Michael was waiting in the hallway, just as he’d promised. He draped an arm around my shoulder, wincing with the pain of extended movement. “You okay?” he asked.
I nodded, feeling curiously at peace. Maybe that’s what happens when you begin to let go. Things were never going to be what they had been, but then they were never what I imagined them to be in the first place.
“We still on for tonight?” I asked.
“I hope so. What shall I bring?”
“Just your toothbrush.”
A strained smile flickered across his face. “I was hoping there would be a day I might leave it there permanently. Along with my slippers and books, and my collection of gourmet spices.”
“Who knows, there may be.”
He looked surprised. “Want to give me odds?”
“No promises, but I’d say the odds are in your favor.”
He grinned and kissed the tip of my nose. “Be forewarned, I’ve picked up quite a collection of dirty tricks over the years, and I’m not above using them.”
We locked hands. “I’m not so sure you’ll need them,” I said.
About the Author
Jonnie Jacobs is the bestselling author of thirteen mystery and suspense novels, including the most recently released Paradise Falls. A former practicing attorney and the mother of two grown sons, she lives in northern California with her husband. Email her at jonnie@jonniejacobs.com or visit her on the web at http://www.jonniejacobs.com.
Books by Jonnie Jacobs
Kali O'Brien Novels of Legal Suspense (in order)
SHADOW OF DOUBT
EVIDENCE OF GUILT
WITNESS FOR THE DEFENSE
COLD JUSTICE
INTENT TO HARM
THE NEXT VICTIM
The Kate Austen Mysteries (in order)
MURDER AMONG NEIGHBORS
MURDER AMONG FRIENDS
MURDER AMONG US
MURDER AMONG STRANGERS
Non-series books
THE ONLY SUSPECT
PARADISE FALLS