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Bennett?”
    “Yes.”
    “We got a call that someone tried to murder you. Is this true? And what letters are you talking about, and how are they connected?”
    “Someone pushed me in front of a truck.”
    Neil frowned slightly as he began to make notes. Then he looked up at Aaron, taking note of the fact that he and the woman were holding hands.
    “You, sir. What’s your relationship to Miss Bennett?”
    “I’m her editor, and a very good friend.”
    “Mr. Workman, if you don’t mind, we’d like to speak to Miss Bennett alone,” Kowalski said.
    “No!” Caitlin cried, clutching Aaron’s hand before he could move. “He stays.” Panic was thick in her voice as she turned to Aaron and pleaded, “Don’t leave me.”
    “As if,” he said, then took off his overcoat and laid it on a nearby chair before sitting on the foot of her bed. The look he gave the detectives said he wasn’t budging.
    Neil shrugged and came closer, his partner following.
    Aaron glared at the man, reading his body language and not liking what he saw. The detective was too handsome for his own good, and from the way he moved, he knew it.
    Caitlin suddenly moaned. “I’m going to be sick.”
    Kowalksi grabbed the wastebasket, thrusting it under Caitlin’s chin as she leaned over the side of the bed.
    “Get a nurse,” Kowalski ordered.
    Neil bolted out the door, while Aaron ran to get a washcloth. Moments later, Caitlin’s nausea had passed and Aaron was gently wiping her mouth. J.R. came back into the room, followed by a nurse, who took quick stock of the situation and ordered everyone out.
    “Miss Bennett has suffered a concussion, and she needs her rest. You people need to leave.”
    “No,” Caitlin begged. “Please. Not until I talk to the police.”
    Neil and Kowalksi identified themselves to the nurse, and she reluctantly relented.
    “Tell it quick, or tell it to them tomorrow,” she said, and pointed at the trio around Caitlin’s bed. “After that, please leave.”
    Neil eyed the burgeoning bruises and the scrapes on her forehead and chin.
    “Miss Bennett, are you sure you’re up to this? We can come back.”
    She took a slow breath and then exhaled softly. “No. Please stay.”
    He smiled at her before turning his attention to Aaron. “Are you and Miss Bennett a couple?
    Aaron’s fingers gently curled around Caitlin’s ankle beneath the covers, and then he patted her leg.
    “No, but I like to believe I’m her best friend. Since her father’s death, she doesn’t have any living relatives.”
    Neil glanced at Caitlin. “You have no one? Is this true?”
    She nodded, and as she did, she moaned again and grabbed her head.
    Immediately Aaron was at her side.
    “Honey, are you feeling sick again?”
    “No. It just hurts.”
    “We’ll be brief,” Neil said. “Mr. Workman, where were you when this incident occurred?”
    “We’d just had lunch together. I took a cab back to the office, and Caitie was going down the block to do some shopping.”
    “I see,” Neil said, taking notes. Then he looked back at Caitlin. “Is there anyone you can think of who has a grudge against you?”
    Caitlin groaned. “I don’t—”
    “Let’s get this over with quick,” Aaron said. “And I’m going to start the ball rolling by telling you that our company has already filed a complaint with the police. They’ve been receiving hate mail for publishing her and, most recently, a bomb threat. Caitlin told me today that she’s been receiving similar letters for almost six months. Now this,” he said, waving his arms in the air. “Something has to be done.”
    Trudy Kowalksi moved to the foot of Caitlin’s bed. “Miss Bennett, can you tell me exactly what happened today that led you to believe this wasn’t an accident?”
    “Yes. I was standing at the curb, waiting for the light to change, when a large delivery truck came around the corner. It was going very fast, and I knew as it passed I was going to get splashed with