The Guardian (Mended Souls Book 1) by Jacquie Biggar

Author:Jacquie Biggar [Biggar, Jacquie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781988126036
Published: 2016-04-19T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Tracy stole sideways glances at the handsome profile of her date as he negotiated the heavy Chicago traffic. A date. She couldn’t remember the last time she’d done something so spontaneous. There were any number of open cases on her desk she should be working on, including Hank’s, but for the moment nothing else mattered except spending a little more time with this man. He affected her more than she cared to admit.

He had led her outside the ME’s office to the convertible Mustang parked in the visitor lot and handed her onto the sleek leather passenger seat. Shell-shocked after their kiss, she hadn’t said anything when he lowered the top, started the engine with its deep-throated growl, and pulled away from the lot.

Curiosity had kicked in now, though.

“Where are we going?”

“Grant Park,” he said, shooting her a quick glance as he signaled onto Congress Parkway. The wind flirted with his sandy blond hair and blew a lock over his forehead. With his leather jacket and sky-blue eyes, it was no wonder thousands of women swooned at his movies. He had the whole James Dean vibe going—it was difficult to resist.

Soon they were driving into the park. Scott found a space and pulled in, shifting the gearshift into first with his left hand in an economy of motion, then yanking up on the handbrake before he shut the engine down.

The sudden silence made her nervous. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and cleared her throat. “This is nice.”

Brilliant observation, Watson.

“Yeah, it is.” He gave a melancholy smile. “We came here to show my sister the sights the day of the crash.”

Oh, Scott.

She touched his casted arm in sympathy. “We don’t have to stay.”

He stared out the window, then pulled his keys and met her gaze. “I want to share this with you.”

Her heart squeezed. She swallowed back the tears and forced a teasing grin. “Okay then, hotshot. What’s for lunch? I’m starving.”

Scott slanted her a grateful look and opened his door. “I stopped at a diner on my way to your office this morning and had them do us up a basket—on the off-chance you’d actually agree to go out with me.”

His backward grin was engaging, and she hopped out to join him at the rear of the car, her emotions as effervescent as the bottle of champagne he added to the basket.

He lifted the hamper and a red and white checked blanket from the trunk, slammed the lid, and held out well-tanned fingers dangling below the white cast. “Shall we?”

Tracy hesitated, then accepted his hand, luxuriating in the hard warmth of his touch. They began their walk across the lot and entered the park proper, stopping to watch a wedding shoot at the iconic Bellingham Fountain. Grant Park nestled on the shores of Lake Michigan, a favorite with the locals. Tracy envied the obvious adoration of the groom for his beautiful bride. Sometimes she wondered if her choice of career stopped men from looking at her in a romantic light.

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