When Memories Fade by Tyora Moody Read Free Book Online

grown pretty lame.
    A tap on his shoulder interrupted his musings about possible nuptials. He pulled off the headphones and spun around. He groaned inside as Serena stood with her hand on her hip, looking way too seductive for the work environment.
    â€œAre we looking to march down the aisle soon? I certainly hope not. I would be really disappointed.”
    â€œHey, Serena. I was just checking out something for a friend.” He closed the Web site. The last thing he needed was Serena snooping in his business. He was entirely clear what her motivation was for being so friendly lately. “What can I do for you?”
    â€œThat’s a dangerous question, Wes. There are a lot of things you can do for me.”
    Wes sputtered, “Work related, Serena.”
    Serena laughed. “Wes Cade, you are so fun to mess with.” She flipped her hair over her back and smiled down at him. “I was going to head down to Melanie Stowe’s high school to talk to some of her former teachers, but I have had a change of plans.”
    â€œYeah? How’s the story coming?” As the senior reporter, Serena took on the big stories and was known to dig deep and sometimes too far. He could never figure out why someone with her incredible looks didn’t go for the anchor role. She’d been at the station for at least five years, two years more than him. The two anchors at the station had both been here for ten years. Maybe Serena was just waiting. Whenever he had a chance to fill in in the anchor role, he could see himself being there one day. If it wasn’t for his mom and Pops, he’d consider moving to another market.
    Wes tuned back into Serena’s update. “Melanie’s ex-boyfriend is of interest. He sounds like he is the jealous type and was not too crazy about her being on a national talent show. You know the deal. An abusive boyfriend. Girlfriend goes missing. In this case, the girlfriend was a Charlotte native who had her fifteen minutes of fame on a national talent contest. Sounds like a real winner to me, but I will leave it to you to find out the dirt.”
    â€œMe?” Wes responded. “What’s going on?”
    Serena licked her lips. “I have another story to pursue.”
    Wes raised his eyebrow. “Really? A bigger story than Melanie Stowe?”
    Serena leaned forward. She was close enough for Wes to smell her expensive perfume. He slid his chair back. Serena looked him in the eyes. “This missing person case is right up your alley. If you can get the real truth, this will boost your career beyond what you can imagine.” She stood upright and then asked, “By the way, how’s your grandfather doing?”
    Wes swallowed before answering. He was still grasping the fact that Serena had just dropped her assignment in his lap. “Uh, not too good.”
    â€œThat’s a shame. It sure would be nice to know his take on the case.”
    He frowned. “There are others folks in the missing persons unit we can talk to, Serena.”
    â€œYeah, I know.”
    â€œIs there a reason in particular why you are interested in my grandfather?”
    â€œI’m just curious about an old case. That’s all. Look, I will catch you later, kiddo.” Before walking away, she pointed a manicured red-tipped finger at him. “Get the truth.”
    Wes watched as Serena sauntered out of the newsroom. What is she up to ?
    He walked across the newsroom and knocked on the news producer’s door. Alan James called out, “Come in.”
    â€œHey, Alan. What’s going on?”
    Alan put down his cup of coffee and looked up from his laptop. “I should ask that of you. I take it Serena has shared her news.”
    â€œI’m shocked. She must have a pretty big assignment to let this opportunity go.”
    â€œSomething she’s been working on for a while.”
    Wes threw up his hands. “Any clues?”
    â€œThe only thing I