Death on Tour (32 page)
“Yes,” I agreed.
He rose. “So how about dinner then?”
I stood too and reached for my purse. Looking up at him, seeing him again after all this time, he seemed even more attractive than I’d remembered. Part of me had actually hoped that the vacation magic would have worn off. It had not. My mind was shrieking warnings. So I’d go to dinner with him, but then what? He probably was just being nice, just here out of obligation, to say thank you. Even if he wasn’t, long-distance relationships never worked. I’d get my heart stomped all over again. I realized I didn’t care, as long as I could be with him even for a little. I told my mind to shut the hell up.
“Dinner sounds great. By the way, how long are you going to be in town?” I asked, trying to sound casual.
He hesitated, then reached for my hand and drew me close. Gently, as if afraid I would run, he slipped an arm around my waist and brushed his lips against mine. Then I was in his arms, and he was kissing me as though he would never let me go.
I’m not sure how many minutes passed before he finally answered.
“I can run WorldPal from anywhere I want. So I guess it depends on you. How long do you want me to stay?”
I started laughing out loud. “A very, very long time.”
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
DEATH ON TOUR
. Copyright © 2011 by Janice Hamrick. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hamrick, Janice.
Death on tour / Janice Hamrick. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-312-67946-0 (hardback)
1. Women teachers—Fiction. 2. Tourists—Crimes against—Fiction. 3. Americans—Egypt—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3608.A69655D33 2011
813'.6—dc22
2011001295
First Edition: May 2011
eISBN 978-1-4299-7951-1
First Minotaur Books eBook Edition: April 2011