Pinups and Possibilities by Melinda Di Lorenzo

Author:Melinda Di Lorenzo [Lorenzo, Melinda Di]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Noir, Romance, Suspense, Thrillers, Crime
ISBN: 9781460344422
Google: iXhOBAAAQBAJ
Barnesnoble:
Goodreads: 23386102
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-11-03T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Polly

As I pulled into my driveway, Painter’s phone rang for the eleventh time. It had started with two calls every hour, on the hour, and one on the half hour. Then it bumped to every fifteen minutes. This call was the third one in the past ten minutes.

I knew who it was, and I knew he would be getting more frustrated and angrier by the second. I finally decided to get it over with and answer it.

“Hello, Cohen,” I greet with false confidence.

He didn’t sound at all surprised to hear my voice. “Hello, darling.”

I bit my lip and refused to acknowledge the endearment. Even a denial would be enough to make him smugger than he already was. I also ignored the way his familiar voice made me want to cower in fear. I just sat in my car and waited for him to speak again.

“You sure are causing trouble for me,” Cohen said.

He sounded amused rather than irritated. But I knew better.

“Likewise,” I replied.

“I sent my best man after you, you know that? You want to tell me what happened to him?”

“Not particularly.”

“Is he…doing well?”

My eyes widened, and I almost laughed at his implication. “Not everyone kills as easily you do. I left Painter in a hotel room, sleeping like a baby.”

“Does that mean you’re on your way home?” Cohen asked.

I didn’t see a point in lying. In twenty minutes, I’d be on the highway, and on to some other town.

“I am home, actually.”

“It seems like you’ve had an awful lot of homes over the past five years.”

I knew he was baiting me into an argument, and for one second I indulged him.

“It’s been six years,” I corrected. “And given the opportunity, I’d gladly stay in one place.”

“My door is always open.”

“Unless I’m trying to get out, of course,” I retorted.

His responding chuckle made me shiver, and his next words sent a chill straight down my spine. “You have something that belongs to me.”

It took me a moment to recover, and when I did, I was careful to answer in a steady voice. “I have something you want not something that’s yours.”

I could practically hear his shrug. “It’s the same thing to me.”

“And that’s the problem, isn’t it?”

“Not from my end.”

“Cohen…why can’t you just leave us alone?”

He sighed. “Which reason do you want, Nina? Or is it Polly now? I’ve got a few. One, you just plain pissed me off with your refusal to stay put. Two, your life was payment for your mother’s debt, and that woman has still never shown up with my money. Three, I don’t like being tricked. And how about four? Jayme.”

His name on Cohen’s lips made me want to retch.

“You’ll never find us,” I whispered.

“You’ve thought that before, haven’t you?”

The phone clicked, and I sat staring at it with my heart in my throat.

Quickly, quickly, I urged myself.

I flung the door open and scrambled to the front door.

“Misty?” I whispered.

I’d called her just an hour ago to let her know I was on my way, so I knew she’d be waiting.

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