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“That makes sense,” Emmaline said. “Skip forward to see when she comes out.”
The knot in Sid’s gut tightened, and he had a different idea. “You have a camera on the back entrance, right?”
“We do,” he said.
Emmaline asked, “You think she went outside? Why?”
Sid tried to keep his voice even. “Just a hunch.”
The security guard gestured, and several long moments later, the bright interior images on the wall were replaced by much darker exterior streams. Sid scanned the images until he saw what he had been looking for.
Kalani emerged from a door, his arm wrapped tightly around Jayna’s shoulder.
Every muscle in Sid’s body tensed, and he pressed his lips together, unwilling to say anything until he was certain.
Jayna and Kalani walked a short distance to a spot in the shadow, and although Sid couldn’t see their faces it was clear by the way Jayna was pressed against Kalani that this was not a casual conversation.
Emmaline gasped. After a moment she said, “That can’t be what it looks like. They aren’t even a match.”
But her words only confirmed what Sid could see for himself: it looked for all the world like Kalani and Jayna were kissing. Anger and embarrassment warred inside him. It was just like Crystal all over again.
After what seemed like an eternity, Jayna walked alone towards the back entrance. The guard asked, “Should I…”
“Yes,” Sid answered before he could even finish the question. The interior streams returned to the wall, and video Jayna walked directly to the fountain, where she paced nervously.
Sid glanced at Emmaline, and he could tell by her face that she shared his concern. “I’d better go find out what she’s up to.”
“Do you want me to come with you?” Emmaline asked.
Sid shook his head. “Thanks, but no. I’ll let you know if I need you.” The last thing Sid wanted was to have an audience for this conversation, even if it was only Emmaline.
He hurried from the security offices and walked briskly towards the lobby. As he approached, he could see Jayna pacing on the opposite side of the fountain. Of course, she’s pacing. She has a guilty conscience.
Sid’s plan was to move Jayna as quickly as possible to someplace more discreet and private, where they could have the conversation they needed. But as he got closer, he was surprised to see that Jayna didn’t look so concerned as much as angry. In fact, she seemed furious, and Sid wondered what she could possibly be angry about.
Jayna stopped pacing and put her hands on her hips. “Did you think I wouldn’t find out?”
Her unexpected question threw him off. “Find out about what?”
“About Rosalind Aria and her aggregators.”
He felt a stab of guilt. Rosalind had talked to Jayna and obviously told her about the in-depth analysis she’d run for him. He turned away, unable to meet her eyes.
“You don’t deny it, then?”
“No, I don’t deny it. I hired Rosalind to run an analysis on you.”
Jayna let out a strangled cry. “Argh! I knew better than to trust you.”
That wasn’t the reaction Sid had expected, and the mention of trust brought his anger back with a vengeance. “You want to talk about trust? What about you? You tell me you have feelings for me and that you’re willing to take on a relationship with me, and then you go sneaking off with your other boyfriend when you think I’m not watching.”
Jayna looked like she’d been hit. “Sneaking off with what ‘other boyfriend?’ Toren’s all the way in Rotterdam. But you should know that, since you’re the one who got him transferred.”
Sid’s eyes went wide. “Wait, you have another boyfriend in Rotterdam? How many boyfriends do you have?”
Jayna looked like she wanted to hit him. “One. I have one boyfriend. I had one boyfriend. But now, I’m not so sure anymore.”
“Oh, you have a boyfriend. I saw the two of you making out.”
