"Karin Slaughter - [Grant County 03] - A Faint Cold Fear" - читать интересную книгу автора (Slaughter Karin)

"You brought Tess?"
"It was on the way, and she wanted to come. ..."
Sara let her voice trail off, because there really
was no explanation, other than that Sara's goal in
life at the moment was to keep Tessa happy--
or, at the very least, to keep her from whining.
Jeffrey recognized the situation. "I
guess arguing with her wasn't worth it?"
"She promised to stay in the car," Sara said,
just as she heard the car door slam closed behind
her. She tucked her hands into her hips as she
turned around, but Tessa was already waving her off.
"I've gotta go," Tessa said, pointing
toward a line of trees in the distance.
Jeffrey asked, "She's gonna walk
home?"
"She's going to the bathroom," Sara
explained, watching Tessa head up the hill
toward the forest.
They both watched Tessa navigate the steep
slope, her hands hooked under her belly as if
she were carrying a basket. Jeffrey asked,
"Are you gonna be mad at me if I laugh when
she rolls back down that hill?"
Sara laughed with him instead of answering his question.
He asked, "You think she'll be okay up
there?"
"She'll be fine," Sara told him. "It
won't kill her to get some exercise." 13
"Are you sure?" Jeffrey pressed, concerned.
"She's fine," Sara reassured, knowing that
Jeffrey had never been around a pregnant
woman for any length of time in his life. He was
probably scared Tessa would go into labor before
she got to the trees at the top of the hill. They
should all be so lucky.
Sara started to walk toward the scene but stopped
when he did not follow. She turned around,
waiting for what she knew was coming.
He said, "You left pretty early this
morning."
"I figured you needed the sleep." She
walked back and took a pair of latex
gloves out of his coat pocket, asking,
"What's hinky?"
"I wasn't that tired," he said, in the same
suggestive tone he would have used this morning if
she'd stuck around.
She fidgeted with the gloves, trying to think of
something to say. "I had to let the dogs out."