ARTHUR
Even though I could sense that Doris wasn’t in the apartment, I immediately began to search, going from room to room.
I saw two of her suitcases in the smaller bedroom, and I immediately relaxed.
I whirled around and faced Jim, who was in the open doorway behind me.
“Where is she? When did she leave?”
“I don’t know. She must’ve left when I was on a bathroom break.”
There were a few dresses laid out on the bed as if she had tried on a few outfits and couldn’t decide on which one immediately. Now that I was pretty sure she was safe, I calmed down.
I walked back to the living room. Actually, staying in the showroom in this building was pretty smart. She didn’t have to pay for a taxi or a hotel; she wasn’t wandering the streets in the night upset and mayb
