I tap on my knife.One, two, three.
“Did you call just to be annoying?”
“No, everyone is settled in at the clubhouse.Dom will see if any of them have families worth going back to and find good families for the rest.I’m about to head out.”
“Thanks for riding with.”
“You text her?Or is your timer still ticking?”
“I’m being civilized,” I say.“And you called before I got the chance.”
She laughs once.“You left civilized behind a long time ago, brother.”
“I’m hanging up now.”
“Okay, lover boy.”Sava hangs up first.I open my messages and have seven unread from Lindy.
Lindy Girl:
Five I see: the ceiling fan, a stack of manuscripts, the mug ring on my nightstand, the city seam of light under the blinds, and the ghost pretending not to look at me.
Four I can touch: the cool hem of the sheet, my book, my hair, and the beat under my own jaw.
Three I hear: the fridge humming, a neighbor’s laugh through the wall, my breath trying to be steady.
Two I smell: my soap and the laundry soap on my pillowcase.
I hope you’re having a good day.
Are you okay?
Am I bugging you?
Part of me wants to stab myself for making her feel needy.The sick bastard part smiles at the fact that she is begging for an answer.
I had a long day.
I send.I read through her messages again.Ghost?She really is funny without trying.
I’m good.Just busy.
I send that easily too.It’s this last part that has me hesitating.She’s most definitely bugging the shit out of me, but not in the way she thinks.
You, Lindy girl, are the only person who has never bugged me.
I close out before I can over think that and text Adrian.
Send me feeds on her.Traffic.Crosswalk cams.Doorway reflections.Nothing private.Just what’s on the street.
That feels like control.I’m not asking to see inside her shower even though if anyone could get me that footage it’d be Adrian.
He replies with a thumbs-up, apparently it’s too late to argue with me about her.A new window opens on my screen.Grainy, grayscale, but the angles are good.I watch Lindy’s day.She leaves her apartment and there’s only a glimpse of her before she disappears into the garage.But, Adrian finds her there too and I watch her get into her car.I follow her on her drive to work and keep watching until she’s seated behind her desk.The camera is in the hallway in front of her office so she’s out of frame when she scoots her chair back far enough, but I watch her whole day anyway.Adrian fixed it so the video is up but I can still use my phone, it just pops up with each new screen.God bless him.She’s home by six and the video now is just staring at her apartment door.
Is it live?
I text Adrian.
Adrian:
