Scene of the Crime: Black Creek by Cassidy Carla

Author:Cassidy, Carla
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-08-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Cassie wasn’t a happy camper. The discount store they stopped at didn’t have her usual shampoo, the hairbrush she bought wasn’t like the one back at their suite and apparently nobody in Arkansas wore long pajamas in July. The only night clothing she could find was a spaghetti-strapped, short, flimsy shift that was light blue and patterned with white sleeping kittens.

She added two pairs of new underpants to her small shopping cart and two pairs of shorts and two T-shirts, one to change into as soon as they landed someplace and the other to wear the next day. She then went in search for Mick who had been in charge of picking up toothbrushes and paste, deodorant and anything else he thought they’d need for the night.

She found him in the candy aisle, dropping several bags of goodies in his cart. “I thought you were getting toothbrushes.”

He gestured to the bottom of the cart where a package of large white T-shirts, a package of boxers and a pair of black shorts rested next to the required items. “I just figured we might get a little munchy later. You like licorice?”

“I like these better.” She grabbed a bag of chocolate-covered raisins and threw them into his cart. “Shouldn’t we get holed up someplace before somebody from Black Creek sees us here?”

“Yeah, I’m ready,” he agreed.

Mick paid with cash and within minutes they were back in the car and headed toward the Cobb’s Corner’s Motel down the street. The motel was located next to a fast-food place. Mick pulled up in front of the office and went in to see about a room for the night.

As he left the car, Cassie released a shuddery sigh that she felt as if she’d been holding in for hours. You’re okay, she told herself. You survived not only a crazed gunman, but also the Black River.

She wasn’t sure when she’d been frightened more, when she’d realized the hole in the canoe was from a bullet or when Mick stood up and she realized she was about to be cast into the deep river water.

But you’re okay, she thought again. Still, she couldn’t stop the jitters that had seized her insides from the moment that hole had appeared in the side of the canoe.

You’re a trained FBI agent, she reminded herself. You can handle anything. Just whatever you do, don’t fall apart.

As Mick stepped out of the office, she couldn’t help but admire the easy stride that carried him back to the car, the totally relaxed cast of his shoulders and the charming smile he flashed that lifted those sinful lips of his. Didn’t he have the jitters, too? Wasn’t he afraid of what might happen next now that they had no idea of the killer’s next move?

Funny, but the very sight of him calmed her, steadied the nerves that had been jumping inside her since the unexpected dunk in the river.

He slid into the driver’s seat and handed her a key. “We’re in unit twelve.

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