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Drew was dead asleep when the call came. Not bothering to turn on a light or even open his eyes, he swung out an arm and fumbled in the dark until he found his cell.
"’Lo."
"Drew, I need you."
The feminine voice made him crack open an eye. "Who’s this?" he slurred out.
"It’s Amanda," she hissed. "Your sister."
"Mandy?" He sat up, clicking on his bedside lamp and then rubbing at his tired eyes. "What time is it?"
"I don’t know. After twelve. He’s over there."
"Huh?" He reached out to turn his alarm clock around. Half past midnight. Dear God, this better be good. "What’re you talking about?"
"Jeffrey. He’s at her house. Right now."
Pausing in the middle of a stretch, Drew straightened. "He’s not in Denver? How do you know?"
"Because he’s at 410 South Elm, that’s how I know. Dang it. His car’s parked in their driveway. I drove by and saw it."
The breath rushed from his lungs. "What? When’d you do that?"
A million more questions swirled through him. Did Mia know? Wait. He knew that answer. Of course she knew. She had to know. But she’d told him—
"I went by when I was taking the kids home from the concert," Amanda answered. "I took the long way … past her place."
His jaw dropped. "You had the kids with you?"
"No," she muttered sarcastically. "I dropped them off on the corner and came back to pick them up after driving by. Yes, they were with me." She snorted.
"Did any of them see his car?"
She gasped. "I hadn’t thought of that. But, no. If they’d seen anything, they would’ve said something."
"No, wait," Drew cut in, lifting a hand. Awareness was starting to soak in. "The concert was finished by eight-thirty. That was over three hours ago. Why are you calling now?"
"He told me he had a business trip." Amanda snorted, ignoring his question and beginning her own rant. "But I knew he was lying."
"Mandy," he ground out.
"I had the kids with me, Drew. I couldn’t do anything then. But I can’t take this anymore. I really need you to come stay with my children while I go get my husband. I can’t just sit here, doing nothing, knowing he’s over there … with her."
Drew blew out a breath. "Listen to me, Mandy. Don’t go over there. I don’t want you to see anything that’s going to—"
"Drew—"
"If you’re sure he’s there, I’ll get him. Okay? I will get him. Do not go over there."
He would, but he prayed his sister came to her senses and let this go for the night. What was done was done. Jeff was at Mia’s house. She’d lied to him and Jeff had lied to Amanda and—
"You will?" Amanda asked in a hopeful voice. "Oh, thank you, Drew. I don’t want him over there a second longer. I can’t stand it."
He winced, realizing this was going to happen. "Of course I will," he answered, though he didn’t want to go anywhere near Mia.
Had she purposely called earlier to mislead him because she knew Jeff was there? Had she finagled such a grand scheme because Jeff was seeing her … not Piper?
