“When was the last time you heard from Anna?” Rhett asked.
“A few days ago. Why?” I didn’t elaborate, not wanting to go into details.
“She’s disappeared. Gunner’s people can’t find her.”
“How is that possible? She’s not the smartest person. Wouldn’t it take some kind of skill to get away from your special commando guys?”
Gunner turned his attention away from his phone and to me. “She spent the last week boozed up and mostly incoherent. Whoever made her disappear also kept her in plenty of liquid supply.” He looked at his screen when it lit up, his brows creased. “Do you know anything about a new boyfriend?”
“She mentioned she was seeing someone who wanted a kid. I guess that’s where Josie comes in. Pissing me off and getting money out of it is just an added incentive.”
“Could she know about Denver?”
“Honestly? She is sneaky and now that she’s found equally as sneaky friends, anything is possible. If she got money together, she could definitely find out where I am. I’m not exactly hiding.”
Gunner nodded as if he already knew I was going to say that. “I’m going to head out and see what I can find. Don’t leave the building without an escort.”
Great. Just when I thought I’d got rid of my shadow.
“I’ll stay with her,” Rhett said and my head snapped around to focus on him.
“What do you mean?”
“Exactly what I said. I’ll walk you home, and I’ll stay with you. Anna is out of control. We don’t know what she’ll do next. She might not want to wait for the courts to make a decision. You need to tell your lawyer if she threatens you.” He studied my face and sighed. “You still don’t have a lawyer, do you?”
Of course he was right. And since he knew it, and I knew it, there was no point arguing. At the mention of my non-existent lawyer, I looked away, unable to hold his gaze.
“Emmi.”
I was still pretending to be fascinated by Josie, who was trying to put together a giant puzzle. She was too little to match the pieces, but she was having fun anyway.
“Please tell me you’ve found a lawyer.”
“I would love to tell you that I found a lawyer, but it’s impossible to do since I haven’t.”
“Why the hell not?”
“I’ll figure it out. Don’t worry about it.”
He didn’t respond, and I looked up just as he was picking up the phone on his gleaming desk. Someone must polish the wood every day it was so clean. “Lexie, get Lester over here.”
“What are you going to do? I’m fine to—” I was cut off by a commotion outside the still open doors.
“Get out of my way, you skank. I have a right to see my grandchild.”
That sounded an awful lot like Anna. This wasn’t good. She’d found me. And was making a scene in front of Rhett’s employees. I chanced a glance at Rhett, and he looked livid. His fists were balled, his face tight and he was stalking towards the noise.
“Anna,” he said, his voice emotionless, his face a mask. “How can I help you?”
I followed him outside, hiding behind his big frame. Josie was oblivious as usual, happily rearranging the toys and humming to herself.
Anna cackled when she saw Rhett, her eyes squinting up at him. “Of course you’d be involved in this. Never knew how to mind your own business. Always thought you were better than us.”
As soon as Anna saw me standing behind Rhett, she focused her wrath on me. Her already skanky outfit was rounded off by platform stripper heels today. All class as usual. “Well, look who it is.” Her tone was mocking, her eyes narrowed. “The little traitor. I knew it was only a matter of time before you’d whore yourself out. Two guys at the same time though? Even I have to be a little impressed by that.”
That hurt more than it should have, but I refused to show Anna how effective her words were in tearing me down. Instead, I stood up taller and looked down my nose at her. We were the same height so it was more like staring at her head on. “I learned from the best after all, didn’t I?”
Someone gasped, and I realized we had turned the office into aJerry Springershow.
