Moonlight in Paris by Pamela Hearon

Author:Pamela Hearon [Hearon, Pamela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: AcM
ISBN: 9781460326046
Amazon: B00EFPXWII
Barnesnoble: B00EFPXWII
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-01-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

“TARA, SHE IS LOVELY, Garrett.”

Waiting in Garrett’s office for him when he arrived, Henri was obviously anxious to talk. He had his cup of espresso in hand and one for Garrett, covered to keep it hot.

“Bon matin, Henri. It’s good to see you, too.” He gave his friend a smile. “I knew you’d like her.”

“Her hair is very wild and crazy.” Henri’s hands flew above his head, gesticulating to make his point. “Mais, ils sont fabuleux!”

Henri never had a hair out of place, so it was interesting that he’d find Tara’s wild curls fabulous.

“And her poor hand! Mon Dieu! Does it cause her pain?”

“She never complains about it, but she warns Dylan and me not to squeeze it too hard. She sustained some major injuries in that motorcycle wreck. It’s amazing she’s even here.” A lump swelled in Garrett’s throat at that thought. He tried to get rid of it by swallowing his espresso in one gulp, which garnered him a disapproving eye roll from his friend. “But, I’m thrilled she is.” Even that felt like an understatement.

“Oui, c’est évident.” Henri paused, weighing what was coming next. “Can you share with me the circumstances of her father, this Jacques Martin? Did she recently learn of him, or has she known of him throughout her life and has only now the means or desire to search for him?”

Garrett didn’t think Tara would mind, so he brought his friend up to speed on the circumstances surrounding Tara’s conception.

“Très interéssant.” Henri thrust his bottom lip out and made a French sound that meant he was mulling something over. “And you say she found names and addresses in the telephone book and on the internet?”

“That’s correct.”

Henri shook his head. “Such lists would not be complete. He might be not listed. He has the cell phone, probablement. Oui?”

“Yeah. She knows that.” He and Tara had already talked about her archaic means of searching. “But she’s doing it the only way she knows how.”

“Did she consider to hire a private detective?” His shrug suggested it was so obvious he shouldn’t even have to mention it.

Garrett leaned back in his seat to get comfortable. He appreciated Henri’s interest in Tara’s predicament. Had his friend already figured out how very special she was to him?

“I suggested that, but she said she didn’t know anyone in Paris who could recommend one, and she was afraid, if she hired someone blind, he’d turn out to be a shyster.”

Henri’s nose wrinkled like he smelled something unpleasant. “Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire—‘shyster’?”

“A crook.” Garrett explained. “Someone who cheats people out of their money.”

“Ah!” Henri nodded. “Je comprends. But what if she finds this Jacques Martin, and he is the shyster?” His eyebrow lifted to make his point.

“We’ve discussed that, and she’s aware that she’ll have to be careful and trust her instincts,” Garrett agreed. “She’s a pretty good judge of character. She told me that if you’d looked her up and down one more time, she was going to ask you to leave a few clothes on her because she didn’t want to catch a cold.

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