“Feel free to run your fingers through it any time. One more thing.” The hallway was deserted, but to be safe, he backed her behind a large plant before kissing her again.
Despite her dreamy expression, she made an exasperated sound. “You’re crazy, know that?”
“I like kissing you.” She didn’t reply. “I like kissing you,” he repeated, raising his eyebrows.
“Oh, you expect me to comment. It’s not easy to pull myself together after such mind-blowing kisses.” She flashed a bright smile. “Is that good enough?”
“I’ll take it. Ready?”
She nodded. “Good luck to both of us.”
They made their way to Caroline’s door. Vi rang the doorbell, waited, and then knocked twice. No answer. “Maybe she’s in the bathroom.”
“Or she went out.”
“I’ll try her cell phone.” She punched in the number. After a moment, she sighed. “She’s not answering. Wherever she is, I’ll bet her phone’s off. I wish she’d remember to turn it on. Hi, Gran. I stopped by to see you but you’re out and not answering your phone. Call me, okay?” She disconnected and blew out a frustrated breath. “Well, crap.”
“I hear that. Let’s go to Grandpop’s place.”
Again, no one answered the door. This time, Blake made the call. “I’ll put it on speaker,” he said. To his surprise, his grandfather answered after three rings. “Hello, Blake.”
He didn’t sound at all happy about the call. Blake heard voices and a few unrecognizable noises in the background. “Where are you?”
“At the Mercedes dealership, looking at new models. They’re searching for another gold one. If they don’t find it, they’ll repaint the one I buy. Hold on.” Grandpop muted his phone, then came back. “I have to go.”
“When will you be home?” Blake asked, but the man had disconnected. He shook his head. “The night of the accident he said he wanted to buy a new car, but I didn’t expect him to go out looking this soon. It hasn’t been that long since the accident.”
“If he’s shopping today, he must be feeling a lot better. We know where Malcom is. Now we have to find Gran.”
“Let’s drive to the Mercedes showroom and find out if he knows anything.”
They entered the elevator and punched the ground floor. Alone this time, too, Blake reached for Vi. But the elevator pinged and stopped on the fifth floor, putting an end to another steamy kiss. As the door slid open, they jerked apart.
He recognized the man and woman who entered. They seemed both surprised and extremely interested, and he figured they’d caught a glimpse of him and Vi in action. Talk about embarrassing.
“Hi,” he said. “I’m Malcom’s grandson, Blake. Meet Vi.”
“Caroline’s daughter,” she clarified.
“Hello, Vi. We’re Bud and Connie Henderson.”
“Are you two in a relationship?” Connie asked.
Blake preferred not to answer. “Nice out today,” he said. “We’d hoped to stop in and say hello, but both our grandparents are out. I was able to reach Malcom.”
“But I can’t reach Caroline,” Vi said. “She’s not home and not answering her phone.”
“I haven’t seen either of them.” Connie smiled as if she knew a secret. “I’m sure they’ll turn up somewhere.”
“What’s up with people shooting us mysterious smiles?” Blake asked. “Do they know something we don’t?”
“It’s like they think we’re in a serious relationship, We’re not.”
“You’re right about that.”
CHAPTER 22
“I’ll drive,” Blake offered as he and Vi signed out and left the 709.
