The Tuesday Night Survivors' Club by Lynn Cahoon

Author:Lynn Cahoon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Published: 2022-06-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Drew stood next to her in the alley. The heat was causing drops of sweat to run down her face. She’d given up the idea of wearing makeup when she’d moved here because of the heat. During her call, the dispatcher had told her to stay where she was, so when Drew and another officer came to the front door, Rarity had let them inside. While she’d waited for the police to show up, she’d tried to call Sam three times using the store phone, but each time it had gone directly to voice mail. She didn’t know where her friend was, but now she was worried. She still held a shaking Killer in her arms. He was going crazy worrying about her reactions. “Have you heard from the hotel yet?”

“My guys just got there.” Drew pulled her into a hug. “She’s going to be there. Don’t worry.”

“All I can do is worry. I can’t believe I didn’t try to call her last night when I got home. I was just so tired after a busy day in the shop.” Rarity blamed herself for not reaching out. Right now, if Sam was missing, the last time she’d seen her was Tuesday night. She and her kidnapper could be in New York or Mexico or Canada by now.

“Look, did you close the bookstore? I hate to think people are milling around waiting for a clerk to show up.” He smiled, and she realized he was joking with her.

“Yes, I locked the front door to the bookstore. I said I’d be right back, but that was a half hour ago.” She turned to her back door. “Maybe I should go reopen? If I act like nothing’s wrong, maybe that’s what will happen.”

“There’s no reason for you to be out here in the heat. I’ll let you know as soon as I find her.” His phone buzzed as he started walking her toward her shop door. He glanced at it and smiled. “Sam’s at the hotel. She said she was at the shop this morning and must have forgotten to lock the door.”

All the tension in Rarity flooded out of her. “Thank goodness.”

They paused at the back door, and she let Killer down inside. He hurried into the main part of the shop. “Look, I’ll go talk with her and make sure everything’s all right. We have someone coming to take prints, since it appears someone was inside when you were. Probably some bored local kid.”

“I’m so glad. Sorry to have bothered you and your guys.” She paused at the door. “Come by when you get off work tonight. I need to talk to you.”

He nodded. “Sounds like a plan.”

She went inside, and after locking the back door, she went back into the front and unlocked that door. Then she went back to her ordering. Her heart was still beating faster than usual, but she was trying to calm down and not think about what could have happened. Sam was fine, and whoever had been in her studio was gone now.

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