Jeopardy in High Heels by Gemma Halliday

Author:Gemma Halliday
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romantic suspense, romantic comedy, amateur detective, chick lit, fashion, women sleuths, game show, jeopardy
Publisher: Gemma Halliday

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

"Hide!" I hissed.

Dana jumped into the closet, sliding behind the flannel shirts. I dove onto the floor behind the sofa, landing facedown on Dog's multicolored shag rug, which sent the aroma of stale weed and sour beer right up my nose. I choked back a gag reflux. There had to be a better hiding place. I scrambled back to my feet, and Dana reached an arm out and pulled me into the closet with her. We crouched down behind two full-length leather coats that also smelled of weed. It must be Dog's signature cologne. A quick flash from Tina's phone revealed her wedged between the vanity table and wall. The light went out, and we were surrounded by darkness again.

My heart pounded so loudly inside my chest I was certain Dana could hear. Had someone seen us come in here and alerted the authorities? Please, please, don't let me come face to face with Ramirez now.

"Maybe it's Aunty Mae," Dana whispered next to me in the darkness.

"Let's hope she has no reason to come in here," I whispered back.

We waited in silence, not daring to breathe.

The click of a door in the distance sounded. Then we heard static followed by a woman's voice coming through a speaker. "Tom? You there?"

"Yes, ma'am." Tom's cheerful voice filtered through the air. From the volume and nearness of it, he had to be directly outside of Dog's dressing room door. "I'm at Aunty Mae's set. Something triggered the silent alarm."

I closed my eyes and thought a bad word.

"See anything?" the voice on the radio asked again.

I held my breath.

"Nah," Tom replied easily. "Must have been the wind or a faulty sensor or something. There's no one here."

I was sure Tom could hear my sigh of relief.

"Well, there's a group at the gate here waiting for you to take them to the Jeopardy! tour," the woman replied.

Tom groaned. "I thought that was canceled for today. Okay. Be right out."

The radio static disappeared, and Tom's footsteps faded into the distance, followed by another click of a door shutting.

"He's gone," Dana whispered.

We both exhaled deeply, as if we'd been holding our breath for an eternity. "Let's wait another minute to be sure," I advised.

Heavy breathing came toward me in the darkness, and then a light shone on my face. I covered my eyes. "Geez, Tina!"

She gave Dana and me a grin. "Close one, huh?"

I slowly stood, feeling a cramp in my right calf.

Dana stepped out of the closet behind me. "That was too close," she said. "Let's get out of here."

My sentiments exactly. I followed her to the door, a short step behind her. She opened it, peered out, then waved to us. "The coast is clear."

We wasted no time hurrying back through the creepy dining room and kitchen and out into the sunshine. We forced ourselves to walk calmly to the parking lot so as not to attract attention, but it was almost impossible to will my limbs not to sprint guiltily away.

As soon as we got back to Dana's car, Tina pulled her phone out and began typing on the screen.

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