Ricochet by Christy Barritt

Author:Christy Barritt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-08-31T04:00:00+00:00

TEN

Nick stared at Molly another moment, uncertain that he’d heard her correctly. A moment ago, she’d knocked on his office door then slipped inside, quietly closing the door behind her. He’d known by the look on her face that she had bad news, but he hadn’t expected this.

“Drugs are missing?”

Molly nodded, the action tight. “They were there yesterday. Ashley even said she remembers me putting the prescription back into the cabinet after she took her morning dosage. I have no idea what happened to the bottle.”

“You locked the cabinet back up?”

“Of course.”

“And no one else has the key.”

“You’re the one who gave me the key. I’m assuming there are no other copies.”

He opened his desk drawer and saw a silver key in the corner, just where he’d left it. “There’s one other copy, but it’s right here.” His gaze rose to meet hers. “This isn’t good.”

“I know.” She wrapped her arms over her chest. “I’m flabbergasted.”

He hadn’t wanted to bring the subject up—not at all. But how could he not, given the circumstances now? He leaned toward her from across the desk. “Molly, is there anything you want to tell me?”

She blinked. “That I want to tell you? What do you mean?”

He suppressed a sigh. She wasn’t going to make this easy. “I know about the missing drugs from your last place of employment.”

She straightened. “How do you know about that?”

“I checked your employment history. What kind of camp director would I be if I didn’t?”

“And you really believe that I stole drugs?”

“I’m not saying that. I’m simply asking you what happened. If you have a problem—”

“A problem? You think I have a drug problem?”

This wasn’t going as he’d hoped. Not at all. “That’s not what I’m saying, Molly.”

“Then what are you saying?”

“I’m simply asking you to tell me the truth.”

“I’ve never lied to you, Nick.”

“I’m not saying that you have. But I am saying that the camp is on precarious ground right now. I need to know about your past so I can know how to handle this situation. The last thing either of us wants is for this camp to be shut down, correct?”

Molly nodded slowly. “Of course.”

Nick relaxed his shoulders some. “Good, then why don’t you tell me what’s going on?”

She said nothing for a moment.

“Molly, even if something did happen in your past, it’s not going to change the way I think about you. ‘Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.’ That’s not me. I’m not in a place to throw any stones—not that I’d want to anyway.”

She buried her face in her hands a moment, as if trying to compose herself. Finally, she heaved in a deep breath and sat up, opening her eyes until her weary gaze met Nick’s. “My former boss did make accusations against me. None of them were true, though. He was simply retaliating because I broke up with him. He’s used to getting his way and tried to manipulate the situation. The hospital opened an investigation.

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