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Nathan nodded when I made eye contact, answering my silent question.
“I’ll be right back,” I said.
While we made lemonade, I apologized for hiding things from her.
“Do you really think Finn wants to hurt you?”
“I wouldn’t have thought so, but he won’t accept that I broke up with him.” At first, I figured he’d eventually get the message if I kept ignoring him, so I hadn’t told anyone he was still contacting me. I meant to tell them when I got the stalker-ish texts, but then I saw the positive text result and forgot all about it. I didn’t respond, and since I hadn’t heard from him, I’d forgotten all about it.
Until today.
At least I’d kept all the messages, knowing from Emily’s experience they’d be useful, and maybe even evidence.
After Nathan got in his face, I expected Finn to leave me alone. And he did, but only for a day. His first text was polite, asking how I was, but they quickly escalated to claiming we were still a couple and asking me to return to Dallas. The angriest messages came after I didn’t meet him where he’d told me to.
“Well, I’m just glad you have friends who can help you,” she said as she cut slices of lemon and put them in tall colorful glasses filled with ice.
Me too, Gran. Me too. I didn’t think Finn would escalate like Asshat Craig had, but glancing outside had me rethinking my previous evaluation.
I fought back the tears threatening to spill.Lucky me, I’m having his baby.
Chapter 22
Nathan
Jack and AJ arrived first, but Jamie wasn’t far behind.
“I didn’t expect him to call in the team.”
“Ashley’s family,” AJ said.
“Dad’s waiting to hear what we find,” Jack said. “Doug’s on his way to the office. He’ll check if any neighbors have cameras and get permission to access them.” Damn, he really had called in the entire team. Well, everyone who was in Weatherford.
“ETA on your guy?” Jamie asked.
I glanced at my watch. “Twenty minutes.”
“Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad you were here, but why?” AJ asked.
I looked at Jamie, who nodded. “I’m providing unofficial protection until we figure out how big a threat Finn is.”
“Oh,” he said. “Oh!” he repeated with a chuckle as it hit him. “How long have you loved her?” He asked.
Not if, but how long.
No way would I open that can of worms. “I’m just worried.”
“He doesn’t lie any better than you do, Janerek.”
“Shut up, Sheppard,” AJ snapped at Jack. I didn’t know the details, but apparently AJ fell for Blake after assigning himself as her bodyguard.
I ignored the implications of the coincidence.
“Knock it off,” Jamie said. “We all know what it’s like, so let’s give Nathan some space.” I nodded my appreciation, but he wasn’t done. “While he pulls his head out of his ass.”
One wouldn’t think it was acceptable to glare at one’s boss, and that one would get one’s ass handed to them for doing it. But Jamie only laughed.
AJ got close, like nose-to-nose, way too fucking close for comfort. “If you hurt her, I will kill you.”
