She was bone-weary from her ghost encounter and only wanted to sleep. The team had been debriefing her for the past hour and it had taken some doing to convince Thomas that Kip hadn’t hurt her. Toni had told him over and over again that she’d just talked to the ghost and that he’d only wanted her to promise to try to prove his innocence. She hated lying to Thomas, but she couldn’t bring herself to tell him that the two had shared more than polite conversation. From what she’d learned about her powers, she knew that the sexual energy had been necessary for the spirit to communicate with her. Toni scrubbed her skin but couldn’t wash away the guilt that consumed her. She stepped out of the shower, towelled off and slid into an oversized T-shirt. She found Thomas sitting at the desk staring at his laptop. “Feel better?” he asked. “Mm. Just wiped out.” “You need your rest. We’ll hit it hard tomorrow.” Toni kissed him on the temple and slid into bed.
