Waters Run Deep by Liz Talley

Author:Liz Talley
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-07-09T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

NATE HADN’T BEEN DOWN Lafourche Bayou in many years. Not since the redfish trip he took with Abram and a few other coaches when his brother first took the job at ULB. Shrimp boats bobbed on the side of the bayou where two highways hugged the banks. Businesses and modest houses clung to the highway in an unusual pattern of living. Periodic lock bridges invited residents to cross over to the other side to visit friends or other businesses. They passed bakeries, gas stations and the occasional warehouse. Spencer squealed in delight at each boat.

“Here comes a tug boat,” Nate commented as they sat waiting on one of the lock bridges that had opened for the boat to pass.

“I know what tug boats do,” Spencer said, craning his head and watching the boat. “They push barges.”

“Very good,” Nate said, enjoying the joy the child took in the simple pleasure of watching boats work. Annie didn’t look as thrilled, but she nodded in agreement.

After the bridge closed, he rolled over to the other side of the bayou and started looking for Galliano Elementary School, where Sally Cheramie taught second grade. His heart thumped a little harder in his chest despite his mind telling him this was no big deal, that the woman who had started asking questions was likely not Della, but someone who’d come across a similar blankie when she was small, someone who had two parents who were not Picou and Martin. But his heart didn’t listen to his head, mostly because the hope that had nestled deep inside for so long had awoken and climbed out of its hiding place.

“Why are you going to a school? Is this where your witness is?” Annie asked.

“I’m going to school next year,” Spencer said. “Kindergarten.”

Nate didn’t answer because his mind was too busy working out how he’d do this. He hadn’t called the woman to tell her he was coming. He wanted to catch her unaware, perhaps even study her for a few moments. He’d learned early on to not give suspects time to prepare. But this wasn’t a suspect. Not really.

“Do you mind waiting?” he asked Annie as he pulled into a visitor parking space and scanned the area. He hadn’t formed much of a plan on the way down. Hard to with Annie sitting next to him and Spencer chattering in the backseat. He felt off-balanced.

She shook her head, her gray eyes questioning. “No problem.”

“I gotta go potty, Annie,” Spencer said, wriggling in his booster while grabbing the crotch of his shorts. “Hurry.”

Annie unbuckled, looking at Nate. “We’ll go inside and find a restroom while you take care of your business. Mind leaving me your keys?”

He sighed. “Sure.”

After passing the keys to Annie, he climbed out and pressed the map on his iPhone where he’d uploaded the plans of the school—which was so easy to do it was scary. Sally Cheramie’s room sat in the back, near the playground. Normally, he’d check in, but he didn’t want the front office to alert her to a visitor.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.