Profiled (32 page)

“Oh, Paul, I’m so sorry. I am
so
sorry.”

“You’re fired.”

“I’m fired?” She listened to his laughter, which sounded painful from the way he also groaned. “Paul?”

“I’m joking, Lexie. But if you ever shoot me again, you can kiss your career goodbye.”

“Deal. Are—are you okay? I really am sorry.”

“I’m fine. Way I see it, I’ll get my own story on the news, and I figure the reporter will talk up my heroism, how I took the bullet with gusto and kept on ticking.”

“You can count on it.”

“Who knows? I may even land me a few dates from this gig.”

Lexie laughed.

“Hey, McCain.”

“What?”

“Reckon you can run the fort until I’m back at work? I figure you’re up for the challenge, given how you don’t mess around with things. Even guns.”

“I’ll be glad to.”

“Good. Now let me talk to that future Daddy.”

“Oh, Paul, I told you the truth. I’m
not
pregnant. John isn’t a future Daddy.” She held the phone toward John. “I think he’s mad at me again, and he wants to talk to you.”

Lexie watched John chat and nod to Paul on the other end, while Angel touched her arm.

“Hey, I need you to know something.” Angel’s words were whispered, but intense.

“Okay, what?”

“Tonight, I prayed again. Really prayed. Asked God to save me and my baby, and then, on our way over here, I asked him to save you. And He did.”

“Oh, Angel.” Lexie hugged her cousin, tears streaming down her face at the beauty of knowing after all this time, after so many years of pain and struggle, Angel had found God.

Then her attention was pulled back to John when she heard him ask Paul Kingsley to be best man in the wedding that, according to John, would occur as soon as possible. Good. She didn’t want to wait, either.

“And Paul, about that future Daddy thing.” John glanced at Lexie. “Don’t count me out just yet. But let us get married first, and then we’ll see.” He smiled, looked again at his future wife. “What do you think, Lexie? No more fears?”

She smiled. “No more fears.”

He hung up the phone, pulled her into his arms and whispered, “Future Daddy. Sounds good to me.”

She nodded, brushed the tears from her eyes. “Sounds good to me too.”

The End

Coming Next in the Profiled Series

Angel Jackson is back…

HUNTED, book two of the Profiled Series by Renee Andrews

A decapitated body is found in Tennessee. The head is found in Alabama. What was thought to be a drug deal gone bad ends up being something else entirely, when two more headless bodies are found.

A serial killer with a pension for chainsaws is baiting a pretty blonde profiler.  And based on the identity of those gruesome bodies, this killer knows her secrets.  Now it’s up to FBI Special Agent Angel Jackson...to learn his.

But identifying the killer isn’t Angel’s only problem with the murder series.  The fact that the bodies are found in multiple states equates to a need for multiple profilers.  And she fears the man Quantico will send for the joint effort is also the father of the child she carries.  Stanley Carlton won her love and then broke her heart.  Now he’s back, and Angel has to deal with an attraction that is even stronger now because of the bond they’ll forever share, a precious child. 

Can she keep Stanley Carlton from learning her biggest secret?  And will the two of them find a way to work together to stop the killer and, with God’s help, resurrect their love?

Author Bio

Renee Andrews spends a lot of time in the gym. No, she isn't working out. Her husband, a former All-American gymnast, co-owns ACE Cheer Company, an all-star cheerleading company. She is thankful the talented kids at the gym don't have a problem when she brings her laptop and writes while they sweat.  When she isn't writing, she's typically traveling with her husband, bragging about their two sons and daughter-in-law or spoiling their bulldog. 

Renee is a kidney donor and actively supports organ donation.  She welcomes prayer requests and loves to hear from readers!  Write to her at [email protected] or visit her Web site at www.reneeandrews.com. 

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