Double Take by Lynette Eason

Author:Lynette Eason [Eason, Lynette]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic Suspense;Christian fiction;Thrillers (Fiction);Novels;FIC042060;FIC042120;FIC027110
ISBN: 9781493444786
Published: 2023-11-03T00:00:00+00:00

Fourteen

James gaped. “I’m sorry? What?”

“We need to get permission to exhume the body,” she said. “To prove once and for all that the person after me is not Adam.”

“Prove to whom?”

“To . . . me,” she whispered. Tears threatened and she held them back with sheer force of will. “I know he’s dead, but . . .”

“But?”

“But I don’t know. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but what if I’m wrong? What if somehow, some way . . .” She pressed a hand to her throbbing temple. “I need to find the two paramedics who responded that night. I can simply ask them about Adam. Get them to confirm he was dead when they dropped him at the hospital. I have no doubt they’ll remember.”

“Do you know the names of the paramedics?”

“Of course. I see them at the hospital occasionally. Olivia Buchanan and Ivy Talbot.” She looked away, ignoring the heat climbing into her cheeks. “I . . . uh . . . thanked them for their help at the scene, but haven’t spoken to them since.” Because she avoided them. If she saw them coming, she went the other way. They were a reminder of that horrific night and triggered a shame that she couldn’t shake. Shame that they’d had to show up, shame that she allowed herself to be in that situation, shame—

“Okay, let’s go find them. I can put in the request for the exhumation on the way.” He glanced at her, his gaze admiring.

She hesitated, not sure what to do with that. Had any man ever looked at her like . . . like she was special? A woman a few feet away turned toward them and Lainie gasped. “Jesslyn!” Her friend hurried over and hugged her. Lainie clung to her for a few seconds, then stepped back. “What are you doing here? Fire marshals don’t do routine calls like this.”

“I heard the address over the radio and had to come, silly. And I was glad to find you not here yesterday. I didn’t know if you were here or not, and it scared me.” Jesslyn shuddered. “I’m so glad you weren’t hurt.”

“Thank you,” Lainie whispered. “I wasn’t hurt, but Savannah was.”

“The woman who was here?” Lainie nodded and Jesslyn smiled. “She’s fine. Was absolutely furious that she didn’t catch the guy.”

Lainie was very glad she hadn’t—at least as long as it meant she wasn’t hurt any worse.

“I’m so sorry about this,” Jesslyn said, “but the good news is, it’s not as bad as it looks. I mean, it’s not great, but I think most of the damage is to the outside. Don’t even think the water got in much past the foyer. You probably have a couple of weeks’ worth of repairs to have done, but you should be able to get back in soon.”

“Oh.” Hope stirred. “That is good news. I appreciate that.”

“Sure thing.”

Someone shouted Jesslyn’s name and she gave Lainie another squeeze. “I need to go see what they want. You have a key to my place if you need it.

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