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Ava looked at Quinn, who shook her head and held up her hands. “No comment.”
“What a jerk.”
Aine knew she should agree, say a few choice words against him, but the truth was, she was kicking herself for turning her head. If she hadn’t, she would’ve had the chance to feel his lips on hers one more time.
“Are you okay?” Quinn asked, putting her arm around Aine.
She shook her head, and her eyes filled with tears. “I’m not.”
“Oh, honey. I’m sorry.” Ava stood and put her arm around her too.
“What can I do to help?” asked Quinn.
“Did you tell her about Striker’s sister?”
Aine shook her head.
“Have a seat, girlfriend,” Ava said to Quinn and then pulled out a chair for Aine. “I have to go get Sam, but you two can start without me.”
“What’s she talking about?” Quinn asked, leaning forward to wipe away Aine’s tears.
“I’m sure it’s nothing.”
“Tell me anyway.”
Quinn didn’t say much while Aine told her about Striker ending things right after he found out his sister died. However, she knew Quinn well enough that she could tell she was formulating a plan.
“Remember when I first started seeing Mercer?”
Aine nodded.
“I had some questions about him, and you suggested that we look him up on the internet.”
“Yeah?”
“Have you considered researching his sister’s death?”
“No.”
“It’s worth a shot, right?”
“I don’t know what that would achieve.”
“Maybe you’ll find something that will give you a clue as to why it affected Striker the way it did. I mean, it’s kind of your specialty, Aine.”
Quinn was right, it was. However, the research she’d conducted to get her degree was based in science, not hypothesis. The brain’s physical reaction had been her focus, not a theoretical emotional response. It would take at least a master’s degree if not a doctorate for her to take her research to the behavioral analysis level.
Still, knowing something about Striker’s sister’s death may give her some idea why it had shaken him so much that he’d reevaluated their relationship enough to end it.
“There’s nothing
,” Aine said to Quinn and Ava after she’d spent an hour surfing the net.
“What are you looking for?” Tabon asked, coming into the kitchen.
Aine waited for Ava to answer him. “What the hell?” she mouthed when she didn’t.
“We’re researching something.”
