Page 59 of Diagnosis Attraction

“We’ll meet there at seven tomorrow,” he said, then stepped to the door and scanned the street. When he saw nothing suspicious, he ushered Elizabeth out.

They walked around the corner to his car, and she dropped into the passenger seat.

“Thank God I’ve got you,” she whispered. “How did I ever think I could do this myself?”

“You had the courage to do it, but you didn’t count on the lengths Lang would take to get you out of the way.”

“Stupid of me.”

“Of course not.”

“I guess I didn’t realize how ruthless he is.”

“Because your background and training make you think about helping people—not hurting them.”

When she started to speak, he leaned over and pressed his lips to hers.But you do have me,he said.And we’ll do it together.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned into the kiss.

They clung together for long moments, and she thought again how lucky she was to have found this man who was strong and determined—with the survival skills she lacked.

She knew he heard that and smiled against his mouth.

I’m so open to you,she silently murmured.

Likewise.

When she caught the thought in his mind, her breath stilled.

I love you.

Oh, Matt.

You had to know it was true.

But I never expected it—not ever in my life. I was always so alone.

And you know I was, too.

“I love you,” she said aloud, knowing there was no need to speak. But she wanted to say the words because they were important to her.

She would have been overwhelmed by happiness, yet she couldn’t allow herself that joy. Not yet.

“We have a job to do,” she whispered.

“And when we’re finished, we can figure out what we will do for the rest of our lives.”

“It will be easier if we can prove we had nothing to do with Polly’s death,” she answered.

“I’m hoping that we can get evidence after we take care of Lang.”

He pulled away from the curb, heading for the motel.

“We still have to practice the skills we’ll need to pull off the rescue operation at The Mansion.”

“And it’s not going to be as easy as persuading two women who wanted to believe our story.”

“I wouldn’t exactly call Sabrina easy,” she argued. “She was upset—and that made her angry with me.”

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