Operation Baby Rescue by Cornelison Beth

Author:Cornelison, Beth [Cornelison, Beth]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-10-07T22:47:42+00:00

Chapter 8

“You heard the doctor. You need someone to stay with you for a couple days,” Jared argued as he helped Elise back to his car after she was released from the E.R. in Lagniappe. The hit to her head had caused a minor concussion, and someone needed to monitor her in case she experienced any side effects. “Because of Izzy, it’s not practical for me to stay at your place. So you’re coming to my house. Case closed.”

“Jared, you don’t have to—”

He stopped walking and caught her shoulders so that he had her full attention. “I want to. I need to be sure you’re safe. I think it’s obvious you riled someone with your questions, and they targeted you. I don’t want them to have a second chance to hurt you.”

Her face paled, and he pulled her into a tight hug.

“Do you have any idea how scared I was as I drove out to find you?” he murmured into her hair. After her swim in Claiborne Lake, she smelled slightly of fish and mud, but he didn’t care. She was safe and relatively unharmed. “The thought of anything happening to another woman I cared about just—”

She tensed and lifted a querying gaze.

“What?” He traced her lips with a fingertip. “It surprises you that I care what happens to you? That you’ve become important to me?”

She ducked her head and leaned into him again. “I…I just— It’s all just kind of overwhelming. Everything that’s happened these last few weeks has my head spinning.”

“You sure that’s not the concussion?” He kissed her nose and gave her a half grin.

She groaned and closed her eyes. “I wish the painkillers they gave me would kick in. My head is throbbing.”

A van pulled into the E.R. parking lot, and he guided Elise out of the van’s path and to his car. “I don’t mean to scare you, but you have to consider the possibility that whoever attacked you on the road might try to hurt you again.”

She angled a dark frown at him as he unlocked the passenger door. “Yeah, it occurred to me.”

“And what do you think they’ll do when they realize they don’t have the memory card from your camera?” She inhaled sharply and wavered on her feet. Drawing her back into his arms again, he rubbed her back. “They went to this much trouble to steal the camera. Do you really think they’ll just give up?”

She shuddered, and he squeezed her tighter, wishing he could absorb her fear and shield her from any more pain. But ignoring the truth of her situation didn’t serve any good. She needed to stay alert, take extra precautions, not turn a blind eye to possible trouble.

Elise tipped her head back to peer up at him. “I need to tell MysteryMom what happened. I should send her the pictures I took, too.”

“You can use my computer.”

“No. If I’m going to stay with you, I need to stop by my place and pick up a few things. I’ll bring my laptop.

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