“Where was it?”
“Agent Parks dropped it by.”
“What?” Gabby had had about enough with Markus and his lying. “Did he say where he found it?”
Sheridan shook her head.
Markus was in hot water.
1000 hours, midmorning, just outside Phil’s room
Gabby marched over to Phil’s room. Maybe he’d made some progress on the finances. Probably not, but she might as well check while she was right there.
Before she knocked, Genesis burst through the stairwell door, looking absolutely frazzled. His eyes were wild, and his man bun in disarray.
“G, are you okay?” Gabby asked.
He stopped short and ran his hands over his hair. Gabby had never seen G anxious, not even when he was arguing with Jasmine, but right now he looked freaked-the-F out.
“I need to find Sheridan.” He peered down the hallway over Gabby. “Who are you visiting?” he asked, sounding suspicious.
“Phil, my ex.”
“Really?”
Genesis squeezed in next to her and knocked on the door before she could.
Phil opened the door in swim trunks and no shirt, like he was about to hit the beach. She had to admit that he’d been working out.
“Hey, Phil,” she said, “how’re you this morning?”
He opened the door wide. “Hey, Gia, and… hey, Genesis.” Phil dropped Genesis’s name from his mouth with all the grace of someone delivering a ten-pound baby. “I’m surprised to see you.”
“Mind if I come in?” Genesis asked, but not really.
Phil opened the door wide looking slightly more excited than confused.
After a cursory glance around the apartment, G said, “My apologies. I’m desperate to find Sheridan.”
“I’ll let you know if I see her,” Gabby said.
And with a quick apology, Genesis was off again. “Sorry again. I’ll see you both later.”
“Well, that was weird,” Phil said. “Also, he’s going to find Sheridan if he searches your mom’s room.”
“Let’s hope not,” Gabby said, feeling good about her choice to hide Sheridan. G was way too worried.
“Sit down,” Phil said. “Take a load off.”
“I didn’t come to stay. I was just wondering if you’d made any progress with Brad. Did you find out who’s behind that holding corp?”
“Want some coffee at least?”
She glanced over his shoulder to see if he was already making some.
“I’ll take that as a yes,” he said with a smile that would be cute if she wasn’t trying to get in and out. Phil looked like he was about to take advantage of the fact that she needed him. What she needed was to get hired back ASAP.
“Are you really getting married in two days?” he asked.
