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“Alright.”
“See if you can find anything new on Jessie Marchand. She’s back in New York, but I want to know where she’s been and anything he could find relating to her and the last year and a half. The sooner, the better.”
There was a pause on the other end, then Adam replied, “Jessie? Your Jessie? You mean…she’s back?”
Mac grinned, knowing this news was a shock to Adam. Adam spent countless hours helping him look into Jessie’s disappearance. Though not even the computer geek could crack the FBI’s files.
“According to the call I just received from my contact at the FBI, yes, she’s back.”
“I’ll get on it right away.”
“Thanks. I’ll be out of pocket for a few days dealing with that contract for the state. So, that should give you enough time to find something.”
“Got it. I’ll talk to you when you return.”
“Thanks.”
Hanging up, Mac stood up and started pacing the room. He’d torn the country apart looking for Jessie when she first disappeared, chasing every lead and turning every stone. But it had produced nothing. And now, just like that, she was back. It felt surreal, but his heart raced at the thought of seeing her again.
Mac glanced out the window of his St. Augustine office. His eyes landed on the white sand of the Florida coastline that stretched into the Atlantic Ocean. He loved Florida and the beach. But right now, New York was calling his name.
Chapter Three
Jessie sat at her desk, eating lunch as she scanned through emails. The soft rain coming from her sound machine was the only sound that filled the room, allowing her to focus on work.
It had been almost a whole week since she got her life back. While everyone was happy to see her back, it was also hectic and stressful.
The door to her office suddenly swung open, and in walked Lacie. She had a mischievous grin plastered on her face. Jessie barely looked up, used to Lacie’s dramatic entrances.
“Don’t you know how to knock? I mean, I could’ve been indulging myself with BOB.” Jessie joked, referring to her vibrator.
“Pft…girl, we both know you would never bring BOB to work. You’re not that adventurous.”
Jessie knew her friend was right. She saved all her sexual activities for the bedroom. Even though the only sexual adventures she’d taken part in the last year and a half had involved BOB, and it was in her bedroom.
Alright, maybe she was that predictable.
“Okay, I can see by the look on your face that you know I’m right,” Lacie teased. “But, I have something to tell you that may just help pull you out of your shell,” she told her, her voice dripping with excitement.
Beneath all the theatrics, Lacie had a heart of gold. However, Jessie couldn’t help but brace herself whenever Lacie had one of her “brilliant” ideas because it usually meant Jessie was about to be roped into some wild, chaotic adventure—like the time they nearly crashed a wedding in Miami dressed like the wait staff because they heard one of their favorite music groups weresupposed to be playing at the reception. Fun, yes. Was it safe? Not always. But that was Lacie. She was a whirlwind that Jessie was equally grateful for and slightly afraid of.
Jessie glanced up, raising a curious eyebrow. “This sounds like trouble.”
“You could say that,” Lacie laughed, pulling the chair across from Jessie’s desk closer and plopping down into it. “But it’s good trouble. I promise it’ll be amazing, and I did it for your own good.”
Jessie’s stomach tightened with unease. “Lacie, what did you do?”
“Well, now that we’ve established that the only recent action you’ve seen is from BOB.”
Jessie gave her friend a stern look. However, Lacie wasn’t wrong.
“Lacie—”
“And now that the threat against you is gone, it’s time for you to get back out there.”
Jessie narrowed her eyes. “Lacie, what did you do?”
Lacie leaned forward, her eyes twinkled with mischief. “I signed you up on a dating app.”
