Chapter Fourteen
A week later I took the bar exam as scheduled, sure that I passed. After that I started planning my exit from Rio Marinas, packing boxes, telling the world that I was moving to LA, where I’d been offered a job in a prominent law office.
Lawton and I weren’t saying much to each other, just the usual pleasantries that go along with waiting on tables and being an agreeable customer. The huge wall between us just grew taller by the day as we each retreated into our own protective shells. He never asked about the man with the black SUV and I never offered an explanation.
My plans were well known in town, though in the interest of maintaining my privacy, I gave up only the necessary details, enough to satisfy the curiosity of those that cared. It had been my persona to be a b
