How did detectives and agents do this? Calling business after business looking for information—it was mind numbing. Yet it was obviously part of the job. His father had complained about occasional drudgery a few times back when he still lived with them. Garrett couldn’t imagine Bailey having the patience for this. He didn’t know her well yet, but she seemed to be constantly thinking, moving, and planning. Her intelligence was a huge part of his attraction to her. And her fearlessness. He wished he could be more like her—logical, decisive, and unconcerned about how people would react. He often put himself in the other person’s frame of mind, and that could be confusing and counterproductive. But despite Bailey’s unemotional nature, she also had an uncanny ability to anticipate his needs and moods. She was a mystery. He was falling in love. The thought startled him. This was supposed to be a casual fling with a woman who would leave town in a few days or weeks, never to be seen again.
