He meant at the gym. She didn’t bother to correct him, since that was the other reason she could barely move. “I’m going to feel that for a while,” she admitted.
“Well,” David said, “the solution for that is to go back again tomorrow.”
She groaned. “Nobody likes the gym that much. You just want to see Reese in his swimsuit again.”
David shrugged agreeably, and Reese’s cheeks turned pink. She’d never get tired of watching him get flustered, or of seeing that pleased little smile.
The hotel phone rang, startling Mati.
Reese reached for the handset on the table, but David grabbed his wrist. “You haven’t told anyone you’re here, right? This hotel, this room?”
“No. Just Chance and Kieran know. And you.”
David looked at Mati. She shook her head.
David plucked the phone from the receiver. “Hello?” David listened, then held the phone out to Mati. “It’s Hodges. He wants to speak with you.”
Mati frowned. She and Reese had their phones, and lord knew, Hodges wasn’t afraid to use them.
“Hi, Hodges. What’s up?”
“I want you and Reese to shut off your cell phones and keep them off, okay?”
Her stomach twisted, lunch no longer such a joy. “Okay, why?”
“First, tell me who answered the phone.”
“That was David. We told you about him. He works for Chance.”
“Do you trust him?”
Her eyes met David’s. “With my life.”
“Okay,” Hodges said, and he sounded relieved. “I tried calling Chance, but he’s not available. Can you put me on speaker?”
She did. “Go ahead.”
“What’s happened?” Reese asked.
“Is there anyone else in the room with you?”
“Just me,” David said, his deep voice distinct enough that Mati didn’t bother to clarify. Hodges was a smart dude. “And the rooms are sound-proofed.”
“Except the bathroom,” Mati muttered.
David smirked. Reese’s eyes widened and he turned bright red.
Hodges continued. “We’ve figured out those guys unlocked the door using Mati’s phone’s encryption key. It’s device specific, so best guess is someone cloned your phone. Since we have no idea how or who or when, you and Reese need to shut your phones off. Particularly since Reese, at least, has location tracking turned on for me and maybe some other people.”
Mati scrambled to hit the power button on her phone, completely creeped out.
Reese dug his from his pocket. “Rupert and Mati, I think, are the only other people.”
“Is that how you knew to call here?” David asked.
“Yes. I can see where Reese is. It took about two minutes to get the hotel name and the room is booked under McCormick. And if I could figure out the hotel on the first try, so can whoever has that clone of Mati’s phone.”
“Shit,” David muttered, his head tipped back as if searching the heavens for patience.
