Bay Hideaway by Beth Loughner

Author:Beth Loughner [Loughner, Beth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781620291993
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2007-09-15T04:00:00+00:00

eight

Nathan opened his laptop computer on the kitchen table and flipped it on, turning the screen away from the morning sun. It was already past eight o’clock. He should have rolled himself out of bed at his usual time three hours ago, but he gave in to the fatigue claiming his body and burrowed in for a few extra hours. A hot shower welcomed him into the day, along with a strong cup of black coffee. Still he was drained. It made him question whether Judi had awakened yet. She would be due at work in less than an hour.

He had almost called her earlier to make sure but stopped short. Last night he was having trouble keeping his eyes focused, much less his thoughts. Seeing Judi for the first time in two years brought the enormity of his anger to the forefront until it slowly gave way to a painful bout of incomprehension, protectiveness, and then—what? If he wasn’t careful, he’d fall for her all over again. He could feel the old familiar draw and knew this would be a dangerous path to follow.

She’d lied to him in the past, craftily enough to whiz right under his usual radar of perception without detection. Then her death had wrung him dry. He wasn’t sure he could withstand another blow. Nevertheless, she was still his wife and whatever had passed between them couldn’t change that fact. He would do whatever he could to shield her from the maniac who wrote the notes—and the law, if it came to that. The price would be steep! There was no naïveté toward the outcome. He stood to lose a great deal.

The computer came alive, and Nathan pulled his glasses out from the case, resting them squarely across his nose. Much better! Yesterday would have been so much easier if he’d remembered to take them. He let his finger roll across the pad, tapping where needed until his e-mail program opened. Quickly, he scanned the mounting mail as it downloaded. One caught his attention. Thomas had written only one word late last night: Urgent!

Without waiting he flipped open his cell phone, scrolled through the numbers, and connected. When Thomas answered, he pulled his glasses off and propped them on the top of his head.

“What’s up?” he asked, not bothering to identify himself.

“You got my message, sir. Good!” Thomas cleared his throat and lowered his voice. “You need to get back here right away.”

Nathan heard voices in the background. “Where are you and can you talk?”

“Hold on, sir.” A minute passed as the noise gradually faded until there was silence. “All right, I’m back. The Speaker of the House only gave you a one-day reprieve on the eminent domain bill. If you don’t get back here by Friday, we might have to wait until the September session starts again to get this bill passed.”

“I thought we had another week or two before the session was out for the summer,” Nathan replied, trying to remember his calendar. His life at the statehouse already seemed like weeks ago.

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