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Beth shrugs. “I’m up for it.”
Meredith plots out loud, “And we should get the men to watch the children. The children will be too much of a distraction…”
Beth grins, flashing her teeth. “Yes, we should definitely do that.”
“Then we can grab some afternoon drinks and—” Meredith suddenly cuts off and comes to a complete stop.
“What’s wrong?” Beth asks as we both come to stop as well.
Meredith scowls. “I feel like I just walked through a damn spiderweb…” Twisting, she looks around, searching for something. “Oh no, he better not be!”
Beth shakes her head in disbelief, and I have absolutely no clue what is going on.
“That fucker,” Meredith mutters. “Let’s see if he takes the bait…”
Lifting her arm, Meredith sticks her middle finger in the air and waves it around.
A few seconds later, a phone starts ringing.
Turning back to her stroller, Meredith unzips her purse and digs out her phone. Hitting the big green connect button, she puts the call on speakerphone.
“Bait, princess?” a cold voice says.
“So you’re not only watching, you’re listening too?” Meredith snaps. “How dare you, Simon!”
“How dare I what?” Simon counters. “How dare I watch my wife and children and make sure they’re safe?”
“No. Don’t you even go there. You know that doesn’t apply here. We’re perfectly safe in this neighborhood. You and my brother have insisted on that!” Meredith says angrily.
“Be as that may—” Simon says.
Meredith cuts him off, not letting him finish. “We’re either safe or we’re not! Which is it?”
Simon exhales a sigh then he begrudgingly says, “You’re safe.”
Meredith throws her arm up. “Then why are you watching? You know the rules. When it’s girl time, you keep your nose out of it!”
“Maybe I just wanted to see you. Maybe I missed you…” Simon says.
Meredith makes a sound of disgust. “Don’t give me that crap. You see us every day. You saw us an hour ago. You’re just being nosy!”
When Simon doesn’t respond to that accusation, Meredith drops her voice to a hiss. “Did you bug the stroller?”
“Of course not,” Simon answers like he’s offended.
Meredith squats down and carefully examines her stroller. “Then where’s the bug?”
“What bug?” Simon says innocently.
“If you don’t tell me where the stupid thing is, I swear…” Meredith threatens.
Simon snickers. “You’ll what, princess?”
Meredith taps her lips thoughtfully then sticks her finger in the air. “I’ll inviteallthe children in the family over tomorrow for playdate.”
Swiping the call off the screen, she pulls open her messenger and starts to type something out.
Simon laughs, obviously not believing her.
