Page 49 of Extreme Romancing in Idaho

“Here.” Two patio chairs sat next to the solid sliding glass door. I dragged one over underneath the window. “Keep this stable for me.”

I climbed onto the chair and tested the window. “It’s open!” I whisper-shouted to Lili. “I’ll climb through and let you in the front door.”

“Roger that.”

Shoving the window wide open, I braced my hands on the ledge and jumped. I straightened my elbows and leaned halfway through, shifting my arms in front of me.

“You good?” Lili’s voice muffled through the window, currently plugged by my butt.

“I think so!” I hollered. “As long as I can get my hips through.”

I scanned the area beneath me. A vanity was to my left, littered with various manly stuff, an electric razor, and beard trimmings. The bathtub and toilet were to my right. Maneuvering to the left, I shimmied further into the bathroom. As predicted, my butt lodged in the window frame.

My abs burned, but I still reached for the hand towel hanging on a ring over the sink. I pulled. The towel ring gave way as my bottom half zipped through the small opening. Curling my arms around my head, I crashed to the floor.

“Angie!”

I groaned and peeked back at the window.

“Angie.” Lili’s fingertips appeared on the sill.

“I’m good,” I called. “Meet me at the front.”

Her fingertips vanished, and I stood, stretching my back. I pulled my phone from my bra and turned on its flashlight as I made my way to the front entry.

I opened the door for Lili. “Quick.” I motioned her inside.

I closed the door and we both collapsed against it.

“Do you think anyone saw us?” Lili peeked out the side windows.

“No.” I returned to the hall leading to the bathroom. Two bedrooms exited into the same hall, and one of them had to be Remi’s. “You check that one, and I’ll go through this one.”

Lili nodded and took off. I walked into the room. The blankets on the bed lay jumbled in a mass. Clothes had been scattered on the floor, and several crumpled papers surrounded a small trash can underneath the desk. The Wranglers and stained white shirts gave him away.

“Lili.” I poked my head back into the hallway. “This is his room.”

She came to join me and searched through the garbage while I dug through his dresser. There was nothing in his underwear drawer, as I’d searched that one first. The other drawers proved just as fruitful.

“Password protected.” Lili flicked the laptop closed.

I lay on my stomach and looked under the bed. The beam of my phone’s flashlight caught the edge of a briefcase.

Yes.

I yanked it out from under the bed.

The sound of the front door opening echoed into the room. Hugging the briefcase to my chest, I met Lili’s eyes and dove behind the bed after her.

Chapter 18

Remi

“Icould’veswornIlocked the door.” I turned the knob and moved the door back and forth. I must be a couple sandwiches shy of a picnic.

“Weird.” Myles flipped on the light switch and walked to the fridge.

I closed the door and followed in his wake. “I left my wallet and my phone on my nightstand. Be right back.” We’d made it all the way to the bar and ordered drinks for the guys before I’d noticed.

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