The Bliss Factor by Penny McCall

Author:Penny McCall
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Man-woman relationships, Women accountants, Contemporary, Blacksmiths, General, Romance, Suspense, Amnesia, Fiction
ISBN: 9780425233078
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2010-02-02T01:17:56+00:00

chapter 16

“TWO DOWN, ONE TO GO,” RAE SAID, SETTING THE carriage in motion.

“But he’s the one with the gun,” Eddie observed.

Conn didn’t say anything. He was busy thinking of a way out of this mess, and coming to only one conclusion.

“Airport,” he finally said. “Get there fast.”

“Tell it to the horses,” Rae said.

“You just have to know what you’re doing.” Eddie stood up, and when they didn’t get the hint, he said, “Let me drive.”

Since Eddie was in her way, Rae slid over into Conn’s lap. As much as Conn enjoyed that, he couldn’t afford the distraction. He eased out from underneath her and plopped her into the front seat he’d vacated, climbing into the back so he could stay between her and Harry in case Harry decided to take potshots at them again.

Eddie coaxed his equine friends into a gentle gallop. Harry, listing from side to side on his reluctant mount, fell behind. By the time he caught up they were at the airport, and Conn was already boosting Rae into a small plane sitting on the tarmac. She wasn’t going willingly.

“Can you fly this thing?” she wanted to know, bracing her hands on the edge of the doorway.

“Yes.” He peeled her hand off the door and stuffed her inside, tossed her bag in after her, then followed her through the door.

“That’s what you thought about the carriage. Then you handed me the reins.”

He buckled himself into the pilot’s seat. “Your point?” “Flying a plane wasn’t something I learned on the Renaissance circuit.”

“I know how to fly,” he said, flipping switches and starting up the plane.

“Your memory is back?”

Yes, he thought, but he said, “No.” Snap decision, but his gut told him it was the right one, and he usually went with his gut.

If he told Rae he was Conn the FBI agent, not Conn the Armorer, she’d start asking questions, and when he refused to answer those questions she’d get pissed and try to ditch him. He couldn’t protect her if she ditched him.

That meant he was going to have to pretend he was just a floater with no memory of who he really was. He tried to convince himself it was just another undercover op. He’d passed himself off as someone else dozens of times and gotten away with it. This was no different.

He looked over at Rae and stopped lying to himself. This one was different, if for no other reason than his ultimate goal on every previous mission had been to keep himself alive. True, on every previous mission the other people involved had been criminals, but he’d have sacrificed the mission to save his own butt.

For the first time, he knew there was one life more important than his own. He wasn’t sure how he felt about that, but it sure as hell didn’t instill him with confidence. And if he didn’t believe he was going to get through this, he probably wouldn’t. And neither would she.

“Hello,” Rae shouted at him, “are you paying attention?”

Conn took a deep breath and tried to channel his inner Renaissance man.

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