be
hungry, so he had ordered in some Japanese food from the Ichi Bon. He carried
it out and laid out the huge feast.
“Look what I found in the
kitchen. Hope you like Japanese.”
They ate in silence. Nick hoped
that Whitney would be able to take some time before she did anything else that
sapped her energy. She was looking more tired than she had last time. He
couldn’t help glancing over at her to see how she was doing.
“Nick. I’m fine. Really. I
can’t believe I’ve done this to you again.” She looked embarrassed and annoyed.
“Agent Hollerman promised me he’d stay with me. He gets so involved in his
cases that he can’t think of anything else. He must trust you though. No one’s
ever left me alone like he has on this case.”
“He says he hasn’t worked with
you much. Maybe he just doesn’t realize how hard this is for you. He’s putting
you in danger,” Nick said, not able to keep the anger hidden.
“He has a little boy you know.
I think he’s eight now. Seems like this is hitting close to home for him.” When
Nick didn’t relax she asked, “Do you have any kids?”
“Not me. My sister has enough
for both of us. Her youngest is two and the oldest is fourteen now. Four all
together. They live up in Mesa.”
“Boys or girls?” She wanted to
distract him with conversation, but talking about kids might not be the best
idea.
“The littlest is a boy. Then
she has a four year old girl, an eight year old boy, and the fourteen year old
is a girl. She’s a scary one. Dresses pretty crazy. She’s actually a good girl.
I just can’t imagine raising a teenager.”
“Has she ever heard of the
SVWC?” Whitney asked.
“I don’t know. Shit! I never
thought to check if any of her kids were involved.” He stood and flipped his
phone open. “I think I would’ve known since they seem like they train them from
the time they are babies. I’d better call her. She’s probably heard about it on
the news already since the media has finally figured out the connection with
the SVWC and the missing children. I’ll be right back.”
Whitney stood up and
tried to get her body to move again. She felt sore, like she had fallen again.
This was getting worse. She didn’t know how much more of this she could stand.
She wasn’t being totally truthful with Nick. She’d never done anything quite
this stressful before. Even she didn’t know how much her body could take. She
was desperate to stop this lunatic, and her own fears weren’t enough to make
her call it quits.
Nick came back in the
room.“Lisa said none of her kids are in it. She thinks a little friend of
Steven’s, the eight year old, might be on one of the teams. They don’t have a
phone so I told her I would go talk to the family tomorrow morning.”
Nick reached to start picking
up the boxes of food when his hand brushed Whitney’s. He felt like he’d stuck
his finger in an outlet. “What was that?” He pulled back his hand and shook it.
Whitney looked down and blushed
a little. “I’m not sure. I’ve never felt anything exactly like that but, with
me, you never know. Probably residual energy from the overload.”
As Nick finished putting things
away he couldn’t stop thinking about it. He walked back into the living room
and sat beside Whitney. “Can I try that again?”
Whitney didn’t want him to. She
knew more than she had told him. She was attracted to Nick and for some reason
his touch had created a surge of energy. Her heart was beating faster, and her
nipples were hard and tingling. She didn’t want to cause any more problems for
him. She would never be able to have a normal relationship, so she avoided them
completely. She wasn’t about to get involved and let Nick get hurt. She
concentrated on controlling her reaction so it wouldn’t happen again.
“Go ahead,” she said quietly.
He reached over and touched her hand again. This time it wasn’t such a big
shock but he could feel something. He grabbed her hand
hungry, so he had ordered in some Japanese food from the Ichi Bon. He carried
it out and laid out the huge feast.
“Look what I found in the
kitchen. Hope you like Japanese.”
They ate in silence. Nick hoped
that Whitney would be able to take some time before she did anything else that
sapped her energy. She was looking more tired than she had last time. He
couldn’t help glancing over at her to see how she was doing.
“Nick. I’m fine. Really. I
can’t believe I’ve done this to you again.” She looked embarrassed and annoyed.
“Agent Hollerman promised me he’d stay with me. He gets so involved in his
cases that he can’t think of anything else. He must trust you though. No one’s
ever left me alone like he has on this case.”
“He says he hasn’t worked with
you much. Maybe he just doesn’t realize how hard this is for you. He’s putting
you in danger,” Nick said, not able to keep the anger hidden.
“He has a little boy you know.
I think he’s eight now. Seems like this is hitting close to home for him.” When
Nick didn’t relax she asked, “Do you have any kids?”
“Not me. My sister has enough
for both of us. Her youngest is two and the oldest is fourteen now. Four all
together. They live up in Mesa.”
“Boys or girls?” She wanted to
distract him with conversation, but talking about kids might not be the best
idea.
“The littlest is a boy. Then
she has a four year old girl, an eight year old boy, and the fourteen year old
is a girl. She’s a scary one. Dresses pretty crazy. She’s actually a good girl.
I just can’t imagine raising a teenager.”
“Has she ever heard of the
SVWC?” Whitney asked.
“I don’t know. Shit! I never
thought to check if any of her kids were involved.” He stood and flipped his
phone open. “I think I would’ve known since they seem like they train them from
the time they are babies. I’d better call her. She’s probably heard about it on
the news already since the media has finally figured out the connection with
the SVWC and the missing children. I’ll be right back.”
Whitney stood up and
tried to get her body to move again. She felt sore, like she had fallen again.
This was getting worse. She didn’t know how much more of this she could stand.
She wasn’t being totally truthful with Nick. She’d never done anything quite
this stressful before. Even she didn’t know how much her body could take. She
was desperate to stop this lunatic, and her own fears weren’t enough to make
her call it quits.
Nick came back in the
room.“Lisa said none of her kids are in it. She thinks a little friend of
Steven’s, the eight year old, might be on one of the teams. They don’t have a
phone so I told her I would go talk to the family tomorrow morning.”
Nick reached to start picking
up the boxes of food when his hand brushed Whitney’s. He felt like he’d stuck
his finger in an outlet. “What was that?” He pulled back his hand and shook it.
Whitney looked down and blushed
a little. “I’m not sure. I’ve never felt anything exactly like that but, with
me, you never know. Probably residual energy from the overload.”
As Nick finished putting things
away he couldn’t stop thinking about it. He walked back into the living room
and sat beside Whitney. “Can I try that again?”
Whitney didn’t want him to. She
knew more than she had told him. She was attracted to Nick and for some reason
his touch had created a surge of energy. Her heart was beating faster, and her
nipples were hard and tingling. She didn’t want to cause any more problems for
him. She would never be able to have a normal relationship, so she avoided them
completely. She wasn’t about to get involved and let Nick get hurt. She
concentrated on controlling her reaction so it wouldn’t happen again.
“Go ahead,” she said quietly.
He reached over and touched her hand again. This time it wasn’t such a big
shock but he could feel something. He grabbed her hand
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