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Fox wrapped his arm around my neck, digging his knuckles into my skull. “I just knew it. My little Tatum is all grown up.”
“Tatum?” FNG chuckled.
“Get off me!” I snapped, shoving him away. Straightening my shirt, I stepped away from them. “I don’t need help. I’m not wiring her house and I’m not allowing any of you to spy on her.”
“But…we came all the way up here,” FNG said sadly.
“And you’re going to turn around and go home.”
Rae snorted. “Yeah, that’s not gonna happen.”
She grabbed the bag off the ground and went back to work. FNG joined her, followed by Fox.
“I said, this isn’t happening.”
“Fox, you can get the roof.”
“Yes!” he said, pumping his fist into the air.
“Nobody’s getting the roof.”
“FNG, when we’re all set, you can take first watch.”
“Nobody’s taking first watch,” I snapped. “It’s not happening. This is not how you stalk somebody!”
They all turned and stared at me.
Sighing, I relented. “Look, if I want to keep an eye on her, I’ll do it myself. This is just creepy.”
“You were looking in her shower not five minutes ago,” FNG reminded me.
“Well…that’s over. Seriously, I need you all to go.”
“But—”
“No! Enough is enough. Pack your shit and go home.”
FNG kicked the ground like a kid who just got kicked off the team. “Fine, but if you need us?—”
“I know where you are,” I grumbled.
His face lit up as he turned to Fox. “Wanna see if they have any shawarma?”
“Ooh, and maybe some pig’s tail? That was really good.”
They were off without another word, but Rae hung back, watching me in that way that made me uneasy.
“You know they’ll be back tonight.”
“I know,” I sighed.
“Whatever you’re going to do, you’d better do it fast.”
That was the problem. I hadn’t figured anything out yet.
As Rae walked away, I went back to looking through the binoculars, hoping to catch a glimpse of my dark-haired beauty. She wasn’t in the bedroom and the bathroom door was wide open. No sign of her there.
I went room by room, searching for her, but there was no sign of anyone in the house. She’d escaped.
