shirt and dragged him back into the room. Regaining his balance, he turned, scanning the dark room for
David Earhart. The bed was empty. His heart sank as he completed the visual sweep. This was definitely a human’s living space, but there was no sign of anyone.
‘Where is he?’ he whispered.
‘Good question,’ Sherri muttered back. ‘According to our information, this should be his room, but it looks like acquiring David is going to be a bit tougher than we bargained
for.’
CHAPTER SIX
As soon as she saw the flashing lights of the police checkpoint ahead, Niamh felt dark, overwhelming panic rise inside. She would be caught again.
Tony’s aunt, Jo-Ann, was a petite woman in her thirties with an eye for clothes that made her look younger and Niamh had been able to borrow a fresh set of clothing. She had also tied up
her hair into a high ponytail, but the realisation that this was not going to be enough of a disguise had come too late. A policeman was flagging down the car. What could she do? Tony took hold of
her hand and squeezed it. She flicked a glance at him and then it struck her. She knew what she had to do.
‘Just go with me here,’ she whispered.
His aunt slowed the car and wound down her window as they approached the checkpoint. As she did, Niamh put a hand behind Tony’s head and pulled him towards her. For an instant, he
stiffened with shock, but he got the idea pretty quickly as she pressed her lips against his in a long, passionate kiss, drawing his head round in front of hers. Tony’s arms found their way
round her torso and he leaned right across her, settling into a comfortable position and blocking any view the policeman might get of her. To her delight, Tony was a good kisser and she realised
that as deceptions went, this was by far the most pleasurable one she had ever tried. Relaxing, she began to move her lips against his.
‘Evenin,’ Officer. What’s up?’ Jo-Ann asked.
‘We’re lookin’ for a runaway English girl,’ he replied. ‘You may have heard about her on the news.’
Jo-Ann paused for just an instant before answering. Niamh’s heart was beating like crazy. Would Jo-Ann say anything about her being English? If she did, the game would certainly be up.
‘Can’t say I’ve heard anythin’ and I can’t help you, I’m afraid,’ Niamh heard her say. ‘Just runnin’ these two kids back to my
sister’s in Big Pine. Not seen any strangers today.’
The policeman played the light from his torch over them through the window. It didn’t stay on them for more than a second or two. ‘Sorry to keep you then,’ he announced
suddenly. ‘Have a good evenin’.’
The car began to move, but they continued the kiss until they were well beyond the roadblock. Niamh’s heart was pounding – partly from the excitement of her narrow escape, but more
as a result of the intimacy with Tony. Finally, he pulled away.
‘That was unexpected,’ he whispered.
‘Hmm. Sorry about that,’ she replied.
‘Don’t be. It was a good idea.’
‘And it was nice,’ she added softly, glad that the darkness in the back of the car was hiding the heat burning in her cheeks.
‘It was, wasn’t it?’ He sounded pleased.
‘So what’s the game, you two?’ Jo-Ann asked over her shoulder. ‘You got cosy rather suddenly back there. And don’t think I can’t hear you whispering. Do you
know anythin’ about this missing girl?’
‘Us?’ Tony exclaimed, sounding for all the world as if he was shocked that she could ask such a thing. ‘We’re just gettin’ to know one another, that’s all.
Why would we know anythin’ about a missing girl?’
‘I don’t know,’ she said, a note of suspicion still clear in her voice. ‘It’s just that . . . oh, never mind.’
Niamh wanted to tell Tony not to get too cocky, or to go thinking that her kissing him meant that he could now kiss her whenever he felt like it, but neither comment found its way from her
mouth. Her left
David Earhart. The bed was empty. His heart sank as he completed the visual sweep. This was definitely a human’s living space, but there was no sign of anyone.
‘Where is he?’ he whispered.
‘Good question,’ Sherri muttered back. ‘According to our information, this should be his room, but it looks like acquiring David is going to be a bit tougher than we bargained
for.’
CHAPTER SIX
As soon as she saw the flashing lights of the police checkpoint ahead, Niamh felt dark, overwhelming panic rise inside. She would be caught again.
Tony’s aunt, Jo-Ann, was a petite woman in her thirties with an eye for clothes that made her look younger and Niamh had been able to borrow a fresh set of clothing. She had also tied up
her hair into a high ponytail, but the realisation that this was not going to be enough of a disguise had come too late. A policeman was flagging down the car. What could she do? Tony took hold of
her hand and squeezed it. She flicked a glance at him and then it struck her. She knew what she had to do.
‘Just go with me here,’ she whispered.
His aunt slowed the car and wound down her window as they approached the checkpoint. As she did, Niamh put a hand behind Tony’s head and pulled him towards her. For an instant, he
stiffened with shock, but he got the idea pretty quickly as she pressed her lips against his in a long, passionate kiss, drawing his head round in front of hers. Tony’s arms found their way
round her torso and he leaned right across her, settling into a comfortable position and blocking any view the policeman might get of her. To her delight, Tony was a good kisser and she realised
that as deceptions went, this was by far the most pleasurable one she had ever tried. Relaxing, she began to move her lips against his.
‘Evenin,’ Officer. What’s up?’ Jo-Ann asked.
‘We’re lookin’ for a runaway English girl,’ he replied. ‘You may have heard about her on the news.’
Jo-Ann paused for just an instant before answering. Niamh’s heart was beating like crazy. Would Jo-Ann say anything about her being English? If she did, the game would certainly be up.
‘Can’t say I’ve heard anythin’ and I can’t help you, I’m afraid,’ Niamh heard her say. ‘Just runnin’ these two kids back to my
sister’s in Big Pine. Not seen any strangers today.’
The policeman played the light from his torch over them through the window. It didn’t stay on them for more than a second or two. ‘Sorry to keep you then,’ he announced
suddenly. ‘Have a good evenin’.’
The car began to move, but they continued the kiss until they were well beyond the roadblock. Niamh’s heart was pounding – partly from the excitement of her narrow escape, but more
as a result of the intimacy with Tony. Finally, he pulled away.
‘That was unexpected,’ he whispered.
‘Hmm. Sorry about that,’ she replied.
‘Don’t be. It was a good idea.’
‘And it was nice,’ she added softly, glad that the darkness in the back of the car was hiding the heat burning in her cheeks.
‘It was, wasn’t it?’ He sounded pleased.
‘So what’s the game, you two?’ Jo-Ann asked over her shoulder. ‘You got cosy rather suddenly back there. And don’t think I can’t hear you whispering. Do you
know anythin’ about this missing girl?’
‘Us?’ Tony exclaimed, sounding for all the world as if he was shocked that she could ask such a thing. ‘We’re just gettin’ to know one another, that’s all.
Why would we know anythin’ about a missing girl?’
‘I don’t know,’ she said, a note of suspicion still clear in her voice. ‘It’s just that . . . oh, never mind.’
Niamh wanted to tell Tony not to get too cocky, or to go thinking that her kissing him meant that he could now kiss her whenever he felt like it, but neither comment found its way from her
mouth. Her left
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