Ghostly Liaison (41 page)

Then there was Sunshine. The only thing he remembered about her, besides wanting to avoid her, was her klutzy friend who Frank had wanted to hook up with. Which reminded him, where was Frank anyway? He reached inside his jacket and came up empty. He checked every pocket--no cell.

“Great, just great.” Hopefully, Frank was okay and had made it home. “He better have my phone.”

After Jack found his friend and a phone, he’d have to contact the Committee Head. Of course, if the Committee had seen fit to supply the safe houses with phones and/or internet access, he wouldn’t have to wait to call it in. Maybe now they would listen to him about upgrading to the twenty-first century.

Sunshine let out an agonizing cry as she began thrashing on the couch.

Jack went to her and held her head. She quieted to a moan and her movements stopped. He ran his thumbs across her cheeks and temples. “Easy, now. You’ll be fine in a few hours. Try to relax.”

His words were a joke. Relaxing was the last thing she’d be able to do, but his touch seemed to calm her, so he continued to caress her face.

Who was this woman and how did she end up like this? “I swear I’ll get the bastard who did this to you. I just hope you remember more than I do.”