“You don’t have a garage,” he pointed out.
“I have a covered carport. It’s the same as a garage without doors.”
“Yes! Without doors.”
“Oh, please. Who’s going to see me?”
“Anyone with a decent pair of binoculars,” he said and gestured to the apartment buildings.
“Fine,” I huffed. “Will you go inside and get me a towel to cover up with?”
“That I can do.” When he returned, he held the towel up while I stripped down to my underwear. Then, he handed me a bathrobe. “Put that on. Wash your hands. Change the baby. Then, you can shower while I burn your clothes and anything else you touched.”
I rolled my eyes at his dramatics. “It wasn’t that bad.”
“Yes, it was. You’re in denial. Stop talking. Start washing.”
I didn’t need any encouragement. I felt like I was covered in filth and other unspeakable things. Once Kalen was clean, I handed him back to Landon and ran for my bathroom.
After I showered, I found Landon in the living room with Kalen sound asleep in his arms. “I was afraid I’d wake him if I moved,” he whispered.
“I’ll take him.” He leaned forward and carefully placed Kalen in my arms.
When I returned to the living room, I joined Landon on the couch. “After you left today, this guy came into the store and kind of creeped me out.”
“What happened?” he asked.
“He asked about renting a unit. I told him we didn’t have any available and offered to add him to our waitlist. Then, he started asking questions about our security and when employees were on the premises. I don’t know. The whole thing seemed weird, but maybe it wasn’t. What do you think?”
“Did he seem like the type of person who would want to know those kinds of details to make an informed decision or was he more along the lines of someone who was casing the joint?” he asked.
“He definitely gave off casing vibes,” I shuddered. “I hope he doesn’t come back.”
“He does look kind of creepy,” Landon said while he stared at his phone.
I leaned over and looked at the security footage on his screen. “So, it wasn’t just me?”
“Definitely not. You want to have a sleepover?” he asked knowingly.
“Yes,” I answered immediately causing him to laugh. “I wasn’t going to ask, but since you offered, I’m not going to say no.”
“You know you can always ask,” he said seriously.
“I know, and I would have if I was really worried. He just unnerved me a little. And then I lost my phone.”
“Well, there’s no need to worry. You found your phone, creepy guy is gone, and I’m here. Now, what do you have to eat? I’m starving.”
8
GAME
When I got home from work, I went straight to the bathroom to shower. It had been a long week and I was trying to decide between staying home and relaxing or spending the evening at the clubhouse. While I was showering, my phone dinged with a text. I waited until I was finished to check the message and smiled when I saw who it was from.
Blakely:Hey. Are you busy?
Grant:Just got home from work. Something wrong?
Blakely:Maybe. I keep getting notifications for movement on the cameras. But I don’t see anything when I try to play the video.
