“Exactly. If I can help recover the stolen artwork, I could make millions. I’d be set for life.”
Roz understood the stakes a little better. “So you think your gothic style is interfering with your mediumship? Reginald’s from a different era. Does he seem easily intimidated?”
“Judging from his reaction to Konrad, I’d say he has limits.”
“What reaction to Konrad?”
“Oh, he hasn’t told you yet?”
“Told me what?”
Morgaine covered her mouth and stood. “I’m sorry. I’ve said too much. I should go.”
“Wait. What are you saying? What didn’t Konrad tell me?
Morgaine started toward the door.
“No, don’t leave yet.”Maybe I can get it out of her during our girl time.
“No, I really, really have to go. I’ll talk to you later.”
Roz looked at her askance. “Promise?”
“I promise. It’s not like we live miles apart.”
Roz rose and walked Morgaine to the door. “Okay. I think I understand. Whatever it is would be better coming from him, right?”
Morgaine let out a deep breath and looked relieved. “Yes. I’ll just be upstairs if you need me.”
Need her? What’s he going to do? Break my heart?
***
“What aren’t you telling me?” Roz demanded, standing opposite Konrad in the hallway outside his door.
He pulled on his jacket and wondered who had told her. “It’s nothing, Roz. Well, let me amend that. Yes, there’s something I have to tell you. It’s just that now’s not the time.”
“Are you married?”
“No.”
“Do you have any illegitimate kids?”
“No.”
“Insanity in the family?”
“Not per se, but some might argue that point.”
“Why can’t you tell me? I don’t have to go to work for another hour, and you’re not working at all right now.”
“An hour isn’t enough time. That is, unless we do something else and save the talk for later.” He grinned and hoped she’d catch his drift without his having to wiggle his eyebrows.
“Oh, no, you don’t. No sleazing out of it with sex.”
“Sex isn’t sleazy between consenting adults who care for each other.”
“That’s something we need to talk about. It’s fine if you careaboutme, but you don’t have totakecareofme. It’s very sweet of you to want to, but I’m a grown woman, and I can take care of myself.”
