(Eclipse Bay #3) Summer in Eclipse Bay by Jayne Ann Krentz

Author:Jayne Ann Krentz [Krentz, Jayne Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Suspense Fiction, Conversion is important., convert, Summer Resorts, Vendetta, conversion, American, Oregon, Love Stories, Women Art Dealers
ISBN: 9780515133417
Publisher: Jove Books
Published: 2001-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

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“I read them,” she said.

“You don’t count. You’re leaving town in a few weeks, remember?” He took her arm and steered her away from the entrance. “What the hell are you doing here? I hope you weren’t planning to eat lunch at the Total Eclipse. You weren’t raised in Eclipse Bay, so you probably lack the necessary immunity to survive Fred’s cooking.”

“I wasn’t planning to eat there. I saw you go inside and I knew you had probably gone in to talk to someone about the painting.”

“Brilliant deduction.” Across the street, Sandy Hickson was watching them with great interest, a dripping squeegee dangling absently from one hand. Nick took Octavia’s arm again. “Come on, let’s get you out of here. There’s enough talk about you going around as it is.”

She skipped a little to keep up with him. “Did you learn anything in the Total Eclipse?”

“Always something to be learned in the Total Eclipse.” he said flatly. “It is never less than an enlightening experience.”

She frowned. “What happened in there?”

“Long story.”

“It’s lunchtime. Why don’t we go somewhere and you can tell me this long story.”

He looked at her.

“You know,” she said with a determinedly bright smile. “You can give me a report.”

A report, he thought. First he was therapy and now he was business. This relationship was not improving. On the contrary, it seemed to be going sideways. But an invitation to lunch counted for something.

“Okay,” he said. “But you’re the client, so you’re buying.”

She flushed a little and did not seem amused. “Certainly. Where shall we go?”

“I assume you have to get back to the gallery right away. We can grab a bite at the Incandescent Body.”

“Well, actually, no, I don’t have to get back to the gallery right away,” she said smoothly. “I just hired an assistant for the summer. Gail Gillingham. She said she could handle the place for the afternoon.”

“Gail?” He thought about that. “Good choice.”

“I think so. Unfortunately, I can’t offer her anything permanent, but she said that the position will give her some breathing space in which to hunt for a better situation. You know what they say, the best time to look for a job is when you’ve already got one.”

“Yeah, I’ve heard that.” He kept his grip on her arm and angled her across Bay Street, steering toward the gas station, where his car was still parked at the pump.

“Gail has a very professional attitude and she’s smart.”

Octavia said, trotting briskly along beside him. “I think that eventually she’ll turn up something at the institute or at Chamberlain.”

“Probably.”

Octavia finally noticed that they were halfway across the street. She frowned. “Where are we going?”

“To get my car.”

“Oh.”

When they reached the BMW, Nick opened the door on the passenger side and stuffed Octavia into the seat. He closed the door and reached for his wallet.

“What do I owe you, Sandy?”

“Twenty-three bucks.” Sandy peered through the windshield, looking at Octavia. “Everything go okay in the Total Eclipse?”

“Sure.” Nick handed him the cash and started toward the driver’s side of the car.

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