“Sit.”
“Noah—”
“Either I clean it, or I call someone to do it. Either way, that needs to be seen to.”
Her mouth opened and closed, like she was debating arguing some more. Then she sighed and dropped into the seat at the desk.
He knelt in front of her, and her breasts were right fucking there.
Don’t look at her, don’t be a scumbag, Noah.
He gritted his teeth before taking out the saline and cleaning the scratch. “How did you fall?” At her silence, he glanced up. “Addie?”
She didn’t look at him while she answered. “I didn’t see a rock in front of me.”
“You don’t seem like a careless person.” He ran the saline-covered pad over the wound again before throwing it into the trash and taking out some gauze.
Addie lifted a shoulder. “I thought I heard something.”
His gaze shot up, his hand holding the pad against her ribs. “Addie…this isn’t the first time you’ve thought someone was there who shouldn’t have been.”
She squirmed, like she was uncomfortable. “Yes. But again, I didn’t see anyone.”
The muscles in his forearms flexed. Because that didn’t mean shit, and she knew it. “Has anything else happened that I don’t know about?”
Her eyes widened slightly.
Therewassomething. “What?”
“I got a text.”
Something hard and uncomfortable pitted his gut. “From who?”
“An unknown number.”
“What did it say?”
“That I’ve overstayed my welcome. And to get out.”
Jesus fucking Christ! “Have you reported it to Jesse?”
She shook her head. “I’m sure it’s—”
“Don’t saynothing. You can’t put all that stuff together and still believe it’s nothing. You need to report it to the sheriff’s office.”
“But—”
“No buts, Addie. I also want you to make sure you’re not going outside alone. Let me or one of the guys walk you to your car. Don’t get here before everyone else. No more runs by yourself.”
“Is that really necessary?”
“If someone is following you and trying to scare you out of town, then yes.” He stuck the pad onto her ribs with surgical tape before leaning back. “Promise me, Addie.”
She didn’t want to. He could see it in her eyes. But then she blinked. “Fine. I’ll call Jesse.”
“And be careful.”
This time she rolled her eyes. “Of course I’ll be careful.”
