On the List by Rosemoor Patricia

Author:Rosemoor, Patricia [Rosemoor, Patricia]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-03-16T13:18:31+00:00

Chapter Nine

Gabe hadn’t really been sleeping when Renata had come out of the shower, but he’d figured pretending to be asleep would be the smartest thing. He’d wanted in the worst way to make love to her and he was certain she’d been ready, too. But he couldn’t do that to her. He’d deceived her from the first, and she didn’t deserve another betrayal.

So he’d pretended. And he’d lain awake listening to her as she’d settled down trying to sleep.

He figured they’d both been awake half the night.

Now it was morning and they’d overslept. If he wasn’t mistaken, Agent Renata Fox was a tad cranky this morning. He shoved a fresh cup of coffee at her, careful that their fingers didn’t so much as brush together.

“Drink. It’ll make a new woman of you.”

“I don’t need to be new. I thought I made that clear yesterday. I like myself exactly the way I am.”

“Exactly?”

To her credit, she didn’t take the bait. She practically drowned herself in that single cup of coffee.

“What would you like for breakfast?” he asked.

“Never eat it.”

“Ah,” he said knowingly.

“I’m going to give you a pass on that one,” she mumbled, shoving the cup over the counter toward him. “More coffee. Please.”

He refilled her cup and raided the refrigerator for some deli turkey. Without ceremony, he slapped it in a slice of bread, which he bent in half.

“You’re really going to eat that?”

“I need protein in the morning. And carbohydrates. I figured since you weren’t interested in a properly prepared meal, I would go with fast.”

She stuck her face back in the cup of coffee.

And Gabe couldn’t help smiling as he munched on his impromptu breakfast sandwich.

Even in a sour mood, Renata was something to look at. She’d already dressed, had brushed her hair back from her face and had applied makeup. She hadn’t shown herself until she looked perfect.

Hmm. Maybe he’d been on track with that obsessive-compulsive comment.

Finishing his sandwich, Gabe figured they might as well get to work. “So Chuck LaRoe had no relatives?” he asked.

“None that we could find. Not here. Not anywhere.”

“A mystery man.”

“So they say. People he worked with at the bookstore. Neighbors.”

“Everyone in his family died or disappeared?”

“Or never existed,” Renata said. “LaRoe didn’t have a past we could find. It was as if he was born full-grown.”

“Huh? And no one at S.A.F.E. thought that was curious?” Gabe asked.

“I wouldn’t know. By the time I got curious, it was too late. No one wanted to talk to me.”

“Let’s see what we can find out.”

“What do you have in mind?”

“No relatives or friends and he’s been dead a little over a week. Chances are his apartment is still intact. We need to get inside.”

“I don’t have access to keys.”

“Who needs a key,” Gabe said. “All you have to do is call the building manager and tell him who you are.”

But when they called the manager’s office, they got a message telling them he would be out of town until Monday.

“Now what?” Renata muttered.

“Let’s get going.

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