Nell watched as the EMTs extracted Curly from Ben’s car and settled him on a stretcher. Curly kept his eyes closed. Perhaps he sensed Alex’s stony glare following him, until he’d been stowed in the ambulance. Behind the fury, Nell sensed pain. He’d been a family friend. His dad’s friend and partner. That was a worry. Nell had no frame of reference for judging Zach, except by his kids. Until the swamp of her parents’ past has oozed up into her life, Nell would have taken that as proof Zach was clean. Now….
Without comment Nell submitted to her own period of assessment while Alex strode around securing the crime scene and looking tough and yes, tragic. He had this wrinkle between his brows that made her knees go weak. She needed to quit mooning and start thinking about how to survive. It wa
