“Am I?”he insisted, playing with her hand.
She had to be honest.“No, you’re not,” she agreed, but quickly pointed to his laptop.“How far back can you trace old newspapers?”
His eyes narrowed slightly, but then he pulled the laptop closer with his other hand.“We should be able to find everything that was written two years ago.I don’t think that will be a problem.And it’s nice to know I’m not the only one who’s insatiable.”
It took a few seconds before she registered the last part of what he was saying.
“David…” was all she could get out, her blood heating again, her hormones going haywire.
“I know.”His voice was soft as he gazed at her.Then he turned his head back toward the computer, her hand still in his.“Let’s see what we can find out.”
Chapter Eleven
She was upearly.David had left late the previous evening.Very late.And she should have been tired, she should have slept like a log, but she was way too hyped up.
What exactly was going on inside of her, she was too wary to try to figure out.For David, she was probably one in a line of many women.He was only helping her out of guilt.But did that didn’t stop her heart from doing cartwheels or her hormones from encouraging her to think all sorts of ridiculous things.Here she was already planning what to make for dinner in case he came over next weekend.
Aargh!She had to stop!Nothing could come of this; she knew that.
Her phone rang.It was Caitlin.
“Hi, Dana.Are you okay?When you left on Friday, you were so angry.I wanted to phone earlier, but Rosa seemed to think you and David needed time to talk?”
Dana rolled her eyes.“Yes, I’m fine.And yes, I slept with David,” Dana said.There was no use even trying to hide this from Caitlin.The minute she heard Dana’s voice, she’d know something had happened between her and David.
Silence.Then the scream.Smiling, Dana held the phone away from her ear.
“What?”Caitlin shouted.“How come you moved so quickly from being angry with the man to going to bed with him?You were glaring daggers at him when you left here.”
Dana sighed.“I’m not quite sure.He organized for us to go and see two financial advisors who knew my dad and then we had lunch and then…”
“It happened?”Caitlin giggled.
“Yes,” Dana said, a giggle also escaping.
“And?”Caitlin wanted to know.
Dana tried to think of words to describe what had happened, but nothing that came to mind could begin to express what she’d experienced.
“That good, eh?”Caitlin teased.
“Oh, yeah.”Dana sighed.“But before you jump to any ridiculous conclusions, I know nothing can come of it.I’m trying to sort out my life.He’s helping me.That’s it.This is just a temporary thing.”
“And you’re okay with that?”
“Not all of us are destined to find our soul mates like you and Zoe did,” Dana said quietly.“I’m happy enough.I’d like to put this thing about my dad behind me, but to do that I need to know what really happened before I can go on with my life.”
“Were you able to find out anything else from the financial advisors you’ve seen?”Caitlin asked.
“To tell you the truth, I’m even more confused, but yes, we did find out several things.”She told Caitlin about the two conversations they had.
“So this Johnson guy thinks your dad’s death might not be suicide?That it might have something to do with the laundering of money?”Caitlin asked.
“I don’t know, but at least we now know for sure he wasn’t selling the product, and he wasn’t earning any commissions from Hastings.”
“And what about Sam Jordan?How come he didn’t end up in jail?”
“Well, there wasn’t much on him in the newspapers, but according to Toby Johnson, his commission payments aren’t traceable,” Dana replied and told her about the poachers.
