Saving Sophie: Book Seven In The Bodyguards Of L.A. County Series by Cate Beauman

Author:Cate Beauman [Beauman, Cate]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2014-09-04T00:00:00+00:00

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Stone sat across from Sophie, watching her push her food around her plate, as she’d done for the last several minutes. He’d hoped the quaint Italian place with its classic checkered tablecloths and squat candle burning in the center of the table might relax her, but that clearly wasn’t the case. He polished off the remains of his perfectly prepared rib eye and set down his silverware. “How’s the piccata?”

She continued sliding her bite among the pasta and spears of grilled asparagus, staring into the flame.

“Soph.” He brushed his finger over her knuckles.

Her eyes darted to his. “Hmm?”

“How’s the food?”

“Good.”

“Yeah?”

“Yes.” She sat up further in her seat. “Very delicious.”

“I haven’t seen you take a bite yet.”

Sighing, she looked at her plate. “I’m not hungry.”

He stood, abandoning his side of the table, and slid into the booth next to her. “You should eat.” He took the fork and stabbed the piece of golden chicken, bringing it to her lips.

She took the bite and chewed.

“Good?”

She nodded.

He wrapped his arm around her shoulders, wanting to erase the troubled look that had been in her eyes since last night. Their trip to her mother’s grave and walk along her favorite local beach had brought her little comfort. Nothing seemed to help. “How you doing?” he murmured against her soft hair.

She leaned further into him, resting her head in the crook of his neck. “Okay.” She touched his wedding band, twisting the silver on his finger. “I hate it here. This was my home for so many years, but now I want to leave so badly and never come back.”

He thought of Eric’s nasty murmurs through the bathroom door and the way the asshole had grabbed Sophie’s arms, shoving her toward the women’s room as he opened the door. He’d wanted to kill the bastard. He’d wanted to squeeze the fucker’s windpipe until his heart stopped. “We’ll be out of here soon,” he said, struggling to force the sickening memory away.

“I can’t settle. I keep waiting to turn around and see Clyde coming at me with a pair of handcuffs.”

He pulled her closer against him. “I don’t think that’s going to happen.”

She twisted his ring faster. “I’m not so sure. He and Eric are such good friends. Eric does a lot for the department—scholarships for the officers’ children, family barbeques, art nights for the spouses, not to mention he and Clyde are golf buddies.” She stopped fiddling with his finger. “I feel like everyone’s looking at me, like this whole town is against me. He has them all fooled.”

He glanced around the busy restaurant, noting the looks they were getting. “Screw them.” He held up his hand as the waitress walked by. “Check please.”

“Sure thing.” The woman eyed Sophie as she turned away.

“I just want to go back to Los Angeles.”

“Hopefully tomorrow.”

She nodded.

The waitress brought the bill over. “Thanks for coming in. It was good to see you again, Sophie. You look so different.”

She smiled. “Thanks, Liza.”

Stone jotted down a tip and signed the merchant’s copy.

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