Page 87 of Betrayed

“I could do that. I really don’t know where to go. I don’t want to put Granny in danger.”

“I know. We’ll figure it out.”

She closed the distance between them and wrapped her arms around him.

He embraced her, hugging her close. How he’d missed holding her!

In her ear he whispered, “I love you.”

She melted against him and released a slight noise of contentedness. “I love you too.”

“I know. Thanks for taking me back.”

She lifted her head and looked him in the eye. “Same.”

Again touching her face, desire flooded his mind.

She nodded slightly.

He leaned over and covered her lips with his own in a sweet, gentle kiss. He’d be in trouble if he didn’t keep it there. Releasing her, he stepped back. “More of that soon enough.”

She fluttered her eyebrows.

He laughed. How he loved her!

Somberness clouded her face.

“What’s wrong?”

“I almost forgot to tell you with all this kissy talk. I saw Eric today. He was supposedly fixing some cable lines over there”—she pointed to the side of the station—“but it seemed like he was watching Brennan and me while we were tossing the football around.”

“That’s weird. I also caught him outside your house on Friday morning. I mean, he said he was working on cable lines.”

“It is his job, but it felt really strange.”

He stepped back to her. “Be careful.”

“I will. Is it crazy to be suspicious of Eric?”

“I don’t think it’s crazy to be suspicious of anyone right now.”

He kissed her cheek and said goodbye with another admonition to be careful.

As he drove to the police station, he tossed around the idea that Eric could be AJ’s stalker.