Smoke (Smoke Series Book 1) by Mariah Esterly

Author:Mariah Esterly [Esterly, Mariah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2017-12-01T22:00:00+00:00

22

Vail

Vail had no intention of going to the Office. He would follow Gertie and Kay for the whole night, without letting Gertie know that he was there. His job was to keep her safe, he’d be damned if he was just going to abandon her.

If he was being completely honest, the idea of her going out and meeting guys with Kay made him more than a little jealous. He wished that he could go visible and pretend to run into her at the bar, like he had before. He knew she would play along, but his back still ached occasionally from his punishment and he had no inclination to go through that again. Once was more than enough.

His heart sank when Kay flagged down a cab. He could do many things, but keeping up with a car was not one of them. Gertie hadn’t asked for the name of the bar they were going to. He wouldn’t be able to follow them.

While Kay climbed carefully into the back seat, he laced his fingers through Gertie’s giving them a gentle squeeze. She sighed, the tension easing from her face, and squeezed back. Apparently, his lack of interaction with her had been worrisome. She paused before getting into the car, turning her head slightly in his direction to give a small smile.

He smiled back, even though he knew she couldn’t see him, and released her hand. Taking a deep breath, she entered the car and closed the door. Vail leaned close to the window trying to catch Kay’s directions, but her voice was muffled and he couldn’t make it out.

As soon as the car pulled away from the curb, he was running in the opposite direction toward the wall between 3rd and 4th. With any luck Dicie would be following the path of the car and he could get to the bar before too much time had passed.

He was hardly out of breath as he stepped into the elevator. “Twice in one day, you must really miss me,” Dicie’s voice said.

The doors slid open and he hurried to Dicie’s desk. “Did you see where they went?”

She spun her chair toward him. “It’s nice to see you too, Vail. I’m good, thanks for asking.”

“Did you see where they went?” He repeated.

Dicie rolled her blue eyes and sighed. “Yes, I saw where they went. Gertie is fine. She’s even drinking just water currently.” She tapped one of the screens in front of her, then looked up at him, her eyes narrowed. “What were you doing with Gertie earlier? She seemed… flushed. Also, I saw her shirt move seemingly on its own.”

Vail couldn’t help the blush that crept over his cheeks. Gertie had been right. His actions did show on the camera. “I hope no one else was watching,” he mumbled, not meeting her eyes.

Dicie let out a laugh. “Yeah, me too.” Her blue eyes became critical. “You look tired. Go get some sleep. I’ll keep watch and let you know when they’re leaving the bar, okay?”

“You sound like Gertie.

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