Carol Ericson - Locked, Loaded And Sealed

“Everything looks fine in here. Nobody under the bed?”

“Or in the closets or hiding in the tub behind the shower curtain, but only you can determine if anything’s messed up.”

Again that quick glance around her sterile living room. Could she help it if she traveled light? She’d always had to pick up and go at the drop of a hat, so she kept her possessions at a minimum.

“I’ll check the bedroom and bathroom—good thing there’s only one of each.”

Austin trailed her as she took a few steps down the short hallway and turned into her bathroom. A small row of bottles stood at attention on the right-hand side of the vanity, her electric toothbrush claiming the left. She tugged open the mirrored medicine chest that contained toiletries, no medicine. She didn’t believe in drugs.

When she closed the cabinet, she met Austin’s green eyes in the mirror. How had she missed those eyes before? Probably because this was the first time she’d seen him in full light. Even the bar in Cambridge had been dark.

“All good.”

She pointed to the shower curtain dotted with blue seahorses. “You moved that, right?”

“I swept it aside and back again.”

“Next room.”

She kept her distance as Austin awkwardly backed out of the bathroom. His presence overwhelmed the small space—overwhelmed her.

He stood aside, flattened against the wall as she brushed past him on her way to the bedroom.

She walked into her room and surveyed the matching bed, nightstand and dresser, and a little smile curled her lips. She’d just bought the matching set two months ago—her very first matching furniture, her very first new furniture.

She passed by the bed and ran her fingertips along the green-patterned bedspread. Then she tripped to a stop as a wave of adrenaline washed through her body and a strangled cry twisted in her throat.

“What’s wrong?” Austin placed his hand on the small of her back.

She turned toward him and had the strongest desire to throw herself against his solid chest. Instead she dragged in a long breath and whispered, “Someone was here.”

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