An Extraordinary Match (The Match Series Book 3) by Barbara Dunlop Read Free Book Online Page B

height.”
    “Taller.”
    “Same build.”
    “Slimmer.”
    “Same profile.”
    “Smaller nose, green eyes. Flecks of gold in her irises. I’ve never seen a color like that before.”
    “I admire your powers of observation.”
    “She’s not Sasha,” said Logan. He was positive his reaction to Jade had nothing to do with Sasha.
    Elroy seemed to give up. “Did you take her sightseeing?”
    “Up to Bowen Valley. I had a delivery to the lodge.” Logan couldn’t help a smile that grew at the memory of dunking her in the river.
    “Good flight?” asked Elroy, watching him closely.
    “She seems nice. Funny. Pretty sporting, actually.”
    “Is that why you kissed her?”
    Logan watched as Ewan and John paid their bill and rose from the seats. “Why the third degree?”
    “Seems like you might be on the rebound.”
    “I’m not on the rebound. What do you suppose is up with those guys?”
    “Which guys?”
    “Fortysomething, suits, your five o’clock. Make it look natural.”
    Elroy slowly turned his head. “Insurance salesmen, maybe. IRS. Old guys who don’t own blue jeans. Why?”
    “I can’t figure out what they’re doing here.”
    Elroy raised his brow. “Is this some new parlor game?”
    Jodi, their waitress, dropped off Elroy’s beer. “You guys want menus?”
    “I’ll take a burger,” said Elroy.
    “Clubhouse,” said Logan. “On multigrain.” He’d long since memorized the menu.
    Jodi’s path crossed with Ewan and John’s on their way out of the lounge.
    As they left, Logan accepted that there was nothing more he could figure out about the men tonight.
    “Did you have any flights today?” he asked Elroy, changing the topic.
    “Up to Blackwatch. A couple of guys are attempting the east summit.”
    “Did they look capable?”
    “I think so. I hope so. They had the equipment, and they said they’d climbed Silver Star last summer in Washington state.”
    “That’s comparable,” said Logan. “If they don’t make it, you can always pick them up on the plateau.”
    “How does your day look tomorrow?”
    “I’ve got an early morning pickup at a fishing camp, but after that it’s clear. Joe’s doing a couple of grocery runs in the Cessna. You?”
    “I’m clear so far. Beaver available?”
    Logan smiled. “You thinking it’s generator-delivery day?”
    “Be nice to have it installed and running before the first snow.”
    “I’m all for that.”
    Logan’s thoughts went fleetingly to Jade. There was no denying he’d like to see her again. But they hadn’t made any plans. He wasn’t about to hang around town hoping to run into her. If they met up again, they met up again. If not, well, it had been one hell of a kiss.

Chapter Four
    I t was midafternoon before Jade admitted to herself that she was hoping to run into Logan. She’d walked along the lakeshore, wandered through a few shops, spent an hour in the hot springs, then showered, changed, dried her hair and put on a little makeup. She gazed out her hotel window now, seeing that two of his airplanes were still gone from the dock. She knew he had other pilots working for him, but she guessed he was likely out flying.
    She was getting hungry, so she decided to go find a restaurant for lunch. After that, maybe she’d download a novel, sit in the park and read for a while—waste another few hours of her life.
    She still couldn’t figure out why people thought vacations were so much fun.
    She perched on the edge of the sofa, stuffing her feet into a pair of low-heeled boots. It was too warm for a jacket, so she slung her purse over her hunter-green sweater.
    A pounding sounded on her door, and her first thought was that it might be Logan. But then the pounding came again, hard and aggressive.
    “Ms. Korrigan?” It was a sharp, male voice.
    She glanced at the telephone, wondering if she should call the front desk.
    “Ms. Korrigan, are you in there?”
    She inched her way toward the peephole.
    “This is Sheriff Clive