Sixth Sense 02 - Walk a Mile by Sarah Madison

Author:Sarah Madison [Madison, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

HE’D MADE a terrible mistake.

Jerry knew it the moment he pulled up in front of the house. Clenching and unclenching his hands on the steering wheel, he thought about turning the car around, calling Flynn’s mother, and telling her something had come up. He could probably back out of the drive and leave before anyone noticed if he did it right now. A twitch of material at one of the curtained windows made him sigh and put the gear into park. Too late.

Beside him on the seat lay the artifact. Nancy hadn’t protested too much when he’d shown up at the museum and demanded to take custody of it.

“I knew you wouldn’t wait until tomorrow evening.” She looked as though she’d won a bet with herself and then she’d taken an intimate step into his personal space and straightened his tie. “You are still coming to Killian’s, right? That was part of the deal.”

He felt her fear this might be the last time she’d see him, and he’d reluctantly reaffirmed Flynn’s promise to come, even as he wanted to backpedal from her emotions of regret and hope. He couldn’t even tell her there was no chance Flynn and she would get back together, because he honestly didn’t know the answer himself. The temptation was to cut off her hope at the knees, to protect his relationship with Flynn at the expense of what Flynn might actually want. He couldn’t do it, though. Not when he didn’t know for sure.

They’d made sure their stories matched, and initiated the public statement that the artifact was in the custody of experts. Jerry hoped whoever was behind the break-in would accept the story. The shadowy would-be thieves had to believe Nancy no longer had the artifact in order for her to be safe.

What to do with it now, though? He couldn’t leave it in the car. That was asking for trouble. The box felt curiously warm when he picked it up and tucked it into the pocket of his suit. If he’d been a more fanciful person, he’d say the box seemed glad of his company, which was silly.

What was not his imagination, however, was hearing a rhythmic ticking emanating from the box.

That couldn’t be good.

He’d examine it more closely later. Right now, he had to get this meeting with Flynn’s mother over with.

Reluctantly, he got out of the car. The unexpected sight of his reflection in the side view mirror startled him. Flynn’s cool expression looked back at him, eyes hidden and protected by dark shades. His jacket was already rumpled and creased, despite taking it straight off the hanger this morning. Sometime during the drive, he’d loosened the tie Nancy had straightened, and it was slightly askew.

He didn’t dwell on the fact that underneath Flynn’s skin, he was feeling some pretty strong emotions. Was Flynn’s self-control just an act? He thought about it, and realized if he was about to knock on his own mother’s door, he’d be far from calm at this moment.

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