Chapter 27
JAY
Someone was tailing me. A few times I’d caught a souped-up Mazda with blue rims in my rearview mirror. Not exactly inconspicuous. Not Hopkins style, either. Probably one of Aguda’s lackeys, checking to see if the cop showed up near me again.
Simon thought it was Aguda too. “I’ll take care of it,” was all he said. A few days later, he got on a plane without telling me where he was going or when he would be back.
I relished the taste of freedom. Teaching without having to worry about being interrupted by some shady job. Spending time with McCrary, who was back to his old self. Pretending to ignore the Mazda hovering at the corners of my vision. Pretending to ignore Maggie whenever she came into the gym. Doing my best not to think about kissing her again, running my hands t
