you have that well-pleased look on your face , and it 's seriously sexy . she slid onto a stool at the island counter . listening carefully and reading intently was special agent eric east , only a ten-year man but a brilliant investigator . his gaze skipped over me to dale and then back to me . for a moment , he was embraced by something greater . she brushed away the needles to discover a vehicle key silver with a black plastic coating on the end , jeep stamped on it . 