Someone’s watching me. I know it.
As discreetly as possible, I begin to scan the area again. Nothing stands out.
What the fuck is happening?
“Finding anything?” I ask harsher than I meant to.
“Are you good?” he asks after a minute.
“No, I’d bet money right now that someone is watching me, but I don’t know where the fuck they are,” I tell him as Ridge comes up next to me.
“Put him on speaker,” Ridge says quietly.
I pull the phone away from my face and do as he asks.
Meek sighs. “Well then, you’re going to hate what I have to say.”
“Hey, just so you know, it’s Ridge, and I’m with the prospect.”
“Did you see anything?” Meek asks him.
“No, I got held up with the girls for a minute. Now tell us what you found,” Ridge tells him.
“That’s just the thing. I didn’t find anything. Only thing that popped was the people going from their vehicles into the carnival. That’s it. Nothing suspicious,” he says, making me curse.
“So you mean to tell me that I just imagined it?” I snap.
“I never said that, but it is a possibility,” Meek says.
“Thanks for looking,” Ridge tells him.
“Of course. Call me if you need me,” Meek says before he hangs up.
“I swear I’m not going crazy. I know I saw someone,” I tell him.
“Maybe you did, maybe you didn’t, but there’s nothing we can do about it now. Now let’s take the rest of this shit to the girls so we can all get the fuck out of here and back where it’s safe.”
CHAPTER
TWENTY-FIVE
ASPEN
“Step on up and try your hand at a water balloon toss,” I call out, smiling at the kids who perk up at the words water balloon.
I can see them tug their parents as they point toward us.
“All proceeds go to a local charity that helps the community,” I call out.
I can see when I entice them. One little boy and his parents walk over, his dad already pulling out his wallet.
“How much?”
I give him the price along with the rules. He gives the first water balloon to the boy, holding him up.
“Okay, buddy. Throw it over there.”
The boy follows his dad’s instructions and misses.
