The Agent's Secret Past by Debby Giusti

Author:Debby Giusti
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2013-04-08T16:00:00+00:00

TWELVE

Becca and Colby arrived on post in time for her to grab a few hours of sleep before her alarm went off the next morning. The night before, Colby had insisted on escorting her inside and then checked her room before he finally said good-night.

She could get used to having Colby around. Not that she couldn’t handle things on her own, but an extra set of eyes working an investigation was nice, especially on a difficult case. Besides, bouncing ideas back and forth helped her sort through the fragments of information they had already gleaned.

Something else was nice about Colby. He had a funny way of touching her arm when he was concerned about her well-being. She tried to ignore the warmth that flowed though her whenever he was near and instead blamed her fluctuating internal temperature on the weather. But southern Georgia’s temps were hovering around forty degrees at night with daytime highs in the mid-fifties.

The truth was that Colby’s closeness affected her internal thermostat because she was attracted to the handsome agent. Although she knew better than to allow attraction to get in the way of an investigation, she couldn’t help herself. At least Colby didn’t realize the effect he had on her. She needed to keep her emotions in check as long as possible. Colby was her partner professionally, but not in any other way.

End of story.

In spite of the post-wide training holiday, a number of folks were at their desks when she entered CID Headquarters that morning.

Raynard Otis saluted and then offered her a welcoming smile. “How’s it going, Agent Miller?” he asked when she stopped in front of his desk.

“You should be home relaxing, Ray. Didn’t you get the memo about the training holiday?”

“Yes, ma’am, and no, ma’am. I read the memo, but where else would I want to be this morning?” He shrugged. His mocha face stretched into a wide grin. “Everyone else came to work today. We’ve got a major investigation plus other time-sensitive directives that I need to take over to post headquarters. By the way, Chief Wilson said you might be interested in working on the farmers’ market task force the general’s wife is leading.”

Becca held up her hand and shook her head. “Not until we get to the bottom of this current investigation. Is the chief in his office?”

“No, ma’am. I expect he’ll arrive shortly.”

Becca stopped momentarily at the coffeepot to pour a cup before heading to her office. A bare desk greeted her. No flowers. No plants. No photos of family. Just a computer and a stack of manila folders.

Nice and neat, the way she liked her life to be.

Except things had suddenly gotten complicated.

Logging in to her computer, she quickly produced a list of Amish communities and corresponding law enforcement agencies in the nearby towns. She printed off two copies.

Becca heard Colby’s voice before she saw him. He greeted Ray and took the same path she had earlier to the break room and the coffeepot. In spite of the caffeine, he looked tired when he entered her cubicle some minutes later.

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