The Forgotten Daughter by Robinson Lauri

Author:Robinson, Lauri [Robinson, Lauri]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-09-16T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Although he didn’t know the man well, Scooter was happy to see Ty—and Norma Rose—climbing out of Ty’s truck. Forrest had told him Ty used to be a private investigator. That’s what had brought him to Minnesota. He’d hung that hat up before asking Norma Rose to marry him, but he still had connections. Ones that had helped Forrest solve the case against Galen Reynolds. Scooter hoped Ty might be inclined to help him. He had a feeling he was going to need it.

Pulling his motorcycle up to the front door of the resort, Scooter cut the engine. “You go on in and change your clothes,” he told Josie.

“What are you going to do?” she asked.

“I’m going home to put on dry ones, too.”

She climbed off the bike, but her steady stare said she didn’t believe he was simply going home. He wasn’t. But he wasn’t about to tell her that.

Hand in hand, Ty and Norma Rose approached. “Did you two fall in the lake?” Norma Rose asked.

“Yes,” Scooter answered. “Well, she fell in,” he said, correcting himself. “I jumped in to save her.”

“I didn’t need to be saved,” Josie said.

“What were you doing?” Norma Rose asked.

“Bringing in the raft we used last night.”

“Was it salvageable?” Ty asked.

“Yes,” Scooter answered. “Nothing more than a few surface burns. We pulled it ashore down by the first dock.” Hoping the other man would catch his hint, he added, “I’ll need some help and a truck to haul it to the barn.”

“Let’s go and do it now,” Ty said. “It’ll fit in the back of my truck.”

“If you don’t mind,” Scooter said, trying to cover up his gratitude.

“I thought you were going home to change,” Josie said, eyeing him guardedly.

“I am,” he said. “This way I won’t have to come back later.”

She pinched her lips together and glowered. “Then I’ll come with you and help.” Nodding toward Norma Rose, she added, “We’ll all go.”

“No, we won’t,” Norma Rose said. “You need to go and change your clothes. Those pants will probably be stained forever. Besides, I want to talk to you.”

“About what?” Josie asked.

“The resort.” Norma Rose stretched up on her toes and kissed Ty’s cheek. “See you later.” Snagging her arm, she tugged Josie toward the door. “I’ll put your pants in to soak while you change.”

* * *

“I’ll meet you at the dock,” Scooter told Ty as Josie watched him over her shoulder. “I don’t want to get your seat wet.”

Ty nodded and walked toward his truck while Scooter started his bike and headed back toward the lake. The cycle was parked and he was standing next to the raft when Ty arrived. Waving both hands, Scooter guided Ty as he backed the truck down the hill, and then he placed a rock behind the back wheels so it wouldn’t roll when Ty cut the engine.

As Ty climbed out of the truck, he said, “Norma Rose and I didn’t go to a picture show. We did a little investigating instead.”

“Investigating?” Scooter asked, making no move to start loading the raft.

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