I finish making breakfast and then get ready for work. I’m not sure how I’m going to explain why I have Tristan with me. The guys suggested that I tell my boss the truth, that I’ve been getting threatening texts. I just don’t want him to worry about me.
“So I need to tell you all that we have plans to go to Chicago in a few weeks. And no, we can’t change the dates.”
“Why? What’s in Chicago?” Tristan asks.
“We have tickets to see Twisted Bonds. It’s on a Friday and Saturday night.”
“You like Twisted Bonds?” Eros asks.
“Well I do.” Cora smiles. “And then I forced Lily and Paisley to listen to them too.”
“You said the concert is in three weeks? I think we can make that work, it’ll be nice to see our families. And you can all meet them. Our family does their security.” Apollo tells them.
“Are you kidding me?” Cora exclaims. “You know Twisted Bonds?”
“We do. We’ll make sure you can hang out with them.”
“We have VIP tickets for both shows. I got them for Cora’s birthday.”
“I’ll call Scott now and make sure he know’s we’re all coming.” Keegan says.
“Who’s Scott?” Cora asks.
“Scott’s their dad, he was in the original band. Now he takes care of things for the band. So who’s your favorite band member?”
“Presley is my favorite. He’s so sexy.” Cora smiles.
Keegan laughs. “Ew.”
He gets on his phone and we hear him talking to Scott. The look on my besties face is priceless.
“Hey, do you think we can be in Chicago on Wednesday or Thursday?” Keegan asks us.
“Yeah, I’ll put in for my days off when I go in today.” I say as Paisley and Cora nod.
“I can’t believe you know them. How does this even happen?” Cora giggles as she makes her phone calls.
“We should get moving. I need to get some articles done and ready for this week.”
Tristan
Whoever’s stalking my Lily is doing it in a way that we’re not used to. Most stalkers are consistent. This one doesn’t text everyday. It’s been every few days. Now that we know the number is here in Texas, I wonder if they’re following her. None of us have noticed anyone, but that doesn’t mean they’re notdoing it. Today’s her first day back to work and it’s making me a little nervous. It’s easy to keep an eye on her here at her home. It wasn’t hard at the festival either because all of us were together. But now it’s just the two of us at her office. And I don’t know how it’ll go when she’s at work. It’s not like I can follow her into the bathroom.
“I’d feel better if we could do a sweep of her office.” Eros says to me.
“I think that’s a good idea. Are any of you coming with me today? I’d like someone to be with Paisley and Cora too.”
“I’ll come with you, Apollo can go with Paisley and Armando with Cora. Since Keegan’s going to talk to Grayson.”
I nod. “Thanks. I know this isn’t what you all signed up for on the road trip.”
“You should know by now this is how we work. And if one of us needed to head home, someone else would come take our place.”
“I know, I just appreciate the help. I’m worried that we’re missing something. Like it should be obvious.”
“Yeah, I’ve been feeling that too. And I don’t like it. I’m going to talk to the council today and see what they think too. They might send more guys to help us. If they suggest that, I’ll make sure we talk to Grayson first.”
“Thanks. I’m glad I’m not doing this alone. I don’t know how other security guys do this alone.”
