The Reluctant Bride by Kathryn Alexander

Author:Kathryn Alexander [Alexander, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

“No, it can't be,” Micah protested audibly with the other moviegoers in the midst of laughing at her own inaccuracy when the guilty party was revealed.

“A murder mystery,” Rob said dryly. “How did I let you talk me into this after weeks of the Gendersen trial?”

“It was good, didn't you think? I had no idea who the killer was.”

“I told you it wasn't the burglar. Too obvious,” Rob insisted as they exited the theater, leaving the aroma of buttery popcorn behind for the refreshing spring air.

“I know, I know,” Micah responded, still laughing at the surprise ending. “You told me so.”

A crooked smile or smirk, Micah couldn't decide which, curved Rob's mouth. “The chauffeur,” he said. “I said all along to keep your eye on the innocent-looking driver.” He reached down to take her hand in his own, and she was almost startled by the contact. He had not intentionally touched her all evening. Not at her apartment when he first arrived, not during dinner, not once throughout the entire movie.

Micah held tightly to his hand as they walked toward the parking lot. He released her to open the car door. She hated ending the contact, and a quick glance in his direction said as much, but if he could read the feelings in her clear green gaze, he gave no indication.

The film became the topic of conversation on the drive to her apartment—the movie, the lovely spring weather, Micah's classes, Rob's evening out with the troubled teenager he had told her about, and even some discussion about the Gendersen trial.

“So, you had a good time with the pastor, Brian Andrews, and the boy you took to play basketball with him at Third Avenue Church?”

“Yes. Ronnie is the kid's name. Really, it went much better than I thought it would. Ronnie enjoyed himself and wants to go back and take his younger brothers. Brian is picking up the boys on Monday for another game, then I'll take them there again next Thursday.”

“That sounds great. Maybe this will make a difference in Ronnie's life.”

“It might,” he answered. “I think the boy might be as sick of his lifestyle as his parents and the judicial system are. This could turn him around.” Rob parked in the familiar slot in front of Mrs. Poe's house. “You're studying me rather intently,” he commented.

“I'm keeping my eye on the chauffeur. ‘The innocent-looking driver,’ as I think you referred to him.”

“I don't have a chauffeur's license, I'm not innocent-looking,” Rob said, switching off the engine and pulling the keys from the ignition to dangle them in front of Micah. “And, I am no longer driving.”

“But you are good at spotting the guilty party. Maybe you should be a detective instead of an attorney,” she suggested.

Rob's smile faded; the slant of his mouth thinned into a straight line.

She had said something wrong, she knew it. But the words should have bothered her more than him. “What's wrong?” she asked. “I was only teasing.”

“Explain something to me, Micah.

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