Return To Sender by Lovelace Merline

Author:Lovelace, Merline [Lovelace, Merline]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-09-26T11:35:26+00:00

They worked steadily for another hour. A uniformed police officer returned Sheryl’s keys and a report that the dog was clean. Fay Chandler called in from Farmington, where she was waiting for the manager of the local airport to make an appearance. Ev went downstairs to confer with his buddies in the computer center.

Finally, Harry leaned back in his chair and tapped his stub of a pencil on his notes. “Well, I guess that’s it. We’ve covered the same ground three times now, with nothing new to add to our list of key words or numbers.”

“I wish I could remember more.”

“You’ve given us and the computer wizards downstairs enough to keep us busy the rest of the night. If we don’t break whatever code these cards carried, it won’t be from lack of trying.”

Feeling oddly deflated now that she’d finished her task, Sheryl swept the empty conference room with a glance. After only two days, the litter of phones and maps and computerized printouts seemed as familiar to her as her own living room.

“Do you need me for anything else?”

Harry’s gaze drifted over her face for a moment. “If... when... we make sense of what you’ve told us, I’ll give you a call. We might need you to verify some detail. In the meantime, I want you to stay alert...and let me know if any more postcards show up, of course.”

“Of course.”

“Preferably before you return them to sender.”

“We’ll try to be less efficient,” she said gravely.

A small silence gripped them, as though neither wanted to make the next move. Then Harry pushed back his chair.

“I know I’ve put you through the wringer for the past couple of days. I appreciate the information you’ve provided, Sheryl. I’ll make sure the postmaster knows how much.”

He held out his hand. Hers slipped into it with a warm shock that disturbed her almost as much as the realization that she might not see him again after today.

“You’ll let me know when...if...Inga gets out of custody, so I can send Button back to her?”

“I will, although if I have my way, that won’t occur for seven to ten years, minimum.”

“Well...” She tugged her hand free of his.

“I’ll walk you down to your car.”

Their footsteps echoed in the tiled corridor. Side by side, they waited for the elevator.

Why couldn’t he just let her go? Harry wondered. Just let her walk away? There wasn’t any need to prolong the contact. He’d gotten what he wanted out of her.

No, his mind mocked, not quite all he wanted.

With every breath he drew in he caught her scent and knew he wanted more from this woman. A lot more. He’d spent most of last night thinking about the feel of her mouth under his, tasting again her wine-flavored kiss. And most of today trying not to notice how her tawny hair curled at her temples, or the way her red silk blouse showed off her golden skin.

If Harry hadn’t witnessed the scene in her doorway last night, he might have

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