The House On Jindalee Lane by Jennie Jones

Author:Jennie Jones
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mira

‘Ryan!’

Ryan halted in the backstage area where his barn-bedroom had once been.

Edie came stomping around the partition, her face flushed in some sort of panic.

‘Marcus—he might know where I am.’

He dropped a pile of set decoration magazines he was holding and stepped forwards. ‘Do you know how?’ He said it quietly. He didn’t want her even more flustered than she was now.

‘We think Damien told him—Riff Raff.’

‘Does Damien have anything against you?’

‘Of course not. I’m his best woman friend.’ She touched her bracelet, her fingers working it. ‘I don’t understand why he’d do this. He’s gentle and sweet. His idea of going wild is a night in watching West Side Story with a bag of buttered popcorn. Plus Marcus is spreading terrible rumours about me. How far do you think he’ll go?’

Ryan put a hand on her shoulder, hoping to slow her down and steady her. ‘Nobody can hurt you, Edie.’ Not while he was around, and he intended to stick like glue from now on. He’d hoped to have this conversation later tonight, but since she’d opened an avenue … ‘This thing we’ve got going on,’ he said, ‘the pretence for Gary. We ought to make it seem real now.’

‘Why?’

‘I don’t want you out of my sight. So we should make it known we’re together.’

‘But we’re not.’ She fiddled with her bracelet again, an askance look on her face.

‘Would it be so bad?’

‘Nobody would believe it.’

He accepted the possibility of this, but didn’t care for the fact that Edie couldn’t believe it either. ‘What makes you think that?’

‘I’m complicated, Ryan. And I’m not sure about anything at the moment. Everybody knows you just make up your mind to do something, and do it. You’re organised and I’m a wreck.’

He decided not to answer that one.

‘They’d never believe us,’ she insisted. ‘We’re not suited.’

‘On the contrary. We just approach things differently. You’re pretty easy to figure out—mostly. Just not in the way I’m used to.’

‘You’re used to regulation and order. Your commanding officer gives you a map, tells you where to go and which missionary you’re going to be saving. He shows you where you’ll get picked up by a helicopter or something, and reminds you to not get shot while you’re out there.’

His face cracked in a reluctant smile. ‘I’m the one who often gave the orders, Edie, and I don’t know where you got the missionary idea from, but yeah—you’re pretty much right. Now let’s get back to the issue at hand. I’m going to be by your side from now on. Day and night.’

‘Night?’ She chewed her bottom lip. ‘What do you think Marcus is going to do?’

‘I’ve got a mate in Sydney who’s doing a bit of snooping for me.’

‘Who?’

‘Killer Vince.’ He shut his mouth when she baulked. ‘It’s just a nickname. He’s a private investigator now.’

‘His army nickname?’

‘He always wanted to be a killer with the ladies and never quite made it, but in Afghanistan he turned his charms on the kids and made them laugh.

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