Reluctant Witness by Rachel Brimble

Author:Rachel Brimble [Brimble, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-02-11T01:02:20+00:00

Chapter Seven

Daniel awoke to find his bedroom flooded with another morning of bright sunshine. For a few seconds he lay peacefully awake, the previous night escaping his memory. But as he stretched his arms above his head, the memory returned and crashed into him like a demolition ball.

He pulled the pillow over his face and groaned.

The groan wasn’t from regret. Nor was it the sound of a man waking from a night of bad decisions and too much tequila. Daniel Conway groaned from the realization that he might have just plonked his heart down right in front of Julia Kershaw like an offering on a silver platter.

Her lips had tasted like nothing he’d ever sampled before. She was so...He grinned...so bloody sexy. Her eyes drew you in, her scent tempting and provocative, but her kiss? Jesus. He felt himself grow hard beneath the cotton sheets and grimaced. How old was he? Fourteen? God, this was bad.

She had bashed headlong into his life and now he felt as though he’d do anything to keep her there. He wanted to hear her laugh, hold her when she cried, listen as she told him about her life, in fact, learn every little thing about her. He swallowed, hard. For the first time in his life, there was a real possibility he could be falling in love.

The only snag in this happily ever after? Julia Kershaw was the key—no, the only—witness his murder investigation. It wasn’t professional and God knew he had always been professional.

He leapt from the bed and into the bathroom. He needed to take a freezing cold shower before he completely lost his senses.

An hour later he had checked in at the station and was on his way to Kendlewood. A bigger town than Corkley Park, people came to Kendlewood to either work, shop or do business. It did not echo with laughter, fun and the good times of its seaside neighbor. Both towns were under Daniel’s jurisdiction but as far as Daniel was concerned, the sooner he got back to Corkley Park, the better.

He’d pre-planned this trip and knew exactly where the Dial-A-Debt office was situated. He pulled to a stop outside and pushed open the door. He walked into a plush, white-walled office with little decoration and even less personality. A tall, dark-haired man in his late thirties rose to his feet from behind one of the two desks.

“Richard Bainbridge, how may I help you, sir?” he asked, flashing a bright white smile and extending his hand.

Daniel barely shook his hand before pulling his ID from his inside pocket. “Good morning, I’m Detective Inspector Daniel Conway. I’m here on official police business. I’m hoping you will be able to help me.”

“Well, yes, yes, of course, Inspector,” Bainbridge said, smoothing back his hair with a brush of his hand. “Won’t you have a seat? Tea? Coffee?”

Daniel sat and studied the man in front of him. Vain was the first word that leapt to mind. His clothes, hair and manicured hands left little doubt this guy took personal grooming very seriously.

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