Numbers Never Lie (Crimson Romance) by Wall Shelley K

Author:Wall, Shelley K. [Wall, Shelley K.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, romantic suspense
Publisher: Crimson Romance
Published: 2012-08-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

“Sign right there, ma’am, and you’re all done.” The friendly officer pointed to the red X he had marked at the bottom of the form in front of Sophie. “Sorry it takes so long to do this but it’s important to have all the facts.”

She nodded at his cherub-like face, signed the paper, and stood to go. Her back was against Trevor as she tried to move forward a little to put distance between them. He put a hand on her shoulder and smiled. “Thank you, Officer Sheridan. We appreciate your help. If you find anything out — anything at all, here’s my card. You can call me at that number.”

Trevor leaned forward, putting his chest completely against Sophie’s side and handed a business card to the officer sitting at the desk in front of them. He always felt so warm. The guy was a radiator.

The officer’s eyes bulged at the card as soon as he looked at it. “Oh! I didn’t realize you guys were involved in this.” He looked embarrassed and seemed to be recounting the conversation to make sure he’d handled it correctly. “Nice to meet you, Mr — ”

“Don’t worry about it,” Trevor interrupted. “Just let me know if anything comes up. Sophie here is a good friend of mine.” He winked at the officer and put his arm around Sophie’s waist. He corralled her quickly out of the room and into the hallway.

Once outside, she looked at him, eyebrow raised. “Good grief, it takes forever to get a report filed. I’m glad I wasn’t bleeding or passed out.”

“Yeah, me too — about the bleeding, that is. I think I would have enjoyed the resuscitation efforts if you had actually passed out.”

Sophie landed a hard elbow to his stomach and led the way out of the crowded police station. Trevor clutched his gut, laughed, and followed her.

Their next stop was her apartment. He’d called ahead to let them know when she’d be there. A uniformed police officer was waiting at the door.

With his hand holding the knob, Trevor stopped, turned to Sophie, and spoke. “Let’s don’t waste a lot of time here. They need you to look around and see if anything’s missing. That’ll get added to the report. If you need anything more than was in the bag earlier, get it.” She guessed his patience was wearing thin, too. He wanted to get going. After all, they’d spent almost the entire past twenty-four hours together. His constant movements at the police station and his shortness with the investigative officer were a dead give-away.

“So, I’m not going to be back in my apartment today?”

“No, not for a couple of days. It’s not safe.”

“Okay, do you think you could drop me by a hotel when we leave here, then? Or maybe take me to Callie’s?”

“Not a problem.” Why did he give her that stupid grin? If she didn’t know better, she’d think he was making fun of her. He swung the door open and she bristled through, bumping his shoulder in the process.

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