Sue Ann Jaffarian - [Granny Apples 01] by Sue Ann Jaffarian

Author:Sue Ann Jaffarian
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Midnight Ink is an imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.
Published: 2009-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

“At my service? You nearly got me killed.”

“I’m sorry. I assure you, I meant no harm.”

“Then why didn’t you answer me when I called out?”

In the semi-darkness, Emma thought she caught a grin.

“Forgive me, but it’s a bit embarrassing to be caught lurking in the shadows like some peeping Tom.”

He took a step toward Emma, but she backed away, going down to the next step. Supposedly long-lost kin or not, he was a stranger, and they were alone—in a dark cemetery. It wasn’t like the ghosts could come to her rescue.

“Lurking and spying,” Emma added, continuing to slowly ease herself down the remaining steps without taking her eyes off of Ian Reynolds. “Why are you here?”

This time, Emma did catch a glimpse of a broad smile.

“I could ask you the same thing. But truthfully, I came here to see you.”

She made it down the last few steps. Ian was moving with her, keeping pace with her bit-by-bit progress yet keeping his distance so as not to scare her off. Back on the flat surface of the street, Emma felt safer. The Julian Grille was still open and not too far away should she need help. But she was still shaken from her fall and not ready to make a run for it, even for that short a distance.

“To see me?” She started back toward the midst of town, walking with the upper half of her body turned in order to keep an eye on Ian. If Ian Reynolds wanted to talk to her, he was going to have to follow her. She wasn’t hanging around the graveyard anymore tonight.

“Yes.” Ian walked next to her with a few feet between them. “I had just parked by the hotel when I saw you running. I followed you on foot but took the back way up. There’s an access road up to the cemetery, you know.”

“I know.” Her words were sharp, her voice tight, letting him know she wasn’t warming to him. “I was about to take it back when you spooked me.”

“Speaking of spooks, Emma, who were you talking to up there?”

The directness of his question jarred her. They were almost at the intersection of Main and Washington. Emma stopped dead in her tracks by the vacant lot. The Rong Branch was to her right on the other side of the lot. She could see a truck and a car parked in front. She felt safer but still as uneasy as Archie on his way to the vet.

“Okay, what’s this all about?” She put a low growl into her voice and placed both hands on her hips, ignoring the pain in her right hand. She didn’t think she’d look tough worried about a few scrapes and splinters. “How did you know I was in Julian? And how did you know where I was staying? More importantly, how do you even know who I am?”

Ian Reynolds took in the determined set of her strong jaw and the growing fire in her eyes. He gave her a relaxed, almost sexy smile and reached forward, toward her head.

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