interested in your case. Really. It’s the furthest thing from my mind right now.”
“Yet you just happen to show up here?”
Those eyes of his could melt stone.
“Maddie suggested it, okay? She says it’s the best diner in town—and there aren’t exactly a whole lot of choices.”
“I wish I could believe you.”
“You don’t have to, but it’s the truth. I’ve had my fill of murder and mayhem for a while. I’m just here to recharge the batteries.”
She could see that he still wasn’t buying it, but what could she say to change his mind? He looked tired and overtaxed and she instinctively wanted to comfort him somehow.
She wasn’t quite sure where that instinct was coming from but it was there. Something about this guy brought it out in her.
Something beyond his good looks.
“So why do I still get the feeling I’ll wind up in your next book?” he said.
Rachel shook her head. “I’m already in the middle of another project. Besides, I’m putting the career on hold for the time being. Until I get some things sorted out.” She sighed. “Look, I’d be lying to you if I didn’t admit that this Weeping Willow angle is very compelling, but—”
He stiffened. “You know about that?”
“Your friend Maddie likes to talk a lot. But don’t worry, I didn’t push her for details. I don’t really want to know any. In fact, the less I know, the better.”
“Why is that?”
She was about to explain when Chavaree’s deputy came over, pocketing a cell phone as he approached.
His voice was full of tension. “Nick, that was DeMille. We need to go. Now.”
Chavaree looked up at him with concern. “What’s wrong?”
“We’ve got a situation.” The deputy leaned toward Chavaree now and whispered in his ear.
Rachel couldn’t hear what was being said, but she didn’t need to.
One of the handy little skills she’d picked up over the years was the ability to read lips. She didn’t always get it right but she came close at least half of the time, and even from this angle she knew exactly what was being said.
“They found another body.”
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