Smolder by Helen Hardt
Author:Helen Hardt [HARDT, HELEN]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781642633375
Publisher: Waterhouse Press
Chapter Twenty-Three
Rory
Iâm standing on the sidewalk in front of Doc Sheratonâs home when my nerves strike. My feet donât want to move.
âYou okay?â Callie asks.
âYeah.â
âWhat happened to the Iâm damned sure I want to do this?â
I clear my throat. âIâm good. Good. Just for a moment, I saw myself spread-eagled and naked coming across everyoneâs Twitter feed.â
âWe donât have to do this, Ror.â
âNo. We do have to do this. We need to put an end to this once and for all.â I stride up the pathway to the front stoop, and before I can think better of it, I knock harshly on the door.
Callie stands next to me, her eyes on fire.
Weâre ready. Donât fuck with the Pike sisters.
Except that no one comes to the door.
I pound on it once more.
âRory, they have a doorbell.â
âI donât care. I feel like pounding on the door, and Iâm going to pound on the door.â I throw my fist against it a third time.
âYou can hurt your hand,â Callie says.
âYou kidding me? I feel nothing. Iâm angry right now, Callie. Really, really angry. I canât believe they think they can do this to us.â
Finally the door opens in front of me.
âOf course,â Callie says dryly. âGoing to break a few windows over here as well?â
Pat Lamone stands in front of us, framed by the doorway. âThe Pike sluts. Whereâs your criminal brother?â
âFiling a false police report carries a penalty of up to six months in jail,â Callie says.
Pat ignores the comment. âWhat do the two of you want?â
âWe want to see Doc Sheraton.â
âHeâs out of town.â
âGreat, just great,â I say.
âWhere is he?â Callie demands. âWe want his number.â
âIâm not giving you his personal cell number.â Patâs hands whip to his hips.
âYeah, you are. We think he might be really interested in this email that came from his account.â I shove a hard copy of the email under Patâs nose.
He grabs it from me. âLet me see that.â
âWe know Brittany sent this. Or maybe you did. Whoever did had access to the docâs computer.â
âI didnât send it.â
âRight. You expect us to believe that.â Callie shakes her head. âYouâre even dumber than I thought.â
âActually, this is probably Brittanyâs work.â
âSo youâre going to sell out your little girlfriend,â I say. âTypical.â
âBrittany and I broke up.â
âWhich explains why youâre in her fatherâs house.â I roll my eyes.
âOkay⦠We didnât technically break up. But my plans are to break up with her.â
âYou better quiet down,â Callie says. âSheâs going to hear you, Pat.â
âBrittanyâs not here. She went to Wyoming with her dad. Iâm house-sitting.â
âWhyâd they go to Wyoming?â I demand.
âHow the hell should I know? Business, I guess.â
âWhat the hell kind of business does a small-town veterinarian have?â Callie asks.
âDo I look like a freaking encyclopedia? I donât know. Iâm just house-sitting.â
I whisk past him then, walk right into the home. âYou wonât mind if we come in, then. Have a look around.â
âI donât mind, but the doc might. Youâre trespassing.â
âYou a cop?â
He says nothing.
âOf course heâs not a cop,â Callie says.
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