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the room at Marcus Hines.
    “What?” Josephine stepped back and rubbed her hand along her temple.
    “Detective Delaney.” Hines cleared his throat as he came around his desk. “This is Ms. Josephine Ferrell. She’s Michelle Andrew’s sister.”
    Ming’s gaze returned to the woman before her. Remembering the photograph taken from Thornton’s wallet, she asked, “Are you and Michelle twins?”
    Josephine smiled tightly. “As a matter-of-fact, we are.”

Chapter 6
    “Josephine is a beautiful name.” The twenty-one-year old William said, accepting Josie’s hand and lifting it to his lips to place a kiss against her knuckles.
    Her cheeks darkened prettily as she smiled. “Something tells me you’re a dangerous man, Mr. Hayes.”
    “William or Will, if you prefer.”
    She said her hand from his. “Not Billy or Bill?” She turned and maneuvered through the tight space between the cable’s table and patrons.
    “My father is Bill,” he answered, and followed close behind her.
    “So you’re a junior?”
    “Actually, I’m the fourth. William Charles Hayes IV.”
    She stopped and turned back toward him with a glowing smile. “My father’s name is Charles.”
    “Really?” Pleased that he’d said something to capture her attention, he relaxed and smiled. “I hope that’s a good thing.”
    “It’s not bad.” She gave him a quick wink. “Would you like to join me and my friends?”
    He followed the wave of her hand to a crowded table of women.
    “Well, actually, no,” he said, mustering a straight face.
    Disappointment crept into her features. “Oh? Are you here with someone?”
    Until that moment, William had forgotten about his table of friends and turned to see them watching him from across the room. “Yes and no,” he answered, returning his gaze to hers. “What I would like to do is either grab our own table or go somewhere where we can be alone.”
    Josie lifted a quizzical brow. “I hardly know you.”
    “That’s the whole point,” he said. “It is a chance for us to get to know each other.”
    She held his serious gaze while the band struck up a smooth instrumental number. “I’m curious, William. Is this charm or cockiness?”
    “It’s definitely not cockiness. I’m terrified you’re going to say no.”
    “You should be.” Her smile was slow to return as she made a casual glance around. “Where would you like to sit?”
    Relief and excitement swelled in his chest. “How about we grab something toward the back? I want to make sure we’re not disturbed.” When her eyes sparkled up at him, his heart muscles tightened.
    “All right,” she said.
    A few minutes later, William and Josie sat opposite one another at a small round table and grinned like a couple of teenagers.
    “Okay, you’ve got my attention.” She crossed her legs and settled her hand in her laps.
    “Now I don’t know where to begin,” he admitted. “I’m not usually tongue-tied around women.”
    Again her right brow lifted quizzically, and he concluded the act was a habit. “Picking up women in smoky jazz clubs is something you done this before.”
    “So where do you usually meet woman?”
    Cornered, a rush of heat crept up William’s face and enflamed his ears. “Is there any possible way I can rewind the clock so I can take my foot out of my mouth?”
    “Afraid not.”
    Her melodious laugh had the same effect on his heart as her smile. Not to mention that something in his stomach was performing acrobatic somersaults each time his gaze levels with hers. “Okay. Fair enough. I tend to meet women at school or at the hospital.”
    Another smile. “You scope out hospitals?”
    It was his turned to laugh. “I work at one.”
    “Oh? What do you do?”
    “I’m a first-year medical student.”
    Josie feature colored with surprise. “Ooh, a doctor. I’m impressed.”
    “Well, not yet. But that’s the plan.”
    “Bonsoir. Vous désirez?”
    William glanced up to see the same petite blond waitress