More Than Words, Where Dreams Begin: Black Tie and Promises\Safely Home\Daffodils in Spring by Sherryl Woods & Christina Skye & Pamela Morsi

Author:Sherryl Woods & Christina Skye & Pamela Morsi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2012-05-26T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

FOUR

Sara cleared her throat. Something funny was happening in her chest. It wasn’t a heart arrhythmia, nothing that you’d find in a medical textbook, but it felt nearly as disorienting.

She rubbed one hand over the spot that shouldn’t have been hurting. Emotions shimmered, strong and clear in ways that felt totally new.

She didn’t let emotion clutter up her life. To her way of thinking, attachments were something you added to an e-mail message. Her life was her work—chasing the next new technique for a great photograph or the chance to learn from an expert. Since the death of her grandparents, Hannah had been the lodestone and only personal connection in her life.

Yet a sharp sensation continued to tug at the center of her chest. Those blue eyes measured her, calm and intense, and Sara realized her cautious position on emotions and attachments was about to change.

She forced her thoughts back to the reason she had been looking for the deputy and lowered her voice, aware of the silence that had followed Jesse’s question. “I’d like to apologize for not being exactly forthcoming before—it’s hard to know who to trust. My sister didn’t go to Flagstaff, and I don’t think she’s fine. I found some things that could be important.” She ran a hand through her hair, the worry and the sleepless nights beginning to catch up with her. Now her nerves felt raw. She couldn’t stop thinking about her sister, and what kind of dangerous situation she might be caught up in. She looked down at the table and saw that her fingers were trembling.

The deputy leaned over. His big, solid hand settled over hers and squeezed lightly. “It will be okay, Sara. We’ll get this untangled. Trust me.”

It didn’t make sense, but she did trust him. His husky voice was cool against her ragged nerves. This was a man you could rely on, she thought. This was a man who would watch your back and guard your steps. Not because you’d asked him to, but because it was the right thing to do.

Friends stick together.

That’s the way things are.

Sara remembered Emmett’s words. These weren’t simple platitudes. These people meant what they said.

Suddenly her life seemed a little safer.

She reached into her purse and took out a plastic bag containing the cigarette butts she had collected. They were all the same variety, and Sara hoped they could be useful. “I found these outside the cabin. There were a dozen of them under a tree. I think—” Her voice trembled, and she forced down her worry. “I think someone was watching the cabin. I think that person was there for a long time. As you can see, the cigarettes all look like the same type. That’s why I think it was one person, not different ones.” Jesse took the bag. There was no expression on his face as he turned the cigarette butts over slowly, studying them through the plastic. He was wearing a cop’s face now, Sara realized. Giving away nothing.

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