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Raines of Wind Canyon #2
MIRA
February 2011
On Sale: January 25, 2011
Featuring: Gabriel Raines; Mattie Baker
400 pages
ISBN: 0778329305
EAN: 9780778329305
Kindle: B004JF6DCG
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Gabe watched as Mattie rested a gentle hand on the boy’s
narrow shoulders. The kid looked up at her touch. “Are you
taking me to jail?”
Mattie shook her head. “No, Enrique. It was brave of you
to tell the truth. Angel is your friend and you stuck by
him. I’ll talk to Captain Daily, see what he can do. But
they’ll probably want to talk to you.”
The boy nodded dully.
“You did the right thing, son,” Gabe said.
He walked Mattie back down the stairs and they left the
run-down apartment building. As they drove back downtown,
Gabe flicked a glance at the woman in the passenger seat.
The lady was a looker. The splash of freckles across her
nose and the high bones in her cheeks only emphasized the
fact. And yet the clothes she wore and the way she had
drawn all that glorious red hair into a tight knot at the
nape of her neck made him wonder at the sort of woman she was.
“I think Enrique’s statement will help your case with
Angel,” he said. “I’m not sure it’ll be enough.”
“I know.”
“I want to talk to him,” Gabe said. “I want to hear what he
has to say about the night of the fire.”
“Sidney Weiss is acting as his attorney. He’s arranging
bail. You can talk to Angel after he’s released--if Weiss
says its okay.”
“I think Enrique was telling the truth. But being downtown
vandalizing property isn’t exactly a terrific alibi. I
thought you said Angel was turning over a new leaf.”
As the pickup wove through traffic, Mattie sighed. “He’s
been doing so well. I don’t understand it.”
“You said he likes to help his friends. Maybe Enrique
pressed him and he caved.”
“I don’t know. Angel is the kind of kid who thinks for
himself. He isn’t easily influenced by his peers.”
Gabe let the subject drop. He was involved in this case to
the tune of several thousands of dollars, the deductible on
his insurance policy. He wanted whoever set the fire to pay
for what he’d done.
But he wanted to be sure the right person was paying.
“It’s early yet. Why don’t we stop somewhere and have
dinner? You like steak?”
“I’m a vegetarian, mostly. Besides I’ve already eaten.
Thanks anyway.”
Just his luck, a vegetarian. A little too independent to
suit him and probably a raging liberal. He was a meat eater
and more a conservative. Still, politics and palates aside,
the woman attracted him as no woman had in a very long time.
And he didn’t believe she’d had supper. She wasn’t a very
good liar--a point in her favor. She just didn’t want to
have supper with him.
“Maybe some other time,” he offered.
Mattie made no reply, which kind of unsettled him. He
couldn’t remember the last time a woman he was interested in
hadn’t returned that interest.
They drove in silence the rest of the way downtown.
“Where do you want me to drop you off?”
She cast him a sideways glance. “I live in the Elm Street
Lofts. You can drop me off in front.”
He grinned. “Why’d you suddenly decide you could trust me
with your address?”
“I Googled you. You’ve been in Dallas for nearly ten years.
You’re quite a respected figure in the community. You’ve
even won awards for contributing to the beautification of
the city.” She looked up at him and smiled, the first
relaxed smile he’d seen. “Beside you were raised in Wyoming.”
He laughed at that. “A good ol’ country boy, you figure?”
“Something like that.”
“If you’d known me back then, you wouldn’t be trusting me to
take you home.”
She arched an auburn eyebrow. “Why not?”
“I would have driven you to the nearest motel and tried to
convince you to let me get us a room.”
Her cheeks colored beneath the scattering of freckles on the
high bones in her cheeks. “I assume those days are past.”
His allowed his gaze to roam over her, taking in the small
waist and nicely curved breasts. At the moment, the idea
held an amazing amount of appeal. “Mostly,” he said.
The soft flush deepened. “This is it,” she said abruptly,
and he wheeled the truck over to the curb. Mattie opened
the door and climbed down to the sidewalk. “Thanks for your
help.”
“I still want to talk to Angel.”
“I haven’t forgotten. I’ll arrange a meeting once he’s
released, assuming his attorney approves.”
Gabe nodded. He watched her walk away, liking the fit of
her jeans over her nicely rounded ass. He found himself
hoping he would see her again, even if she was a vegetarian.
He had her phone number, he reminded himself. He could
phone her any time he wanted.
He wondered if he’d ever make the call.
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