Deadly Questions (Hardy Brothers Security Book 8) by Hart Lily Harper

Author:Hart, Lily Harper [Hart, Lily Harper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperHart Publications
Published: 2015-05-05T07:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

Jake glanced down at his phone, the incoming text message catching his attention as he drove. It was Ally. She was wondering where he was.

Jake frowned. He’d officially been lying to Ally for four days. Sure, he hadn’t told her an overt falsehood, but he certainly hadn’t been telling her the truth. He felt guilty – and dirty. He wanted this to be over.

Jake pulled into the parking lot of Hardy Brothers Security and killed the engine of his truck. He picked up the phone and read the message again, considering his options.

She wanted to know what time he was going to be over. He was already an hour late for the dinner he’d promised to be on time for. There was no anger in her words, no recrimination, and yet Jake felt … filthy.

He hated what he was doing. He hated the men at the warehouse. He hated the betrayal.

He didn’t know what to do.

Without realizing what he was doing, Jake started typing. He told her he couldn’t make it, that work was calling him away, and he apologized and promised to make it up to her. He pressed the “send” button and waited.

After five minutes, he gave up on waiting for a response and trudged into the office. He was surprised to find James sitting behind his desk. “What are you doing here?”

“Just finishing up a few things,” James said. “What are you doing here?”

“I didn’t know where else to go.”

James looked Jake up and down, not liking the slouch of his friend’s shoulders, and the grime covering his skin and clothes. “How was work?”

“Great. You’ll be happy to know that I was invited to a prostitute party tonight.”

“A what?”

“They dropped a hundred bucks and bought two prostitutes to give everyone blow jobs.”

James scowled. “You’re done.”

“If I’m done now, we’ve just wasted four days,” Jake said. “I can’t be done. They’re starting to trust me.”

“How … how did you get out of things tonight?”

“I told them my mother was in town.”

James quirked an eyebrow.

“I’m not sure they believed me,” Jake admitted. “The good news is, they think I hate women because of my recent divorce. They could think it’s because of that.”

“Maybe they think you’re gay?” James was trying to be helpful.

“I wish.”

James made a face. “How is Ally?”

“She just texted,” Jake said, holding up his phone. “I promised her I would be there for dinner. I’m late.”

“So, why are you here?”

“Look at me,” Jake said, gesturing to his dingy clothes. “I can’t explain this.”

“What did you do?”

“I texted that work had delayed me and that I couldn’t make it.”

“That’s not technically a lie,” James said.

“Really? Because it feels like a lie.”

“Jake, just … let it go. We’ll figure something else out.”

“I can’t,” Jake admitted. “I’m sure Wayne is involved. I can’t walk away when we’re so close.”

“What makes you think Wayne is involved?”

“He has two phones,” Jake replied.

“That could be anything.”

“Whenever the second phone dings, he makes a beeline outside,” Jake said. “That’s business. That’s a specific business.

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