An Agent For Laurel (Pinkerton Matchmaker 23) by Lynn Donovan

Author:Lynn Donovan [Donovan, Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-30T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

A light tap at Ransom’s door drew his head up from the spot on the table where he had been staring for quite a while. Alternate ideas had been twisting and turning through his mind as they waited to hear from the chief or one of the elites. Concentration came easier if he didn’t follow Laurel movements around the apartment with his gaze.

She flitted about, sitting occasionally to read one of several books she had packed in her trunk, cleaning the few things they had used to have coffee. He watched her repeatedly go through her trunk, arranging and rearranging her clothes. There wasn’t enough room in the small chifforobe for her to fully unpack, but when she returned to the table and huffed out a sigh, he quickly diverted his eyes to the spot on the table.

She was beautiful… and smart, and organized, and—he wanted to spend this idle time kissing her instead of pondering another plan in case this one fell through. But he had made a promise to her. Despite the fact that they were married. It was a marriage for propriety reasons only. To preserve her reputation. Taking advantage of his husbandly rights, in the biblical sense, wouldn’t be appropriate toward preserving her reputation or allow for an annulment when this case was solved. A fleeting thought whistled through Ransom’s head. Would that be so bad? To stay married?

A second tap ripped him from his contemplating. “Finally!”

He leapt to his feet, knocking over his chair, and startling Laurel in the process. All for a tap at the door. Perhaps it was resisting Laurel that truly caused his disproportionate reaction to what he’d been anticipating for the past hour—news from the Chief.

Laurel had stood with him, although with less chaos ensuing. Her eyes darting from the door to him. He took long strides to open the door.

A grimy street urchin lifted big eyes to meet Ransom’s and touched the brim of his hat as he held out a folded piece of paper. “I gots a message for ya, sir.”

“Who’s it from?”

“Not s’pose to say, sir. He paid me extra to keep my mouth shut.” The boy grinned showing a tooth missing.

“Well then, you’ve done a fine job.” Ransom reached into his pants pocket and tossed a coin into the air. The boy caught it midair. His grin widened.

“Thank ye.” He touched his brim again but didn’t move from his spot. “I was also told to wait for a reply.”

Ransom nodded and opened the note.

“What does it say?” Laurel’s perfume reached Ransom before she did. He forced himself to read the neatly scribed note, disregarding his exhilarating awareness that she stood mere inches behind him.

He read the note aloud. “Please join me as my guest for an early dinner at six o’clock tomorrow evening at the Brown Palace Hotel, followed by an entertaining show at the Tabor Opera House afterward. My wife and I look forward to getting to know you better, and your lovely wife, too. Until then…

“H.

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