Chapter 12
ARIA rinsed the last dish and put it in the dishwasher. She added soap, shut the door, and turned it on. She could hear Nick a room away, occasionally hitting the computer keys. She wanted to go in there but she was afraid to see what he was looking at. Buck up, kid, she thought to herself, you're the one who opened this can of worms. Now you need to see it through. She lifted her chin and went into the front room.
He'd switched on the lamp on the little desk in the corner, but the rest of the room remained in darkness. Aria suddenly felt the need for light, so she walked through, switching on lamps and flipping on the main switch.
"What are you looking for?" she asked, coming up behind him.
"Peter Harrington. Anything I can find, really," he said. "This is his employment re
