That’s what friends do.
“No, I guess not.”
“I’m at the gym. Give me time to change and I’ll head over.” I covered my phone and whispered to my spotter that I had to go and apologized for not finishing our set.
“Thanks. I’d stay but Em has a doctor’s appointment,” Jamie said. His wife was due to give birth in a month, but everyone predicted the twins would arrive before her due date. “And I’d rather not ask Jack.”
“Don’t worry about it.” I was already in the locker room.
I’d seen Dr. Greenfield for my physical and drug screen when I started at SSI, so I knew the address.
“See you soon.” Jamie hung up.
I was tugging on my jeans when an address popped up on my screen.
Jamie didn’t trust my memory. Not that I blamed him.
In the truck, I grabbed my gun from the center lockbox and started the engine.
My GPS system provided me with the fastest route, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, I’d be at the clinic in thirteen minutes.
Gotta love small towns.
Jamie was standing at the base of the porch steps when I arrived.
“Thanks again,” he said, reaching out to shake my hand.
I nodded towards the lawn with fresh scorched grass. “What happened?”
“Someone tossed burning garbage on the lawn. WFD and WPD are investigating. So am I.”
“What can I do to help?”
“Stay here until the clinic closes, then make sure Madi gets home safely.”
Does he think she’s in danger?My blood simmered at the thought.
“Do you think she’s the target?” I asked while scanning the street. “And what about the back door?”
“Back door has a camera, Doug sent you the feed link.” He looked up from his phone. “This may have been a prank, but until we know otherwise, we’re treating it as a threat.”
As he answered, I pulled up the video feed for the back.
“Why doesn’t the front have a camera?”
“Dr. Greenfield doesn’t want to scare her patients or give them cause for privacy concerns.”
Her logic was faulty, but only because she didn’t understand how security cameras work. Doug could program the camera to be closed circuit, so it’d only be seen if needed.
Like when someone tosses burning trash onto your front lawn.
“Copy that.”
“You didn’t shower,” Jamie said.
“I was in a hurry, but I did wash my face, wipe my pits, and put on extra deodorant.”
He chuckled. “Thanks, I think.”
