Page 149 of Not That Ridiculous

“Four?” Adam said, his eyes widening.

“Oops.”

“Four?”

He’d find that out from Karen’s article in the paper tomorrow, anyway. I sighed. ”Do you still get people trying to interview you and Ray about the ones in your house?”

“No, it all died down.” He pulled a face. “It’s probably going to start up again, isn’t it? Ah, well. I’ll send them all your way.”

“Don’t you dare.”

He grinned. “Ray and Phil are going to be wondering where we are. Ready to go?”

“Almost.”

Adam helped me finish closing up and we headed out to the tiny carpark behind the shop.

I got into Ray’s car, buckled my seatbelt, and sat in silence while Adam waited at the exit for a break in traffic.

“Adam?” I said.

“Yeah?” He was concentrating on the road. Even though there weren’t many cars at this time on a Sunday evening, it was still a nasty turn to make.

I hated that I even had to ask him this, but, “Do you know where Kevin lives?”

Kevin had mentioned his flat, I was vaguely aware it was in town somewhere, but…wow. I hadn’t ever been.

I was a shit boyfriend.

“He rents the flat over the florist. Same one Jasper used to rent.”

In that case, Ihadbeen. Just not while Kevin was there. “I think it’s time I paid him a little visit,” I said.

Adam smiled. A gap in traffic came up. He let it pass. “You’re going to track him down in his lair, are you?”

“He’s been ignoring my calls and texts. He bolted at the first hint of a conversation. I don’t know how long he thinks he’s going to be able to keep it up while still dating me or what he’s trying to accomplish, but I’m a proactive kind of guy and I’d like to straighten him out.”

Adam cracked a laugh.

“Right. Ha ha. Very funny. Worst way to phrase it.”

He drove two streets over to the rear of the florist’s and let me out. He rolled down his window. “Want me to hang around?”

“No, thanks. If he’s not here, I’ll wait for him. If he takes too long and I get bored, I’ll call a taxi.”

He tutted. “Callme, Charlie.”

“I’ll call you,” I said distractedly, and headed for the door at the back of the building.

Adam beeped as he drove off.

I waved at him, and rang the buzzer.

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The small speaker above the buzzer crackled to life. “Hello?” said Kevin.

I couldn’t help the stupid smile that bloomed on my face at the sound of his voice.

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