time.”
She smiled. “That’s no answer.”
“True.”
“I thought you had
“Brace yourself for crushing disillusionment, kid.”
Her smile widened and warmed. She leaned forward, holding her hair back with one hand, touching the water with the other.
“You saw things,” she said. “Up at that… place. Things we haven’t talked about.”
“There’s a lot we haven’t talked about. All in-”
“I know, I know, due time. I just wish I knew what
“That’s understandable.”
She laughed. “There you go again. Telling me I’m okay.”
“That’s ’cause you are.”
“That so?”
“Very definitely.”
“Well,” she said, “you’re the expert.”
Jonathan Kellerman
Jonathan Kellerman is one of the world's most popular authors. He has brought his expertise as a child psychologist to numerous bestselling tales of suspense (which have been translated into two dozen languages), including thirteen previous Alex Delaware novels; The Butcher's Theater, a story of serial killing in Jerusalem; and Billy Straight, featuring Hollywood homicide detective Petra Connor. His new novel, Flesh and Blood, will be published in hardcover in fall 2001. He is also the author of numerous essays, short stories, and scientific articles, two children's books, and three volumes of psychology, including Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children. He and his wife, the novelist Faye Kellerman, have four children.
