Escape with Me by Janice Sims

Author:Janice Sims
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kimani Press
Published: 2012-09-10T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Lana awakened to a very quiet house. Usually, when her dad was in the house, there was music playing either somewhere downstairs or out on the deck. But lately it was the beeps, whistles and whatever other sounds video games made. Her dad was getting hooked on them. Surprisingly, he’d said Ellen had turned him on to them. She swore by them, saying they kept her hand-eye coordination sharp.

Lana sat up in bed, stretching as she did so. She yawned widely. He must be writing, she thought. She had no idea when her dad’s deadline was for his next book but she was sure he was working on something. He always was. His mysteries sold so well that his agent had recently been able to sell his speculative fiction, too. Because he was known as a mystery writer he had been worried that his readers wouldn’t embrace another side of him, but the scary stories he’d penned were beginning to outpace the sales of his mysteries. She was so proud of him.

After showering and getting dressed, she went downstairs to the kitchen to see if her dad had left her any coffee. The smell lingered, but that didn’t mean there was any left warming in the carafe.

Yes, there appeared to be a couple cups left. She poured herself a cup just as the phone rang. She didn’t bother looking at the caller ID and picked up the call quickly, “Hello!”

“Good morning,” said Ten.

“Good morning,” she replied huskily.

“How are you?”

“Well rested and ready to have some fun on the water today,” she told him. Last night when he’d brought her back home she’d invited him to go out on the Jet Skis with her. Her dad had a new model big enough for three riders. They were ideal not only for sports but for rescuing people who got into trouble on the water. Lifeguards used them for that very purpose.

“Me, too,” said Ten. “But I called to tell you the results of the fingerprint test. The prints on the watch do in fact belong to Jeremy.”

“I knew it!” Lana cried, trying not to gloat. “I wonder if he knows where he lost it. It’s probably getting on his last nerve.”

* * *

Jeremy was fuming. His Rolex was missing. It had been with him through it all. It was his lucky charm. He’d won it off a guy in Vegas along with a hundred grand. With that hundred grand he’d started his business and the rest was history.

He wanted it back, and the only place he could have lost it was at the Braithwaite house. Somewhere between the time he’d stepped onto the beach and the time he’d spent looking for the locket, his watch must’ve slipped from his arm. He’d probably lost it while fending off that crazy dog. He’d noticed it was gone when he was riding the Jet Ski back to the boat. He almost wished it’d been on the beach because if he’d lost it anywhere in the house Lana was going to find it.

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