AS IT TURNED OUT, THE number was a bit of a bust. Clearly, this Joshua guy had hoped to take her home that night without the muss and fuss of calling or being called later. Already I didn’t like the guy. Though I never intended to have a permanent relationship, I had also never led a woman on to believe there was a chance for that.
What about Maddie? I thought before I could stop it.
I shook my head. I had never meant to do anything along those lines with Maddie. The whole thing had been a bit of a mistake—even though I couldn’t really bring myself to feel regret for it.
I did get some information about Joshua, though. He had a rap sheet with the police already. Petty things, mostly. Shoplifting, breaking and entering, though nothing with the families at home. There weren’t any violent
