-03-29T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

The next week, Mark watched as Susan did her best to get the former board members to talk, but to no avail. Even Widow Rawlings refused to answer more questions, seeming worried that someone might find out that she’d spilled the beans on the much-loved Pastor MacMillan. According to her, she’d said all she was going to say and that was that—and if anyone dared use her name or quoted her directly, she’d sue them all.

Mark had to give Susan credit; she hadn’t rested since their interview with Mrs. Rawlings, even managing to pursue other stories at the same time. She was exhibiting a delightful tenacity that left him aching for a taste of far more than her reporting skills.

At this morning’s weekly meeting he noticed that she seemed thoughtful, as if a new idea had occurred to her overnight. He’d hoped she might say something, but he was left to wonder what was going on in that fascinating mind of hers.

The day dragged on and on for Mark. Every time he turned around, he saw Susan. She was on the phone, laughing and talking in a way that made him wish he was on the other end of the line, or sitting at the computer, nibbling the tip of a pen in a way that made him think of other things she might nibble. Everything she did—no matter how innocent or unaware—sent him on an imaginary journey that always ended the same way.

He even faked a lunch appointment just to get a break from his own imagination. When he returned, Susan was at her newly repaired Jeep.

As he got out of his car, Mark watched her slip a hand into her jeans pocket and fish out her keys. The movement lifted her T-shirt and gave him a flash of her flat, tanned stomach. His senses went into overdrive, his heart thudding hard against his ears. She has to be a runner to be in such great shape. He realized she was looking at him curiously, so he quickly asked, “Where are you off to now?”

“To the county animal shelter. I have to follow up my interview with the shelter director about the coming budget cuts.” Susan reached into her purse and pulled out a camera and checked the battery life. “It’s difficult to get in touch with Mitzi. She’s a volunteer so her hours are unpredictable.”

Mark eyed the camera. “Is that ours?”

“Nope. The paper’s camera is vintage. It needs film and the batteries have to be changed every ten or so days.”

“We need to fix that.”

“Yup. Until then, I’m using mine.” She sent him an amused grin. “I thought a cute puppy shot would be good for the front page.”

He didn’t look impressed. “You’d better be careful or you’ll end up coming home with a pet.”

“Not a chance in the world. I don’t have room for a pet. Besides, my dad is allergic.” Or claimed he was, anyway. In all of the years Susan had taken care of Dad, she couldn’t think of one time he’d sneezed except when he’d had a cold.

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