Safe Haven by Lisa Mondello

Author:Lisa Mondello [Lisa Mondello]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lisa Mondello
Published: 2016-08-30T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Daria needed a little more than just a dab of makeup to hide the dark circles under her eyes. Sweet dreams, my foot. The entire night she'd watched the shadows the moon made dancing across her wall as the night journeyed toward morning. She needed to release all the pent-up energy from last night.

Knowing there was no way she was going to be able to sit in her office today and concentrate on work, she called in and told Marla she was taking a long weekend. It had been on the tip of her tongue to say something about what was going on, and warn Marla she could be in danger by associating with George. She should. But George's every move was being monitored. Surely Marla would be safe. And maybe, just maybe this infatuation Marla had with George would die out quickly and that little lunch they'd shared yesterday would be their last.

Daria could only hope. The last thing she wanted to do was drag everyone around her into her own personal nightmare.

She could do plenty today while Kevin was working. She'd tear out plasterboard, put a little extra oomph into it with the hammer and maybe she'd feel better.

She'd expected Kevin to look as bad as she felt when she met him on the walk to her truck. To her utter dismay, he looked fabulous, refreshed even, as if he'd slept a million years.

His hair was wet and slicked back, void of the ponytail he usually wore. Reading the obvious surprise on her face, he said, "Jake stayed here last night. I felt bad about falling asleep on you and realized you were right. My body was ready to quit. Sorry about that."

She was sorry too. For all the restlessness she went through last night, she hadn't realized there'd been a changing of the guards. Officer Santos had been at her curb and Kevin had gone home to his own bed and slept like a baby.

Daria fought the irrational irritation consuming her. Kevin could have slept like a baby in her arms last night. Instead, he'd chosen to call a friend and call in a favor to have someone else babysit her.

"I'm glad you got some rest," she said, looking away.

Kevin glanced at her clothing. "Sneakers and jeans today? Dress down day at work?"

"I'm not going to work. You might as well get going yourself or you'll be late again."

"I like that you worry about me," he said with a smile.

Wrong answer. She hadn't wanted him to turn things around on her. She wanted to brush him off the way he'd brushed her off last night. Instead, he seemed pleased. Damn him.

"Here, let me help you with that." He reached for the box of wallpaper samples in her arms.

"There's no need," she said, moving past him toward the truck. "Don't you have something to do today? Like go arrest someone?"

"I tried that. But it didn’t work.”

She sighed. “I didn’t mean George.”

“I did. But it's your lucky day. I took the next couple of days off.

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