“Liar.”
I grabbed my helmet and ignored him. “So what should we do now? Go back to the office? Maybe you should check your messages and emails in case the killer’s trying to set you up again.”
Stone’s lips twisted. “I’m beginning to think that baiting him might be the only way to flush him out. Since you saw me get shot, I guess that means he’s not giving up any time soon.”
A chill passed over me. “Yeah… in fact, we should get going. Don’t want to stand around in the sun for too long, you know?” I glanced at the street with different eyes, looking for anyone suspicious. Could the killer be watching us right now?
I glanced at Stone’s chest, remembering the blood that spread over his gray t-shirt. The shirt he wore today was black, so he was fine, right? “Is there somewhere else we could visit? Maybe the other places where he tried to kill you?”
“I go to the gym a lot. You want to try that?”
“Sure. Maybe you could take me up to the roof of the building where the AC unit fell. I might pick up something there.”
Stone shrugged. “I guess it’s worth a try.”
With that decided, I slipped on my helmet and even managed to snap the chin strap all by myself. We motored off, heading closer to the downtown area and the office.
On the way, a shiver ran down my spine. It didn’t help that the sun had gone behind a cloud, but that was a good thing, right? Still, it felt like we were just running around in circles, while the killer just got closer and closer to cornering us.
I was missing something, but what?
We arrived at the gym and I got off the bike. After pulling off my helmet, I waited for Stone to do the same, and couldn’t help admiring how handsome and commanding he looked.
His chiseled jaw and tousled hair sent butterflies through my chest. Then he glanced at me and grinned, like he knew I couldn’t take my eyes off him. I sighed. Why couldn’t he be ugly? He stepped to my side with a raised brow. “What?”
Flustered, I improvised. “We should get out of the sun.”
He rolled his eyes and followed me inside. The smell hit me first, and I tried not to wince, but I hated that locker room scent. Glancing at all the equipment, and people on the machines, my heart sank. “I just realized something. With so many people in and out of the gym, I’m not sure I’ll find anything specific enough to give us a clue.”
His brows rose. “So you don’t want to try?”
My lips drew down. “No… I mean… sure I’ll try, I’m just warning you that it might not work the best. You know?”
“I guess.”
“There’s also the fact that I’ll probably see stuff I’d rather not, so I hope you appreciate what I’m putting myself through for you.”
That startled a chuckle out of him. “Hey… you’re getting paid very well, so don’t expect any sympathy from me.”
I shook my head. “Fine. Let’s get this over with.” Keeping my gloves on, I followed Stone to the counter, where he explained that I wanted a tour of the facilities, and he’d show me around. The attendant nodded, and I followed Stone to the weights.
He picked one of the hand weights up. “I always use these when I work out. Want to try it?”
He held it out, and I took hold of it. He let go, but did it gradually. Still, I staggered and nearly dropped it on my foot. “Holy hell. This is heavy. Here. Take it back.”
He took it from me like it weighed nothing, and a big grin split his face. “You know it won’t do any good with that glove on.”
“Oh… right.” I pulled the glove off my hand and glanced around at the equipment. Touching the handle of the multi-functional work-out machine, I braced for a vision, but nothing happened. Maybe there were just too many hands on these to get anything. Since that seemed to be the case, I felt along the rest of the machine, but came up empty.
“Nothing.”
“Try this.”
I followed behind Stone, touching all the other surfaces he pointed out, and still got nothing. “Sorry. I’m not getting anything.”
He led me around the rest of the gym, and I got one or two images, but they had nothing to do with Stone or my previous vision of the guy, so I shook my head. “Nothing. Is that it?”
“Yeah. We might as well head to the building with the AC unit.”
