Rendezvous with Danger (Reunited Series) by Cooper Sharon C

Author:Cooper, Sharon C. [Cooper, Sharon C.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Amaris Publishing LLC
Published: 2013-02-25T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

When they arrived at Wiz’s house, Quinn helped Alandra out of the truck and she shivered against the cold the moment her feet touched the ground. Growing up on the east coast, she experienced her share of blistering winters, but they were nothing compared to the weather in the Windy City.

“Tomorrow we’ll get you a real coat.” Quinn wrapped his strong arms around her and guided her to the side entrance of the large, brick Tudor home. Spotlights along the path highlighted the home’s tall, narrow windows, decorative half-timbering, and a steeply pitched roof giving it a medieval flavor that Alandra loved.

“Come on in,” Wiz greeted shortly after Quinn rang the doorbell. “Malik’s in the office and I was on my way to make some coffee. I already know you want a cup,” he said to Quinn. “What about you Alandra?”

“Coffee would be great,” she said, her teeth clattering and her body trembling despite Quinn’s arms around her.

Wiz chuckled. “I’ll get you a double and turn up the heat. I guess living in California has thinned your blood.”

Alandra watched him walk in the opposite direction and wondered just how much he knew about her. Quinn spoke highly of his computer skills and she didn’t know how she felt about him digging into her background, even if it did mean finding the person who tried to kill her.

Quinn directed her up a short flight of stairs and to a hallway that boasted tall ceilings and stunning artwork covering the walls. Alandra stopped and admired them. The evocative oil paintings reached out to her. They were so life like.

“These are amazing,” she said of the first three paintings. She paused at the third one. It was the silhouette of a man and a woman embracing each other with New York’s Central Park in the background. Tall buildings touched the sky and snow covered branches dangled from the trees. “Such talent, who is the artist?”

“Wiz’s ex-wife.”

Alandra turned to him with raised eyebrows. “Usually people don’t want anything to do with their exes, and he’s displaying her artwork?”

Quinn chuckled. “They are not your typical exes. I think they’ll always love each other. They married right out of high school, but when Wiz became a SEAL, she said she couldn’t handle him being summoned in the middle of the night, and leaving out on secret missions.”

Alandra turned back to the artwork and realized the man in the painting could easily be Wiz. She understood how his wife felt. Not knowing where he was going, who he was with, or whether or not she’d ever see him again. She felt that way each time Quinn went on assignment.

“Is he still in the military?”

Quinn shook his head. “He’s a P.I. and occasionally does contract work for the government, but not field work. Only what he can do from his home office and with his computer.”

“Then maybe he can get his ex-wife back,” Alandra said more to herself than to Quinn, but he responded.

“He’s trying.”

Quinn reached for her hand and they continued down the long hallway passing several bedrooms and a bathroom.

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