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Half an hour later, I've showered, changed into team colors, and am rooting around in my bag for my favorite lipstick when the front door opens.
"Colter, you crazy man," I say, not even looking up. "I told you that it's just a little headache."
He doesn't say anything.
I glance up into Gavin's gray eyes.
My heart slams against my breastbone in a jarring thud.
"G-Gavin." I lick my lips, trying to work moisture back into my mouth. "What are you doing here?"
He pushes the front door closed before stepping deeper into the living room. The fact that he isn't speaking sends chills up and down my spine. I pat around in my bag, feeling for anything I can use for a weapon. There's nothing in there that might actually hurt him, but maybe there's something that'll give me a fighting chance. Just enough of one to get away.
My phone is still in the bathroom.
My hand closes around my audio recorder.
I fumble with the buttons and hit record.
"Elysa's still at work. Did you come to pick something up for her?" I ask, playing dumb. Maybe if I act clueless, he'll think I know nothing and leave.
He flicks his gaze toward the hall.
I quickly slip my hand from the bag, dropping the audio recorder behind it on the couch.
"You've been following me," he says, his gaze drifting back to me.
"I…"
"First in your car and then in your boyfriend's truck. I knew it was you when I saw his truck out front the other night." He speaks quietly, his voice eerily calm. "Why have you been following me, Leia?"
"I…" My mind is a complete blank, panic coursing through me. "Elysa thinks you're seeing other women," I blurt the first thing that comes to mind. "She asked me to follow you to see if I caught you with anyone."
"And your boyfriend? Why was he following me?"
"He didn't know. I…I didn't want to tell him what I was doing because it sounded crazy, so he refused to leave unless I let him tag along." I shrug helplessly. "He's kind of relentless. After the grocery store, he told me that we were done following you and that you and Elysa needed to figure out your own stuff."
"Mm," Gavin says. "There's just one problem with your little story, Leia. Elysa wouldn't send you to spy on me if she thought I was seeing another woman. She'd do it herself."
Crap. He knows her better than I thought.
"You're writing a story about me, aren't you?"
"I don't know what you're talking about," I lie. "Why would I be writing a story about you?"
A sardonic smile slides across his handsome face. It's a shame he's not a very good person because he's not a bad-looking guy. He just kind of sucks as a human. "I think we both know the answer to that, don't we?"
"I wouldn't ask if I knew, Gavin." I roll my eyes. "Obviously."
"You were at the arena the night I met Bruce Gordon. Did you see me? Were you already following me, or is that what tipped you off?"
"What are you talking about?" I huff, trying to keep him talking. The more he reveals and the longer he talks, the longer I have to figure out how I'm getting out of this one. Colter is going to be pissed when he finds out Gavin came here. The sheriff isn't going to be thrilled, either. I promised I'd be careful. I should have been careful enough to lock the freaking door.
"Don't play dumb," he snaps. "It doesn't suit you."
"And doting boyfriend doesn't suit you," I mutter. "Elysa deserves so much better than you. You suck as a boyfriend, in case you didn't already know that. Your head is so far up your own butt, you need a freaking surgeon to remove it!"
"Puck bunny suits you just fine." His smile is full of venom. "You play the part of Bayliss's little whor—"
