Christmas in Hiding by Cate Nolan

Author:Cate Nolan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-10-10T16:00:00+00:00

TWELVE

Callie had awoken in the backseat to the sound of voices. One was loud. She recognized it as Jackson’s. The muffled one, coming through the phone apparently, belonged to someone from his office. She couldn’t make out the words from the other end, but it didn’t take much to realize they were talking about her. Tension vibrated in Jackson’s voice and it provoked a similar reaction in her, though it also saddened her. Something in the conversation, the tone more than the specific words, had conveyed a sense of disapproval.

Disappointment sank over her like a sodden blanket. After the near kiss she’d lain awake half the night, dreaming that possibly something was building between them. She was still processing last night’s kiss, but she knew she’d fallen hard, and it was for all the right reasons. Jackson was a special man. Cute guys were a dime a dozen, but cute guys who were true gentleman and who would go out of their way for you were, in her experience, a rarity.

Jackson was all that and more.

But apparently he didn’t feel the same way about her. She was his witness to protect—nothing more.

After he’d hung up the phone, Callie waited for him to say something. Did he think she was still sleeping? It didn’t matter. If he’d had something to say, he would have said it. She tried to doze back into her dream world where they actually had a chance at a future together, but reality had closed that door.

“I know you’re awake.”

Callie pretended to yawn. So now he wanted to talk. “I am now. I’ve been dozing on and off. Your voice woke me earlier. Was that your boss?”

She felt his hesitation. “Yes. He had some information.”

“And?” Maybe this would help explain his mood.

“There’s a rest stop a mile up the road. Let’s wait until we get there. I need coffee and I don’t want to have this conversation while I’m driving.”

That didn’t bode well. Callie thought she might get sick.

Jackson pulled into the rest stop a few minutes later. “Do you want anything to eat?”

“No.” She got out of the car and joined him in the front seat. “I just want to know why you’re so upset.” There. It was out there. Let him deal with it now.

“You were right,” he said. “That was my boss on the phone.”

Guilt swamped her. “How’s Ben?” She’d barely even thought of him these past few days while she and Jackson were on the run.

“Recovering.”

Callie offered a silent prayer. Thank You, Lord. Ben was safe in Your hands even though I neglected to think of him.

Callie’s brow furrowed in confusion. “So what has you upset?”

“I’m not upset.”

“Concerned, then. What has you so concerned that we had to pull over to talk?”

Jackson rested his head against the steering wheel. Fatigue seemed to weigh more heavily than usual and Callie’s alarms sounded. “Jackson, what did he say?”

Jackson looked up and the sadness in his eyes spoke to her heart.

“They picked up the driver of the car.

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