Operation Reunion by Justine Davis

Author:Justine Davis [Davis, Justine]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Contemporary, Romance
ISBN: 9781460307007
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

When the interview room door opened again, Dane was surprised to see Quinn Foxworth come in alone.

Dane glanced at the door, then back to Quinn.

“Aren’t they afraid I’ll try to strangle you or something?” he asked wearily.

“I think they’re assuming I could defend myself,” Quinn said.

Dane didn’t doubt that. Quinn Foxworth was a tough guy in a very literal sense.

“And I told them they could wait until your lawyer arrived, or let me talk to you now and avoid the burden of attorney-client privilege,” Quinn said.

“I don’t have a lawyer,” Dane said, puzzled.

“You will if it turns out you need one. We have a couple on call. Frankly, I don’t think it will come to that.”

“You’re more confident than I am.”

Quinn smiled easily. “That’s part of the game. They keep you worried and off balance so you’ll make a mistake, say something you shouldn’t, to give yourself away.”

“But there’s nothing to give away.”

“So I’ve been told. Rather vehemently, I might add.”

Quinn’s expression told him by who. “Kayla,” he said, relief softening his voice. “She’s really all right?”

“Yes. Cuts and bruises mostly.”

Dane finally let himself believe it. Quinn saw his reaction. “They told you that, didn’t they?”

“Eventually,” Dane said, remembering the battle of wills with Dunbar. “But I wasn’t sure they weren’t just saying she was okay to get me to talk.”

“Good thinking. And if Dunbar had really thought you were guilty, a good tactic.”

“You think he doesn’t? I mean, I practically lived in that house. It’s not like there’s not evidence of that.”

“I think if he really thought you were guilty, he wouldn’t have let me in here no matter what I said.”

Dane looked around the room. “Are they listening?”

“Probably,” Quinn said cheerfully. “Not a problem.”

“Kayla believes I didn’t do this?”

“Her defense of you was what they call ‘spirited.’”

Dane felt the pressure that had been building in him since he’d wondered if she, too, suspected him, ease a little.

Apparently Quinn found his expression easy to read. “After ten years of her believing in her brother, why would you think she’d abandon you so quickly?”

“Because I said I thought he was guilty. It’s the only part of her life where she’s not...reasonable.”

“Do you really think he did it?”

“I did,” Dane admitted. He glanced around at his surroundings and added, “Then.”

“Easier to see how the wheels of the system grind when you’re in the middle of it, isn’t it?”

“I’ve always believed the cops were the good guys.”

“They are,” Quinn said. “And I get the feeling Dunbar is a particularly good one. But they’re human, contrary to what some think. And when you’re fighting a constant, never-ending battle like they do, there are going to be mistakes made.”

“Like arresting the wrong guy?”

“They haven’t arrested you yet,” Quinn pointed out. “There are cases, yes. But remarkably few, considering. More often the courts—or politicians—have a tendency to let the wrong guy walk.”

Because Kayla had told him Quinn’s history, of how and why the Foxworth Foundation had come to be, Dane was amazed he could speak so calmly about it.

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