Our Little Secret by Starr Ambrose

Author:Starr Ambrose
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Tags: Romance - Suspense, Man-woman relationships, Legislators, Romance: Modern, Extortion, Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Romantic suspense fiction, Suspense, Missing persons, Sisters, Romance - Contemporary, General, Romantic suspense novels, Fiction - Romance
ISBN: 9781439102237
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2009-11-24T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Nine

They found Gerald lurking among the melons, driving cap pulled low over his eyes, appearing to be in deep deliberation over which fruit to buy. When he saw them he lifted a melon in front of his face and whispered furtively around it.

“Are you being followed?”

Drew took the melon from him and placed it in their empty shopping cart. “No, they waited in the parking lot. They’re parked next to the Mercedes.”

Gerald looked disappointed. “Who are they?”

“It’s Hawknose and Trenchcoat,” Lauren told him, nodding sagely to emphasize the significance of her information.

His mouth dropped open. “Those two incompetent idiots are Secret Service?”

“Yes, and they’re expecting us to buy a cart full of groceries,” Drew told him, “so give us a good twenty minutes or so before you go out to the car.”

Gerald snorted. “You can add another ten onto that while I berate that big clod for ripping my topcoat. The federal government owes me a refund, and by God, that clumsy oaf is going to get the bill.”

“Just don’t forget to buy some groceries first,” Drew said.

“Yeah, yeah, don’t worry.”

Drew dangled the keys to his dad’s Mercedes in front of Gerald’s face.

“Oh.” Gerald pulled a set of keys from his pocket and made the switch. “I parked by the loading dock in back. And if that ape in the produce truck got so much as a speck of dirt on my car, call the cops. I already have his license plate number.”

The side of Drew’s mouth quirked upward. “Will do.”

They started to leave when Gerald called out, “Hey, where are you going? How can I find you if something comes up?”

“I’m not sure where we’ll be, but we’ll check in with you.”

Gerald leveled a finger at Drew. “You be careful with Lauren.”

Drew’s arm went around Lauren’s shoulder and pulled her close. “Don’t worry.”

She broke away to go back and kiss Gerald’s cheek. “You’re sweet,” she said.

He smiled. “It’s one of my best qualities. Hey, what’s with the pockets?”

She followed his gaze to the bulging pouches on each side of her jacket. “Clean underwear.”

Gerald’s eyes darted to Drew, then back to her. He leaned close and said in a confidential whisper, “The skimpy, sexy kind, I hope.”

She shoved a hand into his shoulder. “I take it back. You men are all alike.”

A wicked grin crossed his face. “When opportunity knocks, be prepared. And girlfriend, you’ve got a huge hunk of opportunity standing over there.”

She bit her lip. “’Bye, Gerald. Don’t be too hard on the feds.”

“Sorry, a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do. You take care, now.”

He set off purposefully toward the dairy section as Lauren rejoined Drew. Exiting through an “employees only” door, they found the rear loading dock. Lauren followed Drew’s direction down a short flight of cement steps to the oil-stained pavement behind the store, and stared at the sleek silver sports car gleaming in the spring sun.

“That’s a Volvo?”

“Volvo C-Seventy. Nice, huh? Gerald’s a car snob.”

She gave it a long, appreciate look. “Bet it goes fast.

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