Sheri WhiteFeather – Always Look Twice (страница 12)
They exchanged respectful smiles, and Olivia marveled at how easily West had morphed into a gentleman.
Federal Bureau of Ingenuity, she thought.
He didn’t waste any time. “Ready?” he asked Allie.
She agreed and sat next to him. Much to her credit, Allie looked at the pictures without blanching. West explained who was who, speaking gently about the victims, pointing out the symbol that had been drawn onto each woman’s abdomen on the right side, like a bikini-line tattoo.
“He didn’t remove their clothes,” Allie said.
“No. He just moved them out of his way to draw the symbol.”
“I should paint those portions of their bodies, just like they are here.”
Blood splatters and all, Olivia thought, wishing she could protect her sister from this.
“I can do it on one canvas,” Allie said. “Close up, in three sections. Then I’ll use a marker for the heart and the arrowhead. Like he did.”
The special agent merely nodded, handing Allie the photos she needed to complete her project, to help Olivia see the killer.
After Allie disappeared into her studio, Olivia offered to fix West breakfast, to keep busy while they waited.
He sat at the glass-topped table in the kitchen, and she removed a frying pan from the counter beside the stove.
“What are you going to fix?” he asked.
“The Hangover Five-Alarm.” She turned to see him watching her. “It’s on the menu at Mel’s Diner.”
“That
“Yep. Be ready for a chili cheese omelet.”
He gave her a curious study. “Are you sure that’s a hangover cure?”
“I’m going to add lots of hot sauce. It works like a charm.” And if it didn’t, then she would ply him with antacids and hope for the best.
Twenty minutes later they ate the spicy concoction with buttered toast and orange juice. Afterward, they lingered at the table, with two cases of dragon breath. His stomach had handled the food just fine.
They waited for what seemed like forever. Rain pounded on the roof of the building, echoing through the loft.
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