Nightingale Way: An Eternity Springs Novel by Emily March

Author:Emily March [March, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Contemporary
ISBN: 9780345536006
Google: 5dZHkw-VMi0C
Amazon: B007GZIIMY
Barnesnoble: B007GZIIMY
Goodreads: 13536438
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2012-08-28T05:00:00+00:00

NINE

Five days after her trip to Gunnison with Jack, Cat sat in a lounge chair on the bank of Angel Creek with Fred sprawled on the ground beside her. Putting the finishing touches on what had become a six-part story about the history of Eternity Springs for the Times, Cat was a happy woman. It was a gorgeous summer afternoon in the Colorado Rockies, and at that particular moment, Cat couldn’t think of anyplace she’d rather be, or, for that matter, anything she’d rather be doing.

She was proud of the work and enjoyed the sense of satisfaction she felt upon finishing it. She realized she’d missed that. She’d learned something from it, too: Investigation into something besides criminal activity could ring her chimes as well.

She saved her file and opened her Web browser in order to email the story to Emily Hall, who had returned to Eternity Springs harried and stressed from dealing with her family emergency. Her brother’s wife had packed up and left him and their three young children, and her brother was floundering. After hearing the story, Cat felt sorry for everyone involved.

She opened her email, sent off her work, then browsed her in-box. She had something from her old boss at the Washington Post. Curious, she read it first. He wanted her to call him as soon as possible.

“I wonder what this is about,” she murmured aloud.

Fred’s ears perked and he lifted his head. Soulful brown eyes seemed to scold her for interrupting his nap. She absently scratched behind his ears and considered ignoring the request. Did she want to allow that world to intrude on this one? If history were any indication, a phone call to Douglas Lowery was bound to disturb her peace.

“I shouldn’t act rashly, should I?” she observed to Fred. “Look what happened last time I acted before thinking an idea through. I got saddled with you.”

Was that reproach she spied in his eyes?

“Oh, stop it. You know I didn’t mean it. I’m glad I offered to dog sit.” Fred had proved to be good company, and with him around, she didn’t miss Jack.

Liar.

Okay, maybe she did miss Jack. Maybe she caught herself listening for the phone or checking her email while glancing out the window at Nightingale Cottage to see if the car she heard on the Angel’s Rest road might belong to him. The man’s “few” days away had stretched to five with no sign of return imminent. It bothered her that she was bothered by it. Jack had wormed his way back into her brain in less than a month. What was wrong with her? Been here, done this. Jack had left. That’s what he did. Why in the world was she wasting her time and energy missing him?

In order to avoid that question, she reached into the computer backpack lying at the foot of the lounge chair and dug around for her phone. She dialed her old boss’s number from memory.

“Hello, Douglas. It’s Cat Blackburn.”

“Where the hell are you?” Douglas Lowery demanded.

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