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the small living room as Lucy
disappeared into her bedroom. He didn't like this. His suspicion had just been
confirmed with that message and he wished it hadn't been. Thank God she was
going with him willingly to the safe house. He'd thought she'd refuse, but her
acceptance had come as a pleasant surprise.
    He flipped open the answering machine,
plucked the tape out and pocketed it. At least he now had more evidence to give
to the chief. He hadn't been too eager to go along with the safe house option
so the tape would at least justify it to his bosses.
    Why the hell was someone trying to kill
Lucy? It didn't make sense. She'd already given her evidence. She'd seen
nothing in that apartment to make her suspicious and she was a trained PI.
    Unless the killer thought she'd
seen something.
    Nick leaned against the kitchen bench. Oh
hell. He liked this less and less. Just when he thought he wouldn't have to see
her ever again, this happened. Now he'd never get her sexy walk, her soft lips
and her pert breasts, out of his head.
    He glanced around her apartment. It was
clean. Not a single dirty dish sat in the sink. Either she ate out a lot or
always washed up after a meal. As a guess, he'd say the first one. And he
doubted she ate alone, or paid.
    Lucy came out of the bedroom carrying a
large sports bag. She'd changed out of the somber suit which made her look like
a sexy businesswoman and into her usual figure-hugging black pants and sweater.
The outfit showed every muscle and from the way her breasts moved underneath,
she wasn't wearing a bra.
    He cleared his throat and looked away. At
least the outfit hid more than the hospital gown. Now that had stretched
him to near breaking point, especially when she'd bent over. Don't go there
again, Dante . He couldn't afford to let Lucy know she'd made him
hard just by showing a little flesh. But, boy, what soft, white flesh...
    "Ready?" he croaked.
    She nodded but disappeared into the
bedroom again. She came out carrying a large gray cat. "I have to take
Oscar."
    He should say no, but he had the feeling
arguing wouldn't get him anywhere so he nodded.
    "And I should call my mother."
    "You can call when we get to St Jude.
I think we should get out as soon as possible."
    She smiled. "What a pity we won't be
spending much time together at the house. I know some fun games we can play to
pass the time."
    "I bet you do."
    "You can even keep your clothes on
for some of them."
    He shook his head but quietly thanked the
Powers That Be that he wouldn't be spending more time than necessary with her. He
wasn't a saint. He could only be teased for so long before he cracked.
    They locked her apartment and got back in
the Commodore. She gently put on her seat belt, holding it away from her
bruises with one hand while she cuddled the cat with the other. Just as he pulled
out of her street his cell phone rang. He pulled over and answered it.
    The chief's voice barked a greeting. "There's
been a double murder in Collins Street," he said. "Doesn't affect you
directly, but I can't commit any resources to protecting your witness. Not on a
hunch."
    Nick filled him in on the message left on
Lucy's answering machine.
    There was a long pause before the chief
swore. "Help me out here, Dante, I've got no one. I'm afraid either you or
O'Connor have to stay with her."
    Some choice. Nick sighed. "I'll do
it." He wasn't leaving O'Connor alone with her. She didn't deserve that. He
glanced at Lucy and hung up. "I'll be staying with you in the house
tonight."
    Her grin started out slow, seductive,
then turned up several watts. "Looks like it's going to be fun after
all."

CHAPTER 6
     
    St Jude was usually only a ten minute
drive away but during peak hour it took half an hour and a lot of swearing from
Lucy.
    "Relax," Nick said when a car
cut them off and she wound down her window to yell at the driver. At least that
meant her head must be feeling better. "Shouting and swearing isn't going
to get us there