Page 64 of Protecting the White Bear

“Hell, yeah. About our jobs and living situation…”

“Yeah, that’s something we’ll discuss later. For now, let’s go shower.”

Monica loved beingwith Andy like this. She wondered if she’d seen him for longer after she’d had her flat tire, if they would have ended up together much sooner.

They showered and returned to bed. He was really a dream bear. They drifted off to sleep in each other’s arms.

Then her phone rang, but it was charging in the living room, darn it. Dashing out of bed wasn’t a viable option. To her surprise, Andy slipped out from under her, jumped out of bed, and raced out of the room.

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Andy ran back into the bedroom with Monica’s phone, his sexy male parts bouncing, and she smiled at his nakedness.

“No time to get dressed,” he said.

“I’m not complaining.” She glanced at the caller ID. It was an unknown caller. She answered. “Hello?” She put the call on speakerphone.

Andy climbed onto the bed and sat behind her, gently massaging her back. Oh, she had to give up her position in the FBI and come and live here with him. Let him support her. Until she had a job in town, she supposed.

“I…I heard you were on my sister’s case,” the woman said over the phone.

“Your sister?” Monica didn’t know who the woman was.

“Helen Wright’s sister. Ivory Redman.”

Monica was surprised to hear from a sister.

“Denny’s abusive toward her. She had a restraining order against him. She wouldn’t be in on any kidnapping scheme. She likes Pierre. He has been so good to her. He’s just perfect for her.”

And rich. “Yes, that could be true.” As far as Pierre went, Monica agreed, unless he was involved in the kidnapping scheme. “Helen and Denny appear to be back together again.”

Monica was certain from the display of passionate sex between them that Helen was enjoying the experience and not in the least forced into it. Her sister was either unaware that Helen had gone back with Denny over the kidnapping scheme, or Helen was willing to go with him.

“Your brother is Harvey Marquart?” Monica asked.

“Uh, yeah.”

“And Wendell Marquart is your cousin?”

“Yes.”

“Okay, just making sure.”

“I tell you that Denny forced her to go with him. She never would have gone with him otherwise.”

Considering what had happened between Helen and Denny at the cabin, Monica didn’t feel it was her place to tell her sister what she had seen. “Do you have any idea where Denny might have taken Helen?”

“His grandparents’ cabin. But you must have already checked it out.”

“Yes.” The other agents would have. “But they weren’t there. They had been at a friend’s cabin when we located them.” She told her the other cabin owner’s name.

“That’s no one I know. At least Helen never told me she knew them.”

“Okay.” Which could be the truth. Denny and Helen could have broken into the cabin without the owners' knowledge.

“Denny is a master manipulator. A con man of the highest order. He has been stealing money from women whenever he can.”

“From Helen also?”

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