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Sloane
My day at the caféwas finally coming to an end with only a half hour to go before I was off. And as per usual, I had my bodyguard waiting just outside to bring me home, safe and sound. Archer and I went rounds about this whole guarding me thing, but once he explained it to me from his perspective, the fear he had of losing me, I caved in and decided to let Gage tag along with me every day. Besides, it worked out great for McKenzie as well being able to see him more.
"Did Gage go back out to his car?" She asked me, looking around the seating area of the café.
“Yeah, he did, said he needed to make a few calls."
"Okay, can you hold down the fort while I go talk to him for a minute?"
Seeing a distressed look in her eyes, I asked. "Sure, is everything okay with you two?"
"Yes. No. Actually. I'm not sure. We’ve been disagreeing on a lot of things lately. He's just so damn domineering that it drives me absolutely insane sometimes, like I just can't breathe, you know?"
I couldn’t help but giggle at the similarities between us. "More than you will ever know. And yes, I can watch things in here while you two go talk."
"Thank you so much." When she headed out the door, I noticed Logan on his way in.
Thinking to myself that I hadn't heard back from Janessa in the last two days when I'd texted her, I made a mental note to remember to ask him if he had before he leaves. "Hey Logan, how's things going?"
"Pretty good. I'm just trying to help Margo locate Janessa and wanted to stop by and ask if you've seen or heard from her lately?"
"No, I haven't. In fact, I was going to ask you the same question, because I haven't heard from her or seen her in two days. She does travel a lot, but she always answers my texts."
"That's what Margo was saying, that no matter where she goes, she always stays in touch."
"Yes, she does...." The door opening drew my attention to Gage walking in. "What's up, Gage? I thought you were talking to McKenzie."
"I just wanted to come in and check on you, see if you were ready to get out of here soon," he replied, looking Logan over, seemingly trying to figure out if he's a threat of any kind to me.
Knowing I needed to defuse Gage’s suspicions I said, "Gage, this is Logan. Logan, this is my bodyguard, Gage. Logan is just trying to locate my friend Janessa."
As Logan reached out to shake hands with Gage, he questioned. "Bodyguard? Is this because of what you saw the other night in the club?"
"Yeah, and you know just how protective Archer is."
"Yes I do, I can't say that I blame him."
"Your friends with Archer?" Gage inquired as Logan and I exchanged looks. "Yes, we've been acquaintances for quite some time now."
The tension in Gage’s shoulders relaxed a bit. "Okay, well, I'll be waiting outside and see you in ten, Sloane."
"Okay, I'll be right out." I assured him as he walked back out to talk to McKenzie.
"All right, thank you for your help. I'll let Margo know that I spoke with you. I'll give you my number and if you hear anything from her, please let me know," he said, pulling out his phone. "Shit."
"What's wrong?"
“Sorry, my phone is dead, and I wanted to give Margo a call. Do you have a phone I can possibly use real quick and a piece of paper so I can write my number down for you while I call her?"
Looking out the front window, I noticed Gage on the phone, no doubt talking to Archer about Logan before he hung up, redirecting his attention to McKenzie, guiding her back towards the café. "Sure, let me show you where it is in Haiden’s office." As we walked into the back, I suddenly felt a sharp pinch in the side of my neck, and then heard a loud thump sound like a body falling to the floor as everything turned dark.
