The Mistake She Made by Linda Style

Author:Linda Style
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2009-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

“SO, HOW DOES THIS QUEST of his affect you?” Serena asked. She stood below Tori, who’d positioned herself on a board between two ladders so she could paint the outline for the mural on the side of the Cosmic Bean.

“You mean other than when he finds out who I am and hates my guts?”

“Yeah, but you knew that was going to happen before you started all this.”

Yes. She’d known. But she hadn’t anticipated getting emotionally involved. And she was involved, much more than she could ever have imagined. Lord. Could she actually be falling in love with Linc? “I know, but I thought it would take longer, that he’d get better first, get a job and be self-sufficient. If he finds out before that, where would he go? What would he do?”

“Maybe he’ll find someone else who’ll help him. A relative or something. What I don’t get is what he plans to do. Catch the creep himself?”

Serena had a way of cutting to the chase. “He wants to get information, and then take it to the police. I think he’ll do it. He’s determined. He’s that kind of guy. Certain of what he wants.”

“You sound like you like him.”

Tori sighed, put down her brush. “He’s likable. What can I say.”

“No, I mean really like.”

Tori picked through the different-size brushes she used for large murals, chose the four-inch and started outlining the moon. Serena wanted a galaxy scene with the Sedona red rock landscape on the side of the old Victorian house. “Do you want the whole universe?” Tori asked. Serena had always had a quirky fascination with the energy vortexes in the Sedona area and thought the scene would be a great conversation piece. Maybe put the Bean on the tourist maps.

“Don’t avoid the question.”

Just then Natalia drove in, top down on her Mustang. “Hey, ladies. I’ve got some free time. What’s up?”

Serena looked at Tori, then said to Natalia, now standing alongside her, “Nothing.”

Natalia, who spent most of her time in a helicopter flying search and rescue missions, looked skeptical. “Why don’t I believe you?”

“Don’t look at me,” Serena said. “Tori’s the one who has issues.”

“There are no issues except in Serena’s head.”

“So, does it involve the houseguest?”

“This isn’t twenty questions.” Tori climbed down the ladder. “I need a little more input on the mural. And I need coffee. Hot, strong coffee.”

“How about painting Sputnik in your mural?” Natalia suggested.

“No Sputnik,” Serena answered.

Natalia crossed her arms and studied the side of the house. “No? Why not?”

“Because I want to keep it pure and simple. No man-made anythings.”

“Like the universe is simple?” Natalia scoffed.

“C’mon. I need a break.” Tori started for the door. Early afternoon, after the lunch bunch left, was a slow time at the café, so Serena got the espresso maker going and Tori took three fat latte cups from the shelf in the kitchen area.

The restaurant portion of the home, formerly a living room and dining room, resembled a cross between a new age shop and an old fern bar.

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