Voyage in Time: The Titanic (Out of Time #9) by Martin Monique

Author:Martin, Monique [Martin, Monique]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2016-01-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

SIMON WIPED THE SWEAT that was still streaming from his brow with the small towel that hung around his neck. He felt good. Tired, but good. Playing a few hard matches had done wonders for his stress level. He really needed to go to the club more often back home.

He dug into his trouser pocket and found the key to their suite. When he opened the door he saw Elizabeth pacing anxiously. His newfound stress-free existence lasted all of ten seconds.

“What’s wrong?”

Elizabeth looked up and relief flooded her face and she hurried over to him. She pulled him into a hug despite his sweaty clothes.

“Elizabeth?”

“I called down to the game steward, but they said you’d already left. That was like twenty minutes ago.”

Simon frowned. “We stopped for a drink—what’s going on? What’s happened?”

“Oh boy,” she said, puffed out her cheeks and turned to resume her pace. “Remember that German?”

“The one who tried to murder you?” Simon took the towel off of his neck and laid it aside. “Vaguely.”

She made a sour face but continued. “Well, remember how we thought he wasn’t on board?”

His stomach clenched. “Did he come after you? After Niels? Where is Niels?”

Simon started toward the door, but Elizabeth’s voice stopped him.

“He’s all right.”

Simon turned back and gave Elizabeth a quick appraisal. She didn’t seem injured in any way. At least there was that.

“He’s with Edmund in Edmund’s room,” she continued. “He’s keeping an eye on him although he doesn’t know why.”

“Why didn’t you come get me?”

She shrugged. “There wasn’t time. I didn’t want to lose him.”

He didn’t like where this was going. “Lose him? Don’t tell me you followed him? By yourself?”

“I didn’t have a choice.”

He moved toward her, but she held up her hand.

“Before you start in on me, you would have done the same thing.”

He clamped his jaw shut; he would have.

She looked worried though and turned away. “I know it was stupid to follow him all the way down there, but—”

“Down …?”

“To the cargo hold.”

Simon had all sorts of unpleasant visions of what could have been.

“I know, I know,” she said, clearly reading his mind. “But I had to. If I lost him, he could have gone anywhere.”

Simon reined in his worry. “So where is he?”

“I don’t know,” she said with a wincing smile. “I lost him.”

He pinched the bridge of his nose. A headache was not so slowly coming on. “I see.”

“I tried, but it was dark and then the steward grabbed me—”

It was his turn to cut her off. “Dark? And someone grabbed you?” He shook his head. “It doesn’t matter. You’re all right. Yes?”

She nodded. “I’m just sorry I didn’t catch him.”

And I’m just glad he didn’t catch you, Simon thought. “Maybe Bohr should carry my pistol.”

It wasn’t doing either of them much good sitting in their rooms, but the unsightly bulge in his suit would have been hard to explain.

“You know how I feel about those,” she said.

He sighed. “At least we know he’s here now. All we need is a German spy on board.

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