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Maeve stared out the window.“It’s stopped raining, Daddy!”
“So it has.”
They’d already had lunch and he’d put her down for a nap. But now she was awake and full of energy. She really wanted to get outside and do something.
“Can we go jump in puddles?”
He frowned. “I’d rather you stay inside.”
“I’ve been inside most of the time since I got here. I want to go exploring and jump in some puddles, please.”
Gray’s phone started ringing. “Yeah?” he answered the call, stepping away. “What? Fuck, how did that happen. No, no, I’m coming.” He ended the call and looked over at her.
“What is it?” Was it her stalker? No one had any leads on him and he’d been quiet. Likely because he didn’t know where she was. She guessed it was too much to hope he’d given up and gone away.
There had been no sign of Andy either. She had a feeling that meant only one thing.
That he was dead.
“Hey, it’s nothing for you to worry about,” Gray said gently. He walked over and lightly grasped her shoulders. “Someone broke into one of Markovich’s businesses and wrecked the place. I need to go investigate. Markovich will probably want to come.” He frowned. “I hate leaving you here.”
“But you have to work,” she said softly. “You can’t put your life on hold because of me. And I’m safe here, right?”
“Yeah, you’re safe here.”
“Can I go find Dahlia and go for a walk outside?”
“I’d rather you stayed inside.”
“Please,” she begged.
He sighed. “I’m going soft. All right, but Dahlia takes Robert with her and I’m going to assign you a personal guard.”
“All right.”
He gave her a surprised look. He’d obviously expected her to argue. But she could be reasonable. And if it helped him feel better about going, then she could put up with a guard.
* * *
Gray climbedinto the backseat of the car. Markovich turned to him with a scowl. “Who would dare break into Suck ‘n Blow?”
“I don’t know. Fucker has balls, though.”
“I just talked to Jesse. Apparently someone hacked into the cameras and turned them off. He’s trying to see if he can salvage anything.” Markovich eyed him. “You okay with leaving Maeve?”
“No. I don’t like it.”
“You could have stayed.”
Gray shot him a look. “I have a job. But I don’t like leaving her. She had a nightmare night before last while we were working downstairs and didn’t tell me. She had a panic attack and hid in the closet.”
“Fuck,” Markovich muttered.
“Yeah. I should have been there.” Guilt rode him hard.
“You need to lighten your workload.”
He grunted. “Be easier once this fucker is found.”
