Chapter 16
Completely exhausted, I slid to the floor and closed my eyes. When I woke up, I felt like an i***t for making such a ruckus. I sat up, wishing it was all a nightmare, but unfortunately, I was still behind bars.
Before I had the chance to apologize, an officer came in and unlocked the cell with Jake on his heels. Jake stood there, staring at me. “We had a date.”
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know I’d be otherwise engaged.”
“You want to tell me what happened?”
“I just needed to talk to the girl again. Something’s not right, but I can’t put my finger on it.”
“And it couldn’t wait?”
“No.”
“Well, you’d better call Frank. He’s worried about you. He said you left yesterday and never came back.”
“You talked to him?”
“Yep. He called me, worried you’d gotten yourself in trouble. I had ha
