Search and Seizure by Miller Julie

Author:Miller, Julie [Miller, Julie]
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2006-06-23T05:00:00+00:00

COOPER BELLAMY MADE the funkiest damn baby-sitter Dwight had ever seen. The kid had more hair than he did. But with a Glock on his belt and a burp rag over his shoulder, the detective had finally given Maddie enough reassurance that they could leave and get this hellish task over with.

Dwight steered his Mercedes through rush hour traffic to the southern edge of the city, where the main crime lab was located. The sun had come up with an unforgiving intensity, turning the pavement hot and raising chimeras of heat that reminded him of kissing Maddie.

He didn’t regret a second of that kiss, though he knew he damn well should. She’d looked so vulnerable, sitting there on the steps, drowning in his robe, her blue eyes luminous with fatigue and worry. The same blue eyes that, moments later, had darkened with interest as he put his old body through its paces.

She’d asked about Alicia and he’d been stunned to hear himself answer without thinking—without filtering his words and memories through a sharp grip of pain. His therapist would have called it a breakthrough moment, but he’d just felt lighter—as if a bit of the weight that burdened his heart had been lifted.

For the first time, he’d been able to think about their marriage in the past tense. Without missing her. He treasured what they’d had, remembered how he’d loved her, still knew he was responsible for her death.

But he’d been able to set the memories aside and keep himself in the moment. He’d imagined Maddie’s lush body, hidden beneath the folds of his robe, and felt something stirring in his blood. He’d savored her spicy orange scent that clung to the soft terry cloth. He’d listened to her husky voice and knew he wasn’t cooling down the way he should after a workout.

He’d tested his theory about moving on by kissing her. He hadn’t batted one eye at how she’d opened for him, clutched at him, responded to him. He hadn’t felt such a rush—in his veins, in his head, in his groin—for ages. God, he was out of practice. He’d cornered a woman on the stairs in his basement and told her to shut up. Even with Alicia, he hadn’t been much of a romantic, but that had seriously lacked in style.

But it hadn’t lacked in passion. Kissing Maddie had been the truest connection he’d had with a woman since Alicia.

If the phone hadn’t interrupted them, he might have picked her up, carried her to the sofa or his bed and tested his theory in a way that would probably shock the good Ms. McCallister.

But the phone had rung. And despite the frissons of lust still thrumming through his body, this morning, she was a different person. As he drove, he glanced across the seat at Maddie. She’d pulled that glorious hair back into a tight no-nonsense bun. And the soft skin that had fired beneath his touch last night looked chilled and pale, except for the light dusting of makeup she wore.

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