Chapter 50

• I didn’t answer when he called back, just put my cell on mute and stared up at that window. I wanted to see her. I wanted to hear her short breaths and feel her fear. Surely she’d leave. Surely she’d head on out somewhere on a Friday evening and allow the cat another tease with his paws, but no. My time was wasted. She didn’t leave her place again that night.
• Hunter called me again on Saturday morning, when I’d finally gathered sanity enough to head back to my own apartment for a shower. I tried to keep my tone regular as I answered him.
• “Early damn call,” I said. “Calling to give me an update? Getting some more Melissa pussy, or moved on to fresh turf?”