Plain Cover-Up by Alison Stone

Author:Alison Stone
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-08-14T04:00:00+00:00

SEVEN

The night of the break-in, Christina’s big brother convinced her to hold off on confronting Roger. And he had been right. Nothing productive would have come from pointing her finger at him.

Again, they had no proof.

Or maybe that was her brother’s way of keeping her out of harm’s way. In any event, a few days had passed and she was working at the clinic, a little tired from sleeping at her brother’s house. Who knew babies cried so much? Especially at midnight, two in the morning, four in the morning...

She stifled a yawn. She was grateful for her job. It kept her mind focused on something other than her own concerns.

Right now she was escorting an elderly lady who had come in for a simple blood pressure check to her waiting husband’s vehicle. Christina watched as the car pulled away.

She paused and filled her lungs with the sweet air of the beautiful spring day. The sound of the wind rustling the leaves made her want to take a walk. What she wouldn’t give to play hooky. It was a strange thought, considering never in her life had she played hooky.

But spending a lot of time with Dylan had created a subtle shift. There were other things to life.

And now she had Georgia to help run the clinic.

She smiled at the notion.

Another yawn snuck up on her and she knew she’d have to find other living arrangements if she hoped to get a good night’s sleep. Maybe she should go to her parents’ home, but she hated to put out Franny and Henry who took care of the estate. They would surely make a lot of fuss over her.

Or maybe it was the past she didn’t want to face.

Christina was opening the door of the clinic when the sound of gravel under tires caught her attention. She spun around to see Georgia in her zippy new red car. Maybe Christina’d get one like that.

Nah, she liked the anonymity of a nondescript car. Function over form.

Christina paused in the doorway and held the door open for Georgia. “Good lunch?”

“Yeah, it was. It was nice to get out for a little bit.” She held out her hand, indicating the gorgeous day. “Why don’t you go for lunch?” Georgia glanced around Christina into the empty waiting room. “I think I can handle things around here. Go, it’s a beautiful day.”

“I don’t know...” Christina was lost in thought.

“You know I can handle this,” Georgia assured her. “And I know how to reach you if something comes up.” The competent young woman held up her cell phone. “It’s all good.” She flicked her hand at her boss in a shoo-shoo gesture, the bangle bracelets on her wrist jangling.

Christina was about to protest when her stomach grumbled. She could go for a sandwich and the exercise that came with walking the short distance to the diner. Christina peeled off her white coat and walked in to hang it on a hook. “I’ll be back in an hour and—”

“If anything comes up, I’ll call you.

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