Trust Me by Brenda Novak

Author:Brenda Novak
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: mom 03/21/2014
ISBN: 0778324125
Publisher: Mira
Published: 2008-01-02T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

“So how’d it go last night?” Jasmine asked, poking her head into Skye’s office.

Skye pretended to be more engrossed in the letter she was writing than she really was. “Fine.”

“That’s it? That’s all you’ve got to say?”

She scowled. After leaving David’s apartment this morning, she’d gone home, showered and returned to the office, but she hadn’t bothered with makeup. She wondered if she looked as sleep-deprived and grumpy as she felt. “What do you want me to say?”

Jasmine sauntered in. Half East Indian, she had the darkest complexion of the three of them—beautiful golden skin—and unusual blue, almond-shaped eyes. At only five-four and less than 100 pounds, she was also the shortest and slimmest. She could eat anything and never gain a pound. “You know what I want you to say. Did you sleep with him?”

Sheridan had already asked her the same thing. “No,” she answered curtly.

“No?”

Jasmine sounded almost as disappointed as Skye was, but Skye didn’t want to hear it and certainly didn’t want to discuss it. She tried to reread the line she’d just written to the chief of police, once again asking him to support one of their events. But it was impossible to concentrate. “He’s going back to her, like I said,” she muttered when Jasmine didn’t leave.

“He said that?”

“More or less.” For a second, she considered telling Jasmine about the call she’d received from Lynnette. Lynnette’s words still churned inside her because they suggested she’d actively pursued someone else’s man. But Skye hadn’t come near David when he was married. During those times, they didn’t even speak, except perfunctorily over the phone and only regarding Burke. But why complain about Lynnette? It didn’t matter. Skye was putting her feelings for David behind her. Much to Sheridan’s chagrin, she’d already asked Charlie to be her escort to the fund-raiser tomorrow night. And he’d agreed.

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“Something’s wrong with that detective,” Jasmine said, dropping onto Skye’s couch.

“When David commits, he commits.”

“Does that mean you’re finished with him?”

The letter. Keep working on the letter. Otherwise, Jasmine will see that it’s killing you to answer this question. “Of course. Why would I go on being stupid?”

“Loving someone isn’t stupid. I’d actually like to fall in love.”

This succeeded in pulling Skye away from her computer. “Even with a man who doesn’t love you back?”

“Even with a man who doesn’t love me back. Then maybe I could feel something besides the emptiness I feel now.” Sighing, she leaned back and gazed up at the pictures above her head. “This is creepy, Skye,” she said, her tone suddenly far less wistful. “You know that, don’t you?”

Skye had started typing again. We would be delighted to honor you for what you ‘ve already done for the community and… “What’s creepy?”

“That there are pictures of psychopaths hanging on your wall. Doesn’t it bother you to have them staring down at you?”

Skye studied the pictures. “Sometimes. A lot of times,” she admitted.

“But they motivate me. They’re the reason I show up here each day, despite knowing I’ll never get rich, never be completely safe, never be able to forget what I’ve seen and heard.

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