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“Little Alice needs hazard pay.” I laughed. “I’ll put in a good word for you.”
“You do that; he might listen to you. He likes you.”
“Ha! You could have fooled me. Send that number over Alice, and thanks.”
“You got it, lover boy.” I chuckled as I hung up, and Jake turned to me, brow raised. “Alice was looking for me.” He nodded and turned his attention back to his beer. At least he seemed done with the shots for now.
His phone vibrated in my hand, and I saw the text. “Mind if I return someone’s call?”
He shook his head and took a long pull off his bottle. Damn, there wasn’t anything scarier than Jake in quiet mode. It pretty much freaked me out, and I decided not to tell him that Alice was going to be waiting to take him home. I wasn’t sure what he would say to that.
I memorized the number for Maggie and then dialed it. She answered on the second ring. “Hello?”
“Maggie, it’s Greg.”
“Oh, I’m so glad you called. Is this your phone number?”
“No, it’s my boss’ cell. I don’t have mine back yet and didn’t have time to grab a new phone. Is this your work number?”
“No, it’s my cellphone. The police released the phones this afternoon. I should have grabbed yours for you.”
“That’s okay; I can swing by the precinct on my way home. Is that why you were calling?”
“No. Um…” She paused. “Would you be able to meet me tonight? I need to talk to you about something.”
“What time? I’m actually in Washington right now. Our flight is in about an hour. It’s going to be a couple hours until we are back in town.”
“Do you think you’ll be back by say, eight?”
“Yeah, I should be.”
“Okay, would you mind stopping by my house? I’d meet you someplace, but I need to be home for Mom tonight.”
“That’s not a problem; I can stop over when I get back. I’ll swing by the police station, get my phone, and then send you a text to let you know I’m on my way.”
“Perfect.”
“Are you okay, Maggie? You sound stressed.”
“I am stressed, and that’s why I want to talk to you. It’s about yesterday.”
“Alright, but remember, I told you that we shouldn’t be talking about yesterday.”
“I know, but that’s what I need to talk to you about,nottalking about it.”
Say what? “Well, I’ll let you know when I can get there.”
“Thanks, Greg. Have a safe flight, and I’ll see you tonight.”
“See you tonight,” I echoed and hung up, looking forward to seeing her.
Jake grinned at me. “Booty call tonight?”
I laughed harshly. “No, far from it. Maggie wants to talk about yesterday.”
“She’s the hot blond that you were swooping in on from the front page.”
“I wasn’t swooping in on her; I was making sure she was alright. I told you, we go way back.”
