Page 46 of One Bad Idea
In a dangerously low voice, he replied, "Me?" He gave Stuart a cold smile. "Nah. I've got all day."
The smile did nothing to ease my worry. "To do what?"
His smile vanished. "Whatever it takes."
Well, that was informative.With a little huff, I said, "Will youpleaselook at me?"
Slowly, Jaden turned his head in my direction. "Yeah, what?"
That's when Stuart made his move. Channeling his inner gazelle, he turned and bolted for the red truck. Moving faster than I'd ever seen him, he yanked open the driver's side door and practically dove inside. A split-second later, the engine roared to life, and the truck squealed away, leaving me staring after it.
I kept watching even as it rounded the next corner and disappeared from sight.
Well, that wasn't strange or anything.
I looked back at Jaden and demanded, "What was that about?"
In reply, all he said was, "See you Monday." And with that, he turned and strode back to his own vehicle.
I watched in stunned silence as he climbed inside and drove slowly off, leaving me staring after him.
Beyond curious, I tried calling Stuart.
He didn't answer.
I left a message.
He didn't call me back.
I sent a few texts.
I received none in reply.
It wasn't until Cassidy came home an hour later that I had any insight at all. But weirdest thing was, it didn't make me feel any better.
Chapter 18
"So then," I continued, "he says, 'See you Monday' and drives off."
Cassidy frowned. "Just like that?"
"Yeah. Just like that."
We were sitting in the living room of our new apartment. A full hour had passed since that scene outside, and I still had no idea what had truly happened.
On the nearby sofa, Cassidy looked just as confused as I felt. She said, "And youstillhaven't heard from Stuart?"
"No. And I've called him like ten times."
"Maybe his phone's dead," she suggested.
"Maybe." I paused. "But it was all so strange. Like for starters, how did either one of them know where I live?"
"Well, with Jaden, that's easy," she said. "I mean, youdowork for him."
"So?"
"So you probably filled out some paperwork, right?"
