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Well, that was inconvenient. I went to the door and looked around outside. Maybe he was having a cigarette break (although I hadn’t smelled smoke on him). There was no one outside. I went to the bed, stacked up pillows behind me, and sat upright with my hands on my belly to think. (The more upright the better, as tired as I was.)
Without a car, I was pretty much stuck here for the time being. And I’d already paid for the room, so there was no reason not to stay. I knew Mike would come get me, but he was at least an hour’s drive away. In addition to the latish hour, I didn’t want to get anyone else involved in this until I had a better idea of what this was. I’d hoped to accomplish that by interrogating JD. Best laid plans …
There was a soft knock at the door. I hopped off the bed and
