What do you do when someone attempts to frame you for the murder of your roommate? That's the problem facing kinetic artist Trev Eldridge. Although Detective Quint Hawk determines Trev is innocent, it does nothing to assuage Trev's fears. While Quint sets out to discover who's responsible for the murder, Trev is befriended by Dr. Zack Kendall. As Zack helps Trev deal with what happened, the two men begin to bond. At the same time, artist Clay Richardson takes Trev under his wing, after discovering that he is a talented artist. Evidence leads Quint to a theory about the murder and who is involved. With the help of Trev, Zack, Clay, and Officer Lou Hernandez, they come up with a plan to catch the villains. With all that is happening, can the growing attraction between Trev and Zack survive before the criminals take them out of the picture ... permanently?

It Takes an Artist

“I know you’re not, but it doesn’t hurt to say it.”


When they hung up, Trev did as Quint suggested and put a chair under the doorknob. Then he went back to deciding what to fix for supper, acutely aware now of every noise around him. He settled on sloppy Joes, since he had hamburger, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce. Not exactly fancy, but at least it’ll be filling and it’s easy to reheat if he’s really late.


By the time he had dinner ready, only needing to be warmed up when Zack arrived, it was after six. At loose ends, Trev tried reading, giving up when he realized he was spending more time listening for footsteps in the hallway than paying attention to the words on the page. So he got a sketchpad and started to work on an idea he’d had for a new mobile. He was so involved it putting his ideas down on paper and reworking them that he jumped when the buzzer interrupted him. He hurried over to the call box, saying, “I’ll be right down.”


Chapter 40