Page 58 of Seduced at Stevens Street
“Yes, it is in the trash in the bathroom. Why? What are you thinking?” I ask him.
“Not sure, but we need to get it tested just to make sure you weren’t drugged,” Logan states.
I can’t even imagine anyone doing that, but now I am getting a bit worried.
“I’ll call Detective Margot Malone to come and talk with you. She’s a good friend of Kenzie’s, and I trust her. We’ll let her decide how to handle this. Also, I am going to have a meeting with the entire staff at lunch today to discuss this issue,” Andy shares.
I look at Logan.
“Yeah, Margot will get to the bottom of this,” Logan said. He gives a little chuckle. “Neither of us was a fan when we first met her, but she turned out to be a good cop and has helped us out of a few binds.”
We all agree that between the arson investigator and Detective Malone, we are going to let the professionals handle it.
I offer to make everyone breakfast, and of course the guys agreed. Apparently, Kenzie went to pick Trina up from a friend who agreed to watch her during last night’s crisis.
I made French toast, eggs and bacon. The guys barely talked, just moaned as they ate. I am glad someone likes my cooking. I don’t get to do it very often. We all clean up the kitchen, and then Logan rides his bike, and I drive his truck back to the gym.
Carol stops by the front desk to inquire why she was called in for a meeting. I told her that something had happened last night, but Andy will share the details.
The meeting was held in Logan’s space since it is the biggest area we have for meetings. Kenzie was manning the front desk, and as luck would have it, no one had actual classes from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. on Fridays. Most of the staff were extremely surprised at what happened. A lot of quiet side discussions were taking place while Andy was speaking. Logan sat next to Andy and was watching everyone, trying to get a feeling of who might know what. After the meeting was over, I had to get back to the front desk. Logan walked with me and gave me a kiss on the forehead and then went back to his area for his next class.
Around 2:00 p.m. the arson investigator, James Boersma, asked to see me. Andy came to get me, and we walked into his office. After Andy left, shutting the door behind him, Mr. Boersma started asking me questions about the fire. I told him that I was completely dead to the world, and I never heard or saw anything. I told him that Andy, Logan, and I were watching the security footage, but we couldn’t identify the person who came up the steps to the apartments.
“I ask that you keep this information to yourself, but it was arson. A small fire was started in the kitchen, but it was made to smolder more than actually burn the entire place down.”
I know the look on my face must have changed, as he told me not to worry, but he didn’t want me to stay up here at night for a few days. Great, I am sure Kenzie is not thrilled to have two additional adults in her house. I thanked Mr. Boersma, and I then went back to the front desk to find my cell phone. I then texted Sara to ask her if I could crash there for the next few nights. I know I should have told her what happened, because as soon as she received the text, my phone rings.
“Gia, what is going on? Did Logan do something? You know I told him if he breaks your heart I would fucking kill him.”
I had to laugh, little Sara talking to big Logan that way, huh. I share with her the fact that there had been a fire in Logan’s apartment, and the arson investigator confirmed it was arson. I also tell her that Logan isn’t going to be home until late for the next two nights, and I was told not to stay in the apartment at night for a few days. I explained that we stayed at Andy and Kenzie’s last night, but I don’t want to impose as they have afamily and need their space. She agreed I could come after I get off work, but she did have a date with Mason tonight. I said it would be fine, that I need another night of uninterrupted sleep, and that she shouldn’t do anything I wouldn’t do.
We hung up, and I finished my day. As I headed up to the apartment to grab some items that I will need for the next few days, I remembered that my bag of toiletries was at Kenzie’s place. Oh well, I will just use the extra that Sara keeps around for just these types of visitors.
As I was coming down the stairs, Logan was coming up. He saw my bag and wanted to know where I was headed. I told him that I didn’t want to impose on Kenzie and Andy, that I would be staying at Sara’s tonight.
In his deepest Dom voice, he says, “Gia, you will not be alone tonight. I will come to Sara’s after I am off at the club. I will call you when I arrive so you can let me in, okay?”
“Yes, Sir.”
Logan gives me a long kiss and then pats my ass and tells me to be careful. I make my way to the back of the gym to the parking lot, and while putting my stuff in the car, Marco walks up and says hi. He asks me about the fire, but I tell him I don’t know much, I was sound asleep, but I was happy Mason was able to wake me and get me out of there. He gave me a hug and then headed to his truck. Someone was sitting in the passenger seat, but I couldn’t quite make out who it was. I didn’t know he was dating anyone; good for him. At least he wasn’t pining for me anymore; that was getting awkward.
Chapter 11
Logan
After I watch Gia leave for the evening to head to Sara’s, I stop up at my place to assess the damage. I am happy to see that other than a small area in the kitchen, everything else seems fine. I know that Andy will be having a cleaning company come in that specializes in smoke damage to have my furniture, carpet, and curtains cleaned.
After showering and changing, I headed downstairs to my bike to make the ride to the club. I enter through the employee back entrance of the club and go straight to Cosimo’s office. I findButch sitting there, no Cosimo. It seems that Cosimo has been absent a lot lately.
“Hey man, did Jim talk to you about the fact that it was definitely arson in your apartment?”
“Yeah, he and I had a long talk, and confirmed what we thought, that someone intentionally set the fire. Also, Margot came by to talk as well. I went to Gia’s apartment and found the water bottle. She said it would take about a week to find out if there is anything in the bottle other than water.”
“I really hope we catch the bastard who is doing this shit. Ready for another fun night?”
“Sure, but I need to get going because I have a meeting with all the security guys in about ten minutes. Catch you later, man.”
I go to the security room and make a quick check of the cameras to make sure they are all working properly and then head to the break room. All the guys are seated and chatting among themselves. Everyone goes quiet when I enter the room. We go over who is assigned where tonight, and I ask if anything out of the ordinary went on over the last two nights. With everything running smoothly, everyone heads out to their respective stations.
