The Killing Edge by Heather Graham

Author:Heather Graham [Graham, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Suspense
Publisher: MIRA
Published: 2010-05-10T04:00:00+00:00

NINE

Chloe had just finished a patient session when Victoria called. “Hey,” she said, recognizing the caller ID.

“Hey,” Victoria echoed. “What’s up?”

“I don’t know. You called me.”

Victoria laughed. “Were you able to talk to Mark last night?”

“Yes. He’s a really nice guy, and he’s still really broken up over Colleen.”

“Yeah.” Victoria was quiet for a moment. “He’s convinced that…something happened to her.”

“I know.”

“Okay, now tell me about the stud.”

“What?” Chloe demanded.

“Oh, please. I’m talking about Jack Smith. I know you’re not blind. Half the girls at the mansion were coming on to him the other night,” Victoria said.

“He—he seems like a decent guy.”

Chloe heard Victoria’s snort over the phone. “So you drove down to the Keys, you showed him the island—and you texted me to have Mark show up. But after that…it was a nice night?”

“Yes, it was a lovely night,” Chloe said.

“How nice?”

“Um…nice.”

“You’re not going to share the details, huh? But you like him?”

“Yes. I like him.” She wasn’t ready yet to admit just how much. Plus, she couldn’t even tell Victoria yet that his real name was Luke Cane. “I like him a lot.”

“I’ll make you spill the good stuff later,” Victoria teased. “Anyway, I really called to remind you that you need to go over to the mansion tonight.”

“Oh?”

“I signed you up for some fittings. Is it okay?”

“Sure, but I probably won’t even get home till around six-thirty or seven, and then I’ll need to change and stuff. Is that all right?”

“I’m sure it will be fine,” Victoria assured her. “I’ll call Myra and tell her we’ll be there around eight or eight-thirty. I’m so thrilled they wanted you to be June—and that you agreed to do it. Call me as soon as you get home, and I’ll come pick you up. I thought I could get the guys to go with us, too, but Brad is busy with paperwork, and you know Jared. If Brad doesn’t go with me, it seems like Jared doesn’t, either.” She sighed. “Why do you think that is?”

Chloe hesitated, then decided just to say what she was thinking. “Because Jared is in love with you. If we’re all around, it’s kind of okay. He feels safe. I think he’s afraid if it’s just him and you, he’ll say or do something and you’ll figure out how he feels. And he’s afraid you don’t feel that way about him, so he doesn’t want to take a chance on wrecking the friendship.”

“I should know better than to ask a psychologist!” Victoria said. “But you have to be wrong. We’ve all been friends forever. If he felt that way about me, I’m sure he would have said something by now.”

Chloe was bemused. Victoria really hadn’t noticed the way Jared looked at her.

“Trust me. I’m right about this.”

“Well, it’s ridiculous. Anyway, I adore Jared.”

“But do you adore him the way he wants to be adored?” Chloe asked, then was surprised by her friend’s answer.

“I—I don’t know, but…I don’t know. Maybe.”

“Well, I think that’s why he keeps his distance when it’s not going to be a group.

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