The Cradle Files by Delores Fossen

Author:Delores Fossen [Fossen, Delores]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
ISBN: 9781426886942
Publisher: Harlequin Intrigue
Published: 2006-07-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

"That's Darnell's house," Lexie verified, checking the address that the P.I. had given them.

Garrett parked their car just up the street, so that Darnell's front door and garage were visible in case the doctor spotted them, got suspicious and tried to run. They had already made sure he was home. Pretending to be a telemarketer, Garrett had called the house, and Dr. Andrew Darnell had taken the call.

"I want to bash in his door," Garrett grumbled.

"I wouldn't mind doing some bashing myself," Lexie concurred. She was fidgeting. Checking her gun. Rechecking it. "Do you think he has the baby in there with him?"

"It's possible, but doubtful. Darnell would probably want to be one step removed from the evidence that could get his butt arrested."

But there was no mistake--one way or another, Garrett intended to arrest the man, and he would do whatever it took to get a full confession. That confession would include telling them the whereabouts of the baby.

"I can't just sit here," Lexie informed him.

"You might not have a choice. He might recognize you."

Another gun check. "So, what do we do?"

It was the million dollar question. Garrett had gone through several possible scenarios, and he didn't like any of them.

"We wait about a half hour until it's dark," he told her. "And then I have a look around his house. Well, I'll look through his windows, anyway. I'll check to see if he's armed. Make sure he's alone. If he is, then I'll ring the doorbell, introduce myself and have a little chat with him. I want to hear what he has to say, since I'm pretty sure Darnell is the right man."

"So am I. I'm almost positive that I remember the other man saying his name that night when I gave birth."

Good. Those were exactly the kinds of memories they needed. It was enough to validate whatever he had to do to get Darnell to confess.

Garrett shifted in the seat so he could make eye contact with her. "What else do you remember about that night?"

"About the delivery...I've recalled a few things. Not so much about the days following it. But the blanks are filling in, and it seems as if every hour I remember something else."

"Like the coffee table," he commented. Best to leave out the whole sex incident on that coffee table. "And, of course, you remember that I'm a jerk for not telling you about your father."

She dodged his gaze and looked out the window. She also dodged his comment. "I went into labor at the home for unwed mothers. I was staying there because money was tight, and I didn't want to tap into my bank accounts because...well, just because."

"Because you thought I'd find you." Ironic. While she was worrying about him finding her, he hadn't even been looking. Because he had no clue that she was carrying his child. The SAPD had been searching for her, but only because she was a missing material witness. Their search had had nothing to do with what had happened personally between Lexie and him.

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