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"Hey there,"she wrote.“You done with work?”
"Hey Cami! I hear you're on a case!"
"Yes. Got called in this afternoon."
"Wish I was there. We're wrapping up here in Pittsfield. Driving back first thing tomorrow."
That would take two or three hours, she guessed. She felt excited.
"Can't wait,"she said.
"Likewise,"he admitted.
"I was wondering—would you do me a favor and come with me somewhere, sometime this week?"
"Sure!"
"It might be risky."
"Then I'm even more sure."He added a smile emoji."Adventure calls! Where?"
"I don't know yet. There's someone I want to check out. I'll explain tomorrow."
"I'm in!"
Cami felt a rush of relief and excitement. With Ethan helping her, this idea was going to be possible. It would be an adventure. She'd need to tell Ethan some of what was going on. Briefly, Cami thought about how much she should tell him. Then she put that particular dilemma aside. Tomorrow, she could think about it in more depth. But for now, she had a wingman, a partner, someone who would have her back, and that meant everything to her.
"I can't wait to see you. Sleep well."
"You too, Cami. Sweet dreams."
She smiled at that. Soppy and romantic as it was, it was amazing—and a head rush, to be at the start of what she knew was going to be a proper relationship. It felt like an important life step to be taking, and she was amped that Ethan shared the same chemistry she felt for him.
Tomorrow, Ethan would be back in town, willing and eager to come with her on this top secret project. She'd see him again.
And tomorrow morning, she and Connor were going to confront the security system provider.
With that thought in mind, Cami decided to do some homework on the case herself. While she ate her Chinese, she could double check whether this alarm provider, Edge Security, had anything to do with the first victim, Caroline Elder.
They hadn't yet ascertained that, but perhaps she could find it out, ready for tomorrow.
Cami thought, to herself, that she was also doing it as a form of atonement to make up for what else she was doing, illicitly and on the side.
Digging her chopsticks gratefully into the noodles at long last, she opened her laptop, called up Caroline's address from the case report, and went looking for what she could find.
Her eyebrows raised as she read the information.
Without a doubt, Edge Security was the preferred provider for that street. She saw several references to them on local chat groups. And here was something!
Shoveling food in her mouth, she read that just a few months ago, Caroline Elder had asked on her local group,"Need to upgrade alarm. Any recommendations, folks?"
A few people had replied with different names, but Edge was definitely the one that had been most frequently suggested.
"Thanks, guys,"Caroline had said."I'll give Edge a call."
Cami felt as if things were starting to pull together. Without a doubt, there was a common thread here, and the same provider had worked in both homes. She felt pleased and proud to have found this out ahead of time as it would provide a stronger starting point for their questioning.
In the morning, she was sure that they would find their alarm-deactivating killer, and he would be linked to Edge Security.
