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thoughtfully. “Your link is tenuous at best, Brad.”
    “You don’t think it merits investigating further?”
    “I didn’t say that. My senses are telling me there’s more and I never doubt my instincts.”
    “Funny, that’s just what Miguel Santos said this afternoon.”
    That caught her attention. “You know Miguel?”
    He nodded. “Rosa as well. He and I were college roommates. I met him for lunch this afternoon. He sang your praises all through the meal.”
    She laughed. “Knowing Miguel, I don’t doubt it. The man could convince an Eskimo he needed to buy an igloo. If he thought I was the right person for the job, he’d never let up. Makes him so good at what he does.”
    “You do know him.” Brad grinned.
    “I also know his expertise as a serial profiler is well known. Did you ask him about what you suspect?”
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    He nodded. “I did and he basically feels the same as you. It’s obvious if I am to convince the law, I need more solid evidence.
    That’s where you come in.”
    “If Miguel hadn’t recommended my services then Rosa would
    have.” She smiled. “Unfortunately lately we’ve lost touch with one another. She was on vacation in Mexico and about the time she was due back I was out west for my brothers’ graduation.”
    “Then you might not know that Rosa is pregnant. Due in about a month.”
    “That’s wonderful! She’s wanted a baby for so long. That
    clinches it. I’ll call her later this evening and make a date for lunch.”
    “How about dinner Saturday at their house instead? Miguel
    invited both of us with the idea we could discuss the case.”
    “Sounds great.” She curled out of the chair as gracefully as she sat, sliding back into her shoes. “Unfortunately, I have another appointment I can’t postpone in a few minutes.” She extended a slender hand. “I look forward to working with you, Brad.”
    “No contract to sign?” he asked, wrapping his fingers around hers. There was warmth in her touch. It traveled up his body and seemed to envelop him.
    A dimple flickered in and out of her cheek. “No contract. If either of us finds working with the other unacceptable, we simply call it off. Agreed?”
    He hadn’t released her hand and she hadn’t pulled it away
    either. He lifted his free hand and caught a soft red curl, wrapping it around his finger lightly. “I’m a business man, Alex. I think a firmer commitment should be in order.”
    She raised a brow. “Really. What would you suggest?”
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    “Something like this,” he said, leaning down to catch her lips in a quick kiss. At least that was his intention. A quick kiss, maybe to knock her a little off balance. Make him feel a little more in control again. He was a man who needed to plan, keep things in
    perspective. The woman alternately irritated and intrigued him. He wasn’t comfortable with how that made him feel.
    Only it didn’t happen. She felt so right in his arms, her curves molding to his as if they were designed to fit perfectly. He wasn’t sure who deepened the kiss, didn’t care. The kiss ended long minutes later with neither of them attempting to break the
    embrace. He rubbed a thumb gently along her wrist, feeling the rapid beat of her heart. It matched his.
    “You kiss very nicely, Bradley Norton,” she said, stepping back slowly, cheeks flushed.
    He nodded, stroking her cheek lightly. “So do you, Alexis
    Leahy. So do you.”
    “That kiss could complicate things, you know.”
    “Yeah, it could but we won’t let it, will we?”
    She opened the door and leaned against it. “Not everything that we do is under our control, Brad. No matter what your father might have taught you. See you Saturday at what time?”
    “Six o’clock,” he answered, the now familiar feeling that she was messing inside his head disturbing him. “I’ll pick you up.”
    “No. I’ve got some things to do. Meet you there.”
    She closed the door gently as he walked