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FOUR
Amethyst
Josh?
What was he doing here?
I almost called out, but something stopped me.
Acting on instinct, I ducked behind one of the large cargo containers and watched.
Josh was the tech guy. Why would he be at the docks?
My mind raced as I tried to make sense of him being here.
Maybe there had been some kind of accident or error. I knew computers were an integral part of tracking shipments and that software powered the equipment used to unload the ships.
Perhaps there was something he needed to investigate?
Even as I thought it, I knew it didn’t add up.
There was no reason for Josh to be here.
Just like there’s no reason for you to be here.
I silenced that thought and focused on Josh.
He was dressed like he had been when he brought me the sandwiches, wearing black sweat pants and a long-sleeved black T-shirt.
Like always, I felt that natural, and at this point expected, pull of attraction.
Even in the confusion about what he was doing here, that feeling was there, and I suspected it always would be.
Still, I watched, uncertain, wondering what would happen next.
I tried to shrink down to make myself smaller when someone approached.
It was a man.
He was a couple of inches taller than Josh, and bulkier. He had dark hair like Josh, but I couldn’t see his eyes or really make out his features.
One detail I couldn’t miss was that he was dressed in a suit.
Odd for the docks.
They started talking, and I leaned forward, trying to listen. Their voices were low but loud enough that I could hear their words. But I couldn’t understand what either of them was saying.
They were speaking a language I didn’t recognize.
It wasn’t Russian. Maybe German. I didn’t know what it was.
But I listened intently, as if my focus would help me decipher the words.
It didn’t, and when the man with Josh turned to look in my direction, I froze, feeling like I had been exposed.
Then he looked away and continued speaking to Josh, but everything inside of me demanded that I leave.
I tried to move as quietly as I could, backing away so that I could still see them.
