Witness Undercover by Debra Cowan

Author:Debra Cowan [Cowan, Debra]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Love Inspired Suspense, Christian, Suspense
ISBN: 9780373676804
Google: yuCpBgAAQBAJ
Amazon: 0373676808
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-05-05T00:00:00+00:00

EIGHT

Griffin had opened up to her. Even the next morning, Laura couldn’t believe he had told her about his friends. The friends she’d seen in that photo on her first day here.

Her throat tightened as she recalled the agony in his voice.

She had held her breath, afraid to move because she didn’t want him to stop talking. She wished she’d been able to hold him or touch him, something to let him know someone was there for him.

The self-loathing on his face had broken her heart. By letting the Afghan native go, Griffin had done what he’d thought was right and his friends had paid with their lives.

It was plain the man couldn’t forgive himself and didn’t see how anyone else could, either. But God could and Laura wished she could help Griffin understand that.

When they had returned to his house, she’d expected him to pull away or act uncomfortable, but he hadn’t, not last night and not this morning. She wondered if he’d ever told his ex-fiancée.

Had she known about that horrible day when she had left him? Was that why she’d left him? Laura hoped not. The last thing he needed was someone judging his decision as wrong when he was already struggling to live with it.

She hadn’t realized the magnitude of the dangers faced by military men and women on a daily basis. Now she’d had a very small glimpse, which had given her more of an appreciation for what they did.

She rinsed off the last breakfast plate and put it in the dishwasher. Griffin had cooked for her and Joy this morning—toast and omelets. They were the biggest omelets Laura had ever seen. She didn’t know how many eggs he’d used for each one, but the man liked eggs. A lot.

Talking around the table had been nice and yet had made her a little sad. It had brought home how much she missed the simple things, like a meal with her family.

Suddenly she was aware that he was waving a hand in front of her face.

“Hey,” he said in a low voice. “Earth to Laura.”

“Sorry.” She smiled into his eyes, getting the same flutter in her stomach she’d gotten upon first seeing him this morning. “I drifted off.”

“Did you hear me say that Ghost is coming out to upgrade the encryption on my system and add another layer to my firewall?”

“Do you want me to stay out of sight?”

“No.” He backed up against the counter and braced his hands on the edge. His gaze searched her face. “He doesn’t know your real identity and he’s a friend. He’s not a threat to you.”

“Won’t he think it’s strange that I’m staying at your house?”

“Maybe, but even if he does, he won’t ask.”

“Why not?”

“He operates on need-to-know, just like I do.”

“After hearing his name so often, I’d like to meet him if you think it isn’t a risk.”

“It isn’t. I trust him with my life.”

Because of their conversation last evening, Laura knew the significance of that. And if Griffin trusted him, Laura could, too.

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