“JR said to stay here,” Josie hissed.
“I’m not going anywhere,” I reassured her. “I’m just saying that whatever or whoever it was, it looks like we’re alone.”
“Maybe it was the cold air?” Delaney suggested.
“It’s summer. I hardly think cool morning air cracked the window.”
“Maybe the glass was just under pressure or something,” Josie said.
“Or someone was after you,” Delaney added. “Do you know of anyone who might want to scare the shit out of you?”
Only one thing came to mind, but I couldn’t imagine anyone would break my window because of what happened—what peopleassumedhappened—between Liam and me.
“Josie!” JR shouted, yanking the door open to the store.
We all got to our feet, but JR only had eyes for my friend. Rushing back, he wrapped her in his arms and held her tight, his eyes squeezed tight.
“Are you alright?”
“We’re fine. We were back here. Nothing else happened.”
I hesitantly walked forward when I saw what appeared to be a rock on the ground. I could see something wrapped around it the closer I got. I bent over, reaching for it when Mav walked through the door.
“Don’t touch it.”
But I didn’t need to pick it up to see what was written on the paper.
Slut.
“Anyone threaten you recently?”Remi asked.
I sat at my counter, rubbing my forehead as I thought about the expense of fixing the window. The insurance would pay out, but I couldn’t wait for that to come through.
“No, no one’s said or done anything. I mean, they still shoot me dirty looks, but nothing?—”
Remi sighed, taking a seat beside me. “Look, you should talk to Liam.”
My gaze snapped up to meet his. “That’s the last thing I need.”
“I know you did what you did to help him. Maybe?—”
I scoffed at what I knew he was about to say. “People won’t believe him. They’re all team Liam and Bailey. If he says anything in my defense, it will only turn out badly for me.”
“In what way?”
“They’ll say I’m trying to break them up or something. Trust me, the last time Liam was seen talking to me, the whispering only got worse.”
“Then talk to Bailey?”
“She hates me,” I sighed. “Not that I blame her. I mean, I know what happened, which was pretty much nothing the public didn’t see. But she can’t see anything but me standing in his house in his shirt. She’s not ready to talk to me, let alone help me.”
“Alright,” Remi nodded. “Well, we’ll see if we can find out anything through cameras in the area, but…”
I already knew what he was going to say. Not many people had cameras up. We were a trusting town, and no one wanted to feel like they were spying on anyone. Security cameras were a big no-no around here.
“You might want to install your own.”
“And become the town pariah?”
