“I think so. I was still kind of loopy from the pain meds.”
“I was there,” Ash said. “She told them the same.”
“I’ll check with the crime techs,” Dino said. “If there was anything funky going on, they’ll find it.”
“May I take her home now?” Ash asked.
Dino nodded. “That’s it from me for the moment.”
“Get some rest,” Stone said to Sara. “And don’t worry about any of this.”
“I’ll try,” she said.
After Ash helped her to her feet, Stone said, “Ash?”
“Yes?”
“Thanks for jumping in on this. You’ve done a stellar job.”
“I was happy to do it.”
After Ash and Sara were gone, Dino said, “I think your new associate has it bad.”
“You noticed it, too?”
“Hard to miss when he barely took his eyes off her. And I’m pretty sure she’s not adverse to his attention.”
“Hmm. Maybe I need to do a background check on him.”
“For Sara?”
“No, for me. Sara has a track record for picking terrible men. If Ash falls into that group, I’d rather know sooner than later.”
“You are a true romantic.”
Chapter 25
That evening, Stone was havingdinner alone in his study, his Labrador retriever, Bob, asleep on the floor nearby, when Dino called.
“You’ll be happy to hear the accident was not Sara’s fault,” Dino said.
“I thought we already established that.”
“It’s officially not her fault now.”
“Great. Whose fault it is?”
“That is a harder question to answer.”
“What does that mean?”
“It means that we both know and don’t know.”
“If you’re trying to be frustrating, you’re doing an excellent job.”
“I wasn’t trying, so you can consider it an unintended bonus.”
“Gee, thanks.”
