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ten years had made a noticeable difference in him. He had always been lean, but now there was a whipcord strength in that leanness. A soberness in his eyes and face. A sense of... unpredictability that had Katie's pulse kicking up a beat. She shoved an unsteady hand through her hair again.
                  His cool black gaze urged her on.
                  So Rick was gorgeous. And as remote as a stranger. So what? he was going to help her find Grace. That was what mattered.
                  A memory clouded his eyes. For an instant, some of the tension in his face melted away. "You said you were a flight attendant for TransAmerica?"
                  "Yes." On one of their first dates, they'd discussed the fact that Rick wanted to be a pilot and Katie wanted to be a flight attendant. High with the exhilaration of new love, they'd declared it fate that they'd met and become involved.
                  Katie swallowed the sudden lump that rose in her throat.
                  His face closed again. "Where did Tommy work?"
                  "For a major computer manufacturer." She gave the name. "He developed software for them."
                  "This was his most recent job? The one he started just out of prison?"
                  "Yes. I called there yesterday and left a message with the answering machine service for a friend of his, Mike."
                  "I'll check that out tomorrow."
                  "I also went down to Davis and spoke with Tommy's parents. They haven't heart from or seen him."
                  "Could they by lying? Maybe hiding him?"
                  "Maybe, but I don't think so." Katie realized her hand was in her hair again and lowered her arm. Inhaling deeply, she took in the slight tang of Rick's scent. Though quiet and often reserved, there was a steadiness, an intensity about him that filled a room. "They were very upset when I told them what was going on. They haven't seen Tommy since he went to prison-they were too embarrassed and angered by what he did."
                  His gaze narrowed on her long enough to make her skin prickle with an unwelcome heat. Apprehension and a hint of anticipation swirled inside her, emotions that had nothing to do with her sister and everything to do with the man across from her.
                  "What if they're off in Las Vegas or some place like that?"
                  "I still need to find her."
                  "Would Tommy hurt her?"
                  "I don't think so. I think he really did take Grace with him out of concern for her safety. I mean, we can't discount that, right?
                  "I won't discount anything. I'll look at every angle. I'll start by going to his apartment, checking things out."
                  "I went there and couldn't find anything."
                  "I might know other things to look for."
                  "Of course." Katie couldn't help the stiffness of her tone.
                  His silent scrutiny, the stoic face all combined to make her want to squirm. Through the years, she'd learned to handle some fairly intimidating men, and she didn't appreciate the way just one measuring look from Rick could make her feel as if she were in his way.
                  "I'll also check with his profile officer."
                  "I didn't think to do that." She shook her head. "This whole thing has knocked me for a loop. I'm so upset I probably did miss something at Tommy's apartment." She forced a smile, her chest tight and aching.
                  "That's what I'm here for. I'll look for anything that might give a hint to where Tommy could've gone. Check with the airlines and the bus depot, see if he bought a ticket using a credit card, though I doubt