Elle smirked. "So what are you going to do? Never have sex with him. I doubt the two of you will be able to remain celibate."
I laughed at the ridiculousness of the conversation. "No, that's not going to happen. I kinda already decided while he was kissing me goodbye that I'm going to bang him when he gets back. I'm sure it was probably a heat-of-the-moment thought, but I'm going to do it anyway."
"That's my girl. You don't let fear rule your life."
I was glad someone in the room was confident in me because it sure as hell wasn't me.
Savannah's large belch stopped the conversation.
"Well now." I snickered at the sound as Elle rolled her eyes.
"Like I said. She's her father's daughter."
Good for Savannah. She was learning young not to be tied down by social norms.
The vibration of my phone ringing from my pocket startled me. Pulling it from my pocket, I noticed that the number wasn't one I had stored in my phone. "Do you think this is Caden?"
I showed Elle the number. "Maybe. I don't have his number memorized. Rhett stored it as a contact though. Want me to go check mine?"
I waved her off. "No, it's fine. I'll just answer." I hit the green button and put it on speaker. "Hello?"
"Hey, Molly. It's Caden." I felt my lungs expel in relief. "Sorry to bother you. Parker said you knew I would be calling."
"Yup. I'm sitting here with Elle. I have you on speakerphone."
"That's fine. I was able to pull a picture of the guy who tampered with your car. I'm sending you the photo now. Can you tell me if you recognize him?"
A notification for a text message popped up on the top of the screen. I clicked on the notification and made the picture bigger.
"Is that . . ." I turned the phone so Elle could get a look at the man's face.
"Jacob Bronson. Jason's older brother."
Elle and I looked at each other in disbelief.
"That's the name I got when I ran facial recognition. How do you know him?"
"Jacob's the older brother of one of the students Elle and I share. He's a high school dropout but comes to pick Jason up after school sometimes. I've told him on more than one occasion that his little brother looks up to him and that he needs to make better choices because of it. He's a wannabe gangster."
Jason's a good kid, and from what other teachers have said, Jacob used to be as well. But somewhere during his sophomore year, he started hanging with the wrong crowd. I was actually surprised to hear his mother let him drop out. From the few times I've met her, she seemed to care about Jason.
"Well, right now, he's the number one suspect in your incident. I've called a guy I know at Boston PD, he's going to bring him in and question him."
That was a relief. "So does that mean I'm safe to go home and to get my car back?"
I didn't have a problem staying with Elle if that made Parker feel better, but it would be nice to have my own ride. It was getting a little annoying relying on Parker and now Elle to get me places.
"Why don't we wait and see what my friend finds out. Parker would kick my ass if something happened to you while he's gone."
Made sense. Parker needed to focus on his assignment, and whatever I could do to make it easier for him, I would do.
"Okay. Thanks for letting us know what's up."
"Anytime. I'll keep you posted."
Caden hung up, and I sat there for a few seconds staring at the phone.
"It's going to be all right. This is what they do for a living."
