On His Watch (Vengeance Is Mine Book 1) by Susanne Matthews

Author:Susanne Matthews [Matthews, Susanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MHSLM Publishing
Published: 2018-05-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Freshly dressed in a comfortable mint-green fleece leisure suit with socks and slippers to keep her feet toasty, Nikki sat in a leather recliner, a pillow taped to the left arm of the chair to support the heavy fiberglass cast. A plaid blanket had been thrown across her knees. She continued to dwell on the information the nurse had reluctantly shared with her.

Cassie had left the bedroom door open, and she could hear Mandy’s voice coming from the front of the house. She heard heavy footfalls and turned to see Jason in the doorway.

“I’m impressed. Most people who’d been through what you have would still be flat on their backs, but you look ready to take on the world.”

He smiled and she noticed once more how it changed his appearance. She saw the dimple in his left cheek—Danny had a dimple too. She’d noticed it in the family picture. She liked the way the skin creased around Jason’s eyes, involving his entire face in his smile. She wondered how old he was, then shook her head at the wayward thought. What did his age have to do with anything?

“I would still be in a hospital bed, too, if you hadn’t insisted on bringing me here, for which I thank you. The sooner I’m back on my feet, the better. How’d the cookies turn out?”

“Pleased to report we didn’t burn a single one and only ate two each.” He sobered. “Ivan’s waiting for me to return his call. Cassie has Mandy doing schoolwork—she downloaded the kindergarten curriculum for California homeschools. Nathan’s outside on perimeter watch. So, unless you’ve changed your mind, we can do this now.”

“Now’s fine. Is he in San Francisco?”

Nikki was amazed at how much more relaxed she felt with Jason than she had yesterday. Knowing the guy had fought to keep her alive did give him a leg up in her estimation.

“No. He’s in Boulder, one of the people we have on stand-by if we need more help.” He walked closer to the chair and stopped. Nikki could have sworn he was about to touch her, but pulled back at the last minute. What was up with that?

“Mandy’s quite the little taskmaster.” She felt the need to fill what she found was a suddenly awkward silence. “She’s got my day all planned out for me.”

He smiled once more, but his eyes were serious. “As long as you remember not to overdo it.” He dialed the cellphone he carried in his left hand and placed it on the tray table in front of her.

Ivan answered on the second ring.

“Oui, allo?”

“It’s me, Ivan. I have Nikki with me.”

“Bonjour Monsieur Smirnov. C’est un plaisir de vous parler encore. Oh, it seems I speak French.” Jason looked as surprised by her knowledge as she was.

“Enchanté, Madame Hart, the pleasure’s all mine.”

“Call me Nikki, please. I’m not even sure if Hart is legal.” She looked over at Jason for confirmation.

Jason nodded. “For the moment, it’ll do, but you may want to change it after this is over.

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