Nowhere to Hide (35 page)
"Are you kidding? Do you think I would ever again willingly inhale smoke?"
He grinned, dropped them back into his pocket. "Good girl. I’ll give them to one of the guys."
"Oh, Mike, look at your poor hands. You could have been killed. I’m so sorry. I was such a fool. I should have accepted your offer of a policewoman. I should have phoned you the second I got that photograph of Gail in the—"
"Shh." He touched his fingertips to her lips. "You’re here. You’re alive. That’s all that matters."
"You saved my life."
"As much as I’d like to take credit, it really belongs to Myra. She told me where to find you." He related the story to her.
Poor Myra.
She’d been so traumatized by her father that her young mind couldn’t cope with any more, and so she blocked the murder out.
Until Ellen needed her to remember.
She thought then of the little dog leaping at Alvin’s throat to protect her, of the knife. "I wish Sam had been as lucky," she said sadly.
"Sam? I’d say Sam was very lucky."
She looked at him, afraid to hope. "What do you mean?"
"He’ll be okay. He lost a lot of blood, and it was pretty dicey there for a while, but the vet says he’ll make it. He’s a tough little guy.
Another fighter.
Oh, by the way, my daughter, Angela is anxious to meet you. She thinks you’re a major celebrity."
She smiled. "I can’t wait."
"Neither can
I
," he said, bringing his face down to meet hers, kissing her gently, sweetly. But she could feel his restrained passion, and was pretty sure they weren’t talking about the same thing.
~ * ~
Just outside Houston, Texas, in the back room of a truck stop called
Jack and Lil’s
, a too-blond, slightly frowsy, middle-aged woman sat puffing on a cigarette and dabbing at her eyes as she watched the news on the black and white television.
And wondered where she went wrong.
The End
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
As well as penning Award-winning suspense novels including Chill Waters, Nowhere To Hide and Listen to the Shadows, Joan Hall Hovey's articles and short stories have appeared in such diverse publications as The Reader, Atlantic Advocate, The Toronto Star, Mystery Scene, True Confessions, Home Life magazine, Seek and various other magazines and newspapers. Her short story, “Dark Reunion” was selected for the Anthology, Investigating Women, published by Simon & Pierre.
Joan also tutors with Winghill Writing School and is a Voice Over pro, narrating books and scripts. She lives in New Brunswick, Canada with her husband Mel and dog, Scamp.
She is currently working on her latest suspense novel.
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