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at work, and, although he knew she’d been a paralegal, he didn’t know what law firm she worked for. He’d have to try to call again that evening.
Until he could confirm that it hadn’t been her that had shot at them last night, he intended to make sure Savannah stayed safe. She shouldn’t have to pay theprice for his bad judgment, for his botched relationship with a nut.
He thought he’d been clear in his intentions with Lauren. He’d thought she’d understood that he was just having a good time. He’d thought she was doing the same, but she’d taken their brief relationship to heart, had manufactured it into something that had nothing to do with reality.
Then she’d gone crazy and made a scene and now he wondered just what she might be capable of. Following him here to Cotter Creek and shooting at him or at Savannah, who she might assume was his new romantic interest?
He shoved thoughts of the beautiful Lauren Edwards out of his head and tromped on the gas as he realized Savannah drove almost as fast as she talked.
When they reached the newspaper office she pulled into a parking space in front of the building and he parked next to her car.
He got out and met her on the sidewalk, where the glass from the broken window had been swept up. A new window had been installed in the storefront of the office, although it lacked the lettering that announced the place as the Cotter Creek Chronicle.
“While you type up your interview and do your reporter thing, I’ve got a couple of things to take care of here in town,” he said. “I’m headed to Ramsey’s office to see if I can get copies of those accident reports, then I have a fitting for my tux for Clay and Libby’s wedding.”
“At Henry’s?” she asked. “Maybe I could go with you to your fitting? I need to get a dress.”
He frowned. Although he intended to keep an eye on her and remain close, he hadn’t figured on shopping with her. She must have read his hesitation on his face. “I promise I’ll be quick,” she hurriedly said.
“All right. I’ll head over to the sheriff’s office and take care of that, then I’ll check back in here with you. Don’t leave this building without me. Don’t go to lunch, don’t take a walk, don’t poke your nose outside for any reason.”
“Aren’t you being a little drastic?”
“As I told you this morning, I’d rather err on the side of caution.”
“All right, then I guess I’ll see you back here in a little while.”
He watched until she disappeared inside the building, then he turned and headed down the sidewalk toward the Sheriff’s office. He thought she’d be safe at work with Raymond Buchannan inside with her. Lauren was crazy, but it was a devious kind of crazy. She wouldn’t want witnesses around if and when she went after Savannah.
“Joshua!” A feminine voice called to him and he turned to see an obviously pregnant Melinda Kelly hurrying down the sidewalk toward him. He and Melinda had dated a couple of times before he’d gone to New York.
“I heard you were back in town.” She gave him a quick hug. “You look wonderful.”
“So do you,” he replied with an affectionate smile. He and Melinda had shared some fun times, but there had never been that special spark between them.
“Don’t lie, I look fat.” She placed a hand on her burgeoning belly.
“That doesn’t look like fat,” he countered. “That looks like your future.”
She laughed. “This baby and my husband, Jimmy, are definitely my future.”
“Jimmy? You mean Jimmy McCarthy?”
She nodded. “We got married ten months ago.”
“He’s a good man.” Jimmy McCarthy was a year younger than Joshua, and when Joshua had left town he’d been working at Mechanic’s Mansion.
“He’s great,” she agreed, her smile reflecting a happiness Joshua had never put on her face during the time they had hung out together.
“When are you due?”
“Three more months. I’ve got a doctor’s appointment in
Until he could confirm that it hadn’t been her that had shot at them last night, he intended to make sure Savannah stayed safe. She shouldn’t have to pay theprice for his bad judgment, for his botched relationship with a nut.
He thought he’d been clear in his intentions with Lauren. He’d thought she’d understood that he was just having a good time. He’d thought she was doing the same, but she’d taken their brief relationship to heart, had manufactured it into something that had nothing to do with reality.
Then she’d gone crazy and made a scene and now he wondered just what she might be capable of. Following him here to Cotter Creek and shooting at him or at Savannah, who she might assume was his new romantic interest?
He shoved thoughts of the beautiful Lauren Edwards out of his head and tromped on the gas as he realized Savannah drove almost as fast as she talked.
When they reached the newspaper office she pulled into a parking space in front of the building and he parked next to her car.
He got out and met her on the sidewalk, where the glass from the broken window had been swept up. A new window had been installed in the storefront of the office, although it lacked the lettering that announced the place as the Cotter Creek Chronicle.
“While you type up your interview and do your reporter thing, I’ve got a couple of things to take care of here in town,” he said. “I’m headed to Ramsey’s office to see if I can get copies of those accident reports, then I have a fitting for my tux for Clay and Libby’s wedding.”
“At Henry’s?” she asked. “Maybe I could go with you to your fitting? I need to get a dress.”
He frowned. Although he intended to keep an eye on her and remain close, he hadn’t figured on shopping with her. She must have read his hesitation on his face. “I promise I’ll be quick,” she hurriedly said.
“All right. I’ll head over to the sheriff’s office and take care of that, then I’ll check back in here with you. Don’t leave this building without me. Don’t go to lunch, don’t take a walk, don’t poke your nose outside for any reason.”
“Aren’t you being a little drastic?”
“As I told you this morning, I’d rather err on the side of caution.”
“All right, then I guess I’ll see you back here in a little while.”
He watched until she disappeared inside the building, then he turned and headed down the sidewalk toward the Sheriff’s office. He thought she’d be safe at work with Raymond Buchannan inside with her. Lauren was crazy, but it was a devious kind of crazy. She wouldn’t want witnesses around if and when she went after Savannah.
“Joshua!” A feminine voice called to him and he turned to see an obviously pregnant Melinda Kelly hurrying down the sidewalk toward him. He and Melinda had dated a couple of times before he’d gone to New York.
“I heard you were back in town.” She gave him a quick hug. “You look wonderful.”
“So do you,” he replied with an affectionate smile. He and Melinda had shared some fun times, but there had never been that special spark between them.
“Don’t lie, I look fat.” She placed a hand on her burgeoning belly.
“That doesn’t look like fat,” he countered. “That looks like your future.”
She laughed. “This baby and my husband, Jimmy, are definitely my future.”
“Jimmy? You mean Jimmy McCarthy?”
She nodded. “We got married ten months ago.”
“He’s a good man.” Jimmy McCarthy was a year younger than Joshua, and when Joshua had left town he’d been working at Mechanic’s Mansion.
“He’s great,” she agreed, her smile reflecting a happiness Joshua had never put on her face during the time they had hung out together.
“When are you due?”
“Three more months. I’ve got a doctor’s appointment in
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