Nowhere to Hide by Debby Giusti

Author:Debby Giusti
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2007-08-29T04:00:00+00:00

Lydia heard Matt’s truck pull out of the drive. In a way, she felt relieved. Just knowing he had been outside had kept her pulse racing and her mind on anything but sleep.

Once again, she slipped from the bed and stepped into the hallway. Stillness surrounded her as she walked to the window, pulled back the curtain and watched his pickup turn onto Cove Road, heading south.

Last night she’d broken down in Matt’s arms and allowed him to see her vulnerability. From here on, she needed to be strong.

Crawling back into bed, she closed her eyes. An image of Matt, holding her in his arms, drifted through her mind as she fell asleep.

The phone jarred her awake a few hours later. She reached for the receiver and wiped a hand over her eyes, trying to clear her vision and her brain. The clock read 8:00 a.m.

“Lydia, it’s Joel.”

The last person she wanted to hear from this morning.

“Look, I’m really sorry about last night,” he said. “You were a jewel to face a roomful of strangers. And then I was tied up with host duties.”

Joel had been the problem, not the strangers.

“When Lawson barged in…well, I reacted.”

“You guys always seem to butt heads.”

“He’s a jerk.”

“Joel!”

“Okay. Guess he was doing his job or so he said. Still…” Joel paused. “I’m sorry our sparring made you uncomfortable.”

“Apology accepted.”

“Let me make it up to you over breakfast. There’s a coffee shop at the marina. Coffee and sweet rolls perhaps? Afterward, we could take my boat out for a little spin around the island, if you’d like. Especially since we didn’t have enough time to get to know each other last night.”

Plenty of time to know she didn’t want any more to do with the playboy sailor. But the photo of Sonny flashed through her mind, followed by the strange look Joel’s guest had given Lydia when she asked about his law firm.

What was Joel involved in? Did he have ties to Sonny and the Men’s club?

Lydia was sure of one thing. She needed to find out more.

“Coffee sounds fine, Joel. I’ll skip the boat. Hate to admit it, but I’m afraid of the water. And would you mind bringing that photo I showed you last night?”

“Not a problem. I’ll see you at the marina. Say in thirty minutes?”

She hung up, hoping she’d soon know more about Sonny’s island visit.

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