P.I. Daddy's Personal Mission: A Single Dad Romance by Beth Cornelison

Author:Beth Cornelison [Cornelison, Beth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Single Fathers, General, Man-Woman Relationships, Contemporary, Suspense, Fiction, Private Investigators, Women Teachers
ISBN: 9781426875052
Google: BPnrQyCNBL4C
Amazon: B0041KLECS
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2010-11-01T10:22:37.355046+00:00

Chapter 8

B y Thursday afternoon, Peter had grown restless. He was tired of waiting for Saturday to arrive so he could see Lisa at the school’s Fall Festival.

As he drove home from Billings, where he’d met with a new client regarding a private search for the woman’s missing adult daughter, he had time to think. Two topics stuck center-most in his mind. The questions that still swirled around the attacks on his family…and Lisa Navarre. He couldn’t do much more today to resolve the former, but seeing the damage to the trees and buildings on the outskirts of Honey Creek as he pulled back into town reminded him of his promise to fix Lisa’s house.

Peter flipped his wrist to check his watch. School would be dismissing in ten minutes. He could pick Patrick up, stop by the hardware store and be at Lisa’s house by four o’clock. He’d have about an hour of daylight to replace the roof shingles. A spotlight would be sufficient light to replace her broken window.

His anticipation ramped up as he headed for the elementary school. Once in the carpool line, Peter phoned his mother to let her know her babysitting services were not needed that afternoon. When the last bell rang and kids disgorged from the school, Peter stood beside his truck and scanned the mob of children for Patrick’s blue coat and red knit hat. When his son scurried past him, making a beeline for the bus, Peter placed his finger and thumb in his mouth and whistled loudly. “Patrick!”

Stumbling to a stop, Patrick turned toward his father, then trotted over. Instead of the excitement of surprise Peter expected to see, Patrick’s face was pale and wary as he approached.

“Dad, wh-what are you doing here?”

“Do I need a reason to pick you up?” Peter put a hand on Patrick’s back and ushered him to the passenger’s side.

“Is something wrong? Did something else bad happen?” Patrick’s voice cracked.

Peter’s breath caught. He mentally replayed the past several months, realizing the only times he’d picked Patrick up from school had been when Craig had been poisoned and when Mary had been attacked. “I…no. Nothing bad has happened, sport. I promise. I was just on my way into town from a business trip, and I thought we’d stop by the hardware store together then head over to Ms. Navarre’s house to help her with some repairs.” He took Patrick’s backpack from him as his son climbed onto the front seat. “Does that sound okay to you? I can call Grandma back if you’d rather go home.”

Patrick gave him a leery look. “You’re sure nothing’s wrong? I’m not in trouble?”

Peter smiled and hoisted his son’s backpack into the back of the truck. “I’m sure.”

But Patrick’s wary concern niggled Peter all the way to the hardware store. He recalled Lisa’s advice about being honest with his son about all the trouble the family had endured. After they bought the supplies they’d need, he headed to Lisa’s house and searched for an opening to discuss the recent family crises with Patrick.

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