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She remembered Isaiah playing it off as if he wasn’t alarmed, but she’d been able to tell he was worried about something that night. He’d searched the place too thoroughly not to be.
“Just a hunch,” Isaiah admitted. “But I didn’t want to scare you.”
Cami understood and didn’t blame him. She’d already been amped up enough that night. Something extra to worry about hadn’t been needed.
“So what do we do now?” she asked.
“Tomorrow morning, we go search your house again,” Isaiah said. “And we bring some help along this time.” He looked at Lana. “Are you free?”
“It’s Saturday. I’m off from the studio.”
He looked at her Daddy next. “You mind?”
“You kidding?” Ace said proudly. “I think my cutie just cracked this thing wide open. I want to see what else she can do.”
Lana blushed but shook her head. “I didn’t figure it all out. This is just a hypothesis. We still have to prove it. Besides, that doesn’t answer the burning question.”
Camie was thinking the same thing.
“Yeah,” she said. “Who in the heck is in my house?”
Chapter 10
“This is a job for Hollywood.”
The statement came from Stryker who was standing in the entryway of Cami’s house.
Cami laughed. “Fitting in this town, I suppose.”
She couldn’t believe it. A movie director was at her place. And next to him was Harrison Trent, one of the biggest stars on the planet! She’d never dreamed she’d have a famous actor over.
With them was Lana, and Cami had dubbed the group the “Hollywood Trio” in her mind—though she hadn’t shared that moniker with anyone else.
She was just glad they’d come. Lana was seemingly eager to test the hypothesis she’d expounded upon last night.
Cami was eager, too. If they could prove this wasn’t a real haunting then perhaps they’d be on the road to figuring out what was actually going on. Of course, having a living human lurking about her house wasn’t great. But that could be handled. The Guard could throw whoever it was out. Cops would get involved. It might be over quickly. Had it been ghosts, though… well, that would have been a different matter entirely.
Nothing was proven yet, she reminded herself. There might still be a long road ahead of them. She had faith in her new friends, though.
Behind the Hollywood Trio was Isaiah, Ace, and Jack along with Iris. It was a little cramped in the foyer with everyone there, but Cami suspected they’d all spread out soon enough.
“Okay, the question is,” Lana began, “if this were a movie set, how would we set it up for a ghost shot? Practical effects, of course. None of that CGI crap so many productions use now.”
It was strange seeing Lana take charge. Cami had only witnessed her in “Little mode”. But she had a career. And it was a common misconception that all Littles were helpless. They weren’t. Most were more than tough and capable.
Lana was proving that now. Even the Daddies of the group were listening intently, appearing ready for their marching orders.
Right now, though, the Guard wasn’t needed.
This was a Hollywood thing.
“Man, too many directors are using all that CGI stuff these days,” Stryker agreed. “It just doesn’t feel authentic.”
Harrison nodded. “Tell me about it! My last movie, they used CGI to generate an explosion. I’m not ripping the computer guys’ work. But I could tell it wasn’t real. Looked like television to me. Know what I mean?”
“Heck yeah,” Stryker said. “We makemovies. It’s where the magic happens. Back in the old days, when I did stunts, there was nothing like feeling the heat of a blast while—” He grinned. “Sorry. This is about Cami’s house. What do you want us to do?”
Cami laughed. She hadn’t minded the conversation. Hollywood was so fascinating. But she supposed they needed to search the house.
