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focused on the opening in her borrowed shirt. She pulled it closed.
    “But first, let me take care of that cut on your hand.”
    She made a disagreeable face as he sprayed an anti-bacterial medicine on the cut. When the stinging subsided, he wrapped a large bandage over the small wound.
    The cowboy wasn’t so bad after all, and she was tempted, just a bit, to let him share the bed with her for the night. He led her into the bedroom, tucked her into bed, and sat beside her. “Are you going to be all right? Do you need anything to help you sleep?”
    How many times had the doctors asked the same question? She shook her head. She’d be perfectly all right, if the black-eyed beast stayed away the rest of the night.
    Dave leaned over and kissed her cheek, then ran his hand over her hair. He didn’t know what a handful she could really be. “Thanks for everything, Dave.”
    “Sleep tight, Deidre.”
    He kissed her cheek again, then left the door slightly ajar.
    She shut her eyes, and seconds later the leather squeaked as he sat down on his couch.
    ***
    Dave grabbed his phone and headed outside on his balcony. “Sir, our men are investigating the break-in of Miss Roux’s apartment. I’ve moved her into my place to keep her safe. Shouldn’t we move them to a safe house—”
    “Where are the manuscripts?”
    “No sign of them in Miss Roux’s apartment. I did a quick search while the police investigated the break-in.”
    “Does the sister know about her brother?”
    “I’m not sure. Marilyn’s not been able to find out much from Charlie about his past employer. You told us to take it easy…to learn what we could before—”
    “If he’s involved, I don’t want him running. We have nothing on him yet to hold him. Whatever your team does, don’t spook him.”
    “But I’m concerned about the break-in into Miss Roux’s apartment.”
    “She’s at your place now. Isn’t that what you said?”
    “Yes, sir.”
    “Keep it professional…and keep her safe. She’s involved, but only because she’s his sister, as far as we know. But this could turn ugly if whoever’s in charge of this operation decides she knows too much.”
    “Yes, sir.”
    “Anything else?”
    “I’m concerned that we should move the two of them to a safe house.”
    “Only if we deem it’s necessary.”
    “Yes, sir.”
    The phone clicked dead in Dave’s ear, and he took a deep breath. Headquarters had to know what they were doing. He would continue to serve as before.
    After closing and locking the glass patio door, he walked back to the couch and pulled his jeans off. Sleeping on a crinkling leather couch all night didn’t appeal half as much as sleeping with the blond in his bed. Things could have been worse. He could have been staked out in an unmarked car in the parking lot with Bill. He frowned. Why hadn’t Bill caught the man?
    An hour later, Dave shifted again on the couch facing the back of it this time, the leather turning his skin sweaty wherever he chanced to touch the material, the sheets he’d thrown on it, hanging half on the floor now. As hard as the floor was, he considered making a bed down there. Then he thought he heard a noise. Like a click.
    He turned to face the room, his eyes focusing on the dark.
    He hadn’t realized how black the place was until he needed to see. Every move he made on the leather-crinkly noise was sure to warn the prowler.
    His patio door whooshed open in slow motion. He grabbed his gun and jumped from the couch.
    The black drapes shuddered in the light warm breeze. His heartbeat pumped with fresh adrenaline as he jerked the fabric aside.
    With the cloak of darkness still blanketing the city, Deidre stood on his patio staring out at the night. The breeze tugged at her long blond hair drifting over her shoulders. The strap to her chemise slipped down her arm.
    He reached over to pull it up.
    “Deidre?”

Chapter 6
     
     
    Deidre didn’t respond to Dave, just stared into the night sky where