On the Hunt by Sue Fineman

Author:Sue Fineman
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Suspense, Romance, Suspense, Literature & Fiction, General Fiction
Publisher: Sue Fineman
Published: 2011-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

Mia’s growling stomach didn’t wake her until nearly ten the next morning, and her head felt much better. She dressed and walked downstairs. Dave and Kowalski worked in the game room and Stipes wiggled around like a fidgety little kid. She ordered breakfast, enough to feed Bert, who sat alone at the big table in the dining room, and sat across from him. “Good morning, Bert.”

“Morning. I heard you’re a hero around these parts.”

“A hero? Is that what everyone is saying?”

“Yep. You saved two FBI agents from rolling down the mountain and then killed one of the bad guys before he could kill the good guys.”

Funny, she didn’t feel much like a hero.

Dave walked out to join them. “She’ll probably never let us live it down.”

“Well, hey,” said Bert, “at least you’re still alive.”

Dave caught Mia’s eye and winked, and she couldn’t look away. She came so close to losing him yesterday. If he never touched her again, her heart would hurt. If he died, she’d mourn him forever.

“Mia, I recall Greg saying you knew how to give massages. The doctor said I’d need massage therapy on my neck and shoulder, and I can’t find a therapist here in town.”

“After breakfast. I don’t do anything until after breakfast.” The words spilled out before she’d given them a thought. Yesterday morning she and Dave had done something besides eat breakfast, and from the look in his eyes, he wanted to remind her. But he didn’t.

Was that only yesterday?

The waitress filled coffee cups and asked Dave if he wanted anything besides another slice of humble pie.

“Just coffee, thanks,” he replied. “I’ve really built a reputation in this town, haven’t I?”

Bert chuckled. “Yep.”

Dave sipped his coffee quietly until the waitress brought Mia’s breakfast, and he knew she intended to share it with Bert. “Hey, Mia, I know you didn’t eat last night, but you can’t hold all that.”

“I’d forgotten there was this much food with the special. Bert, I hope you’re hungry.”

“I’m always hungry.”

She kept a pancake, two strips of bacon, and a little of the scrambled eggs and pushed the rest across the table. “Bert, what would I do without you?”

“Maybe Dave wants some.”

Dave sipped his coffee. “Thanks, but I had breakfast three hours ago.”

“Three hours?” said Mia. “I thought you didn’t get up early.”

“My shoulder stiffened up and I couldn’t sleep.”

“Why didn’t you take a pain pill?”

“I took one before bed, but it didn’t last all night. I had work to do anyway.”

She sipped her coffee. “I slept like a baby.”

“I know,” he said softly. Early this morning, he’d sat beside her bed watching her sleep, wanting to get in bed with her. Wanting to touch her and make love to her like he had in Tacoma. He’d been a fool to listen to Greg and risk losing her.

Dave cleared his throat and changed the subject. He wanted to interview Meredith Cooper before the press got to her, and he knew they’d be in Clover Hills soon. “I’m going to interview Meredith Cooper this morning.

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