Linger: Dying is a Wild Night (A Linger Thriller book 1)
“And despite herself, she burst into tears again.
He came forward and wrapped his arms around her and in that moment she realized just how much she missed him. For all her criticism of his investigatory skills, she admired his effortless charm and uncanny ability to get people to do things for him. She had been one of those people, and had never once felt used or abused. She didn’t really want his job. She wanted him to want his job and to stay where he belonged.
Rusty was still a young man—fifty-eight, if her count was right—and she’d never understood why he’d been so anxious to retire.
He patted her back and said, “One of those days, huh?”
She pulled away from him and wiped at her tears with her sleeve. “You wouldn’t believe me if I told you.”
“I know the feeling. But this may be a first. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you reduced to tears.”
“Blame it on the divorce and the new job,” she said, avoiding any mention of the Tilt-a-Whirl ride she’d just taken.
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