CHAPTER 26
Durango
“You were just releasedfrom the hospital! After being drugged!” CT yells at me.
“I don’t care!” I yell back. “I need to check on my house and see what the asshole has done.”
CT stares at me.
“Look, after we check out my house, I’ll go to Axel’s and rest. Okay?”
CT sighs. “Fine, but I’ll go in the house first.”
“Fine.”
I can’t believe it took this much convincing. Once I showed CT the video footage of that asshole, Tyler, breaking in the back door of my place, he should have immediately agreed to go.
And it doesn’t escape me that Piper’s ex, John, also broke in through the back door. Unfortunately, there is a thoroughfare behind my back area. A person can easily get into the back courtyard area and up to the door where they can work on breaking in, unmonitored as far as they know, until they get in.
I need to find out who owns that area behind me. Maybe I can buy it and put up concrete walls.
“I’ll go with you to your house but not Axel’s. I have a flight to Seattle that leaves in a couple of hours. I need to go to Ozzie’s and grab my bags,” CT says.
I’d almost forgotten that he was only in town for the night. “Oh yeah. Sorry to ruin your plans.”
“Stop. You didn’t ruin anything. I’m here for you, and you know it. There’s our car.” He points to one approaching.
During the ride, I continue to check the cameras but don’t see anything new. After Tyler ran out the back door, he didn’t return.
We get dropped off a block from my house. As promised, CT goes in front of me. The front door of my house is ajar. Just outside, CT pulls a gun from the back of his waistband. I’m thankful he has it on him and not in its case with his luggage.
He goes in first, and I follow. Fortunately, CT has been to my place before, so he’s familiar with the layout. Once he’s convinced no one is there, I check each room to see if that asshole left anything behind that would help us locate him. I find nothing.
“Let’s go to Axel’s place,” I say. I want to check on Willow and see for myself that she’s okay.
“Okay, it looks like this is where we part ways,” CT says.
“Oh shit, sorry. You told me that already.” I’m losing focus, and focus is what I need the most right now.
He slaps me on the shoulder. “I’m sorry I can’t stay. I need to get back.”
I nod. “Are you and Amber a thing yet?”
His eyes widen. “What? No, we’re not. And be careful who you say that around.”
I shake my head. “There’s no way Rover doesn’t see the way you two look at each other.” I certainly didn’t miss the way Ozzieand my cousin, Piper, shared those long glances or the way they flirted. I triednotto see it and still did.
And CT and Rover have been best friends for years. There is no way Rover wouldn’t see the looks his little sister, Amber, and CT share.
“Trust me, Rover has a blind spot, which is probably best for my health. Besides, Amber’s dating some asshole.”
“Is he really an asshole?”
CT sighs. “No, he seems nice. But I can’t stand it.”
“I can talk to Rover. I’ve been in his shoes.”
CT’s hand goes up. “No, please don’t. It will only make things worse.”
