Page 26 of About the Green

Her round eyes no longer glimmer with the smug satisfaction she had at dinner. Instead they are a thin line of distrust that compliments the frown she wears. “I wouldn’t feel so safe if I were you. You could at least pretend like you considered my side for once.”

“You don’t have a side. You have a problem.”

“I do, in fact.”

This ought to be good. “I’m no therapist, but I’m all ears.”

“Why bother? You’ve formed your opinions about me and I’ll leave them how they are.”

I thought that she would eventually say something more to me before I dropped her off but she doesn’t. It’s the first time there has been real silence in the car between us but instead of relief, it feels like held breath.

When I pull up to the sidewalk, I open my mouth but she’s out of the door and over to the lobby before anything comes out.

What was I going to say anyway?

Sorry?

What should I be sorry for?

If it weren’t for her own actions, I wouldn’t have the opinions I have.

Even as I head back to my hotel, I can’t shake the feeling that maybe I’ve missed something. It’s ridiculous and wrong but I don’t know what else to do to resolve these suspicions.

Nina has something that she’s hiding and it’s something more than bodies.

Chapter 11

Not even a week has passed before I get a text from Redd and nothing from Nina. It's not like I was waiting for it, but it’s suspiciously quiet from her. I drove by her place to see if her car was delivered but still no trace of the pink murder-mobile. If she’s up to something, I don’t know what it could be.

Redd: Liezel ID’d the man. Take Nina to address and tell her thank you for the sauce.

The sauce?

A location follows the text and I’m still wondering about what Nina gave Redd. And why the fuck is he getting gifts when I’m the one chauffeuring her ass around Atlanta when I expressly said I wouldn’t be.

Nina manages to get her way no matter what and I can’t say that I’m anything but impressed by how well she plays everyone like a goddamn fiddle.

I turn the water on for my shower and send the pixie in question, a text.

Vert: Be ready in 30.

Nina: an hour [[sparkle emoji]]

Vert: What you need an hour for?

Nina: I need to get ready

Vert: and it takes that long?

Nina: It takes longer. I started getting ready when I msg Redd [[red heart emoji]]

The fuck is the heart for?

Vert: 30

Nina: Do you like waiting outside? [[smiley face emoji]]

Vert: Nina