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I shot Thurston a quick text letting him know a family emergency came up, so that when he got out the bath, he wouldn’t be alarmed by my disappearance.
“I’m heading out,” I said into the phone before dropping Thurston’s things into my bag.
Avoiding Romeo and Kerri’s eyes, I gave Jesse a wink and told him, “I need to leave real quick. I texted Thurston but if he gets out the shower looking for me, tell him I’ll be back in about two hours.”
“Aight, bet.”
I held my breath as I passed them all, not releasing it until I was outside and briskly walking down the hallway. “I’m on my way down,” I said.
“What all did you get?” my father replied.
“I did the transfer and got his cards and cash. I left the jewelry and his phone.”
He sighed. “I told you to get everything, Piper.”
“I know but that would have been too suspicious. Thurston probably won’t go into his wallet until tomorrow when he has to get his license out for the flight, and if his phone was missing, that would immediately make me look suspect.”
“She’s right,” Nathan said, and I was glad. My father may not have wanted to listen to me, but he would listen to Nathan.
As I stepped onto the elevator, I heard, “Aye!” being yelled down the hall.
Jerking my head, I looked and found Thurston standing at the door with a towel wrapped around his waist.
“Shit,” I grumbled, repeatedly pushing the button to get down to the lobby of the hotel.
“What’s going on?” my father asked.
“Thurston is coming down the hall and he obviously knows what I did.”
“What?” Nathan yelled. “How!”
“I don’t know. I guess he got out the shower for something; I don’t know. I put everything back.”
The elevator door opened but before I could find relief in getting away, his arm was reaching through and keeping it open.
“Thurston…” I called softly.
“Shut the fuck up, bitch!” he roared, snatching me off the elevator and shoving me into Jesse’s arms. “I can’t believe you really stole from me.”
“We’re on our way up,” my father said before disconnecting the call.
“What are you talking about? I didn’t…”
“Don’t lie,” Jesse said, dragging me back to the suite. “I told him about you, and he didn’t believe you were about that life still, so he’s been putting a camera in the room whenever you’re around. I saw everything you did, Piper.” With his mouth to my ear, he added, “You should’ve cut me in,” so quietly I was sure Thurston didn’t hear him. When I looked at him, Jesse was smiling as he winked.
“You motherfucker!” I yelled, constantly trying to jerk myself away from him unsuccessfully.
I knew I wasn’t going to die at their hands, but I didn’t know what kind of damage they’d be able to do before my father and best friend came. Trying to buy myself some time, I decided to try and shift the blame.
“Did he tell you that he wanted in, Thurston? He told me if I was going to take anything from you, to give him twenty-five percent and he’d make sure I got out with no issues.”
Thurston looked from me to Jessie. “Well, maybe you should have taken him up on that offer.”
Jesse laughed, and I didn’t know why, but that irritated me even more. What little guilt I had quickly dissolved.
“You’re that desperate for friendship that you’ll let a shiesty ass person like that stay in your life? I just told you this man was going to steal from you and you’re joking about it?”
Jesse all but tossed me into the suite and slammed the door as Thurston made his way in front of me.
