The Next Girl(Detective Gina Harte #1)(86)

She smiled as she headed up the muddy path and entered the church. She took a seat near the back, turned off her phone and waited for the memorial service to start.

As the church went silent, Gracie wriggled in her mother’s arms. ‘Nana,’ she shouted. Everyone turned around and looked at Gina. Great, she was now the centre of attention. The toddler began laughing and cooing.

‘Shall I take her?’ Gina mouthed as Hannah turned towards her. Her daughter smiled and nodded. Gina walked briskly down the aisle and took the little girl from her mother, bouncing her up and down on her hip at the bottom of the church.

‘Nana,’ she cooed as she played with Gina’s soaking wet hair and giggled. She kissed the happy toddler on the head. A loud crash filled the church. Steven had fallen off his pew, dragging a stack of bibles with him. It was going to be one of those days.

A date with Briggs would be totally unprofessional. He’d been unprofessional to ask. Was she unprofessional enough to accept? She’d think about it.




The End