live or the fact I’m a
virgin.”
Tom looked confused. “Come here and I’ll
show you what she means,” John offered.
John walked into the kitchen and pointed
towards the refrigerator. Two cops milled around it, dusting for fingerprints,
moved so Tom could see inside. He quickly read the note and looked at John.
“Who the hell is this guy?”
“I dunno. I thought an old boyfriend but
she hasn’t dated anyone seriously since high school. That’s too long to seek
revenge. I thought about Orlov and I’m still thinking about him,” John sighed.
“Aw, John. C’mon. He’s a cop!” Tom spat.
“Just because he’s a cop doesn’t mean
he’s incapable of feeling scorn.”
“So what are you saying? Camryn spurned
his affections and he’s giving a little payback by scaring her?” Tom whispered.
“It’s a possibility,” John growled.
“Does he have a key?”
John’s right eyebrow lifted. He strode
into the living room with Tom on his heels. “Cam, does Smirnoff have a key to
your place?”
She looked as if he slapped her. “Of course not! Why would you think that?”
Tom stepped in and sat next to her. “I
have to get personal for a few minutes,” he warned. She nodded and he
continued. “Did Viktor come on to you recently and you pushed him away?”
She blinked a few times and scoffed.
“Last night. I got to his house and he had a bath towel around him. I got the
impression that he wanted something more, but I told him I was holding out for
marriage. He seemed shocked by that. Anyway nothing happened.”
“That’s my girl!” John beamed.
Camryn snorted. “I can’t believe he’s
behind this. I’m telling you Tom, the writing on that card and on the note in
the fridge isn’t his.”
“He could’ve had someone else write
them,” Tom offered.
“Maybe, but then again, not too many
people know I’m a virgin,” she said softly. She reached into her pants pocket
to retrieve her ringing phone. “Hi mom. I’m okay. I’m
at home with Uncle John and a few cops. Can I stay with you and dad for a few
days?”
Tom pulled John away. “What are you
thinking?”
“Whatever do you mean?”
“Cut the bullshit. I see those wheels
turning in your head, John. I know you don’t like Orlov, hell the whole force
knows it. Don’t do anything stupid, okay?”
John smirked. “I’m not thinking anything
of the sort. I was thinking about how I’m going to protect her. She can’t stay
here and I don’t need this asshole following her to my brothers’ house.”
“So…?”
“Well, I have a plane ticket to Ireland
that needs to be used in a few days. I think she should take my retirement trip
for me. It’ll get her safely away for a couple of months and by then Chicago’s
finest will have apprehended the sick bastard.”
Tom slowly grinned. “You’ve convinced me,
but how’re you going to convince her?”
Chapter 4
The cops took prints from Camryn to match
against the ones they found. It didn’t look hopeful, but it was a start.
Tom stayed a few minutes longer, after
the police left. “Camryn a few cops are offering to act as security, on their
off time, if you’re interested.”
She turned away from packing. “Body guards? Not necessary. I’ll be fine,” she snorted.
“I figured that’s what you’d say,” Tom
laughed.
He hugged her and whispered in her ear.
“I left a few smokes for you on the coffee table, just in case.”
She thanked him and continued to pack as
John walked with him to the front door.
“These body guards,” John
virgin.”
Tom looked confused. “Come here and I’ll
show you what she means,” John offered.
John walked into the kitchen and pointed
towards the refrigerator. Two cops milled around it, dusting for fingerprints,
moved so Tom could see inside. He quickly read the note and looked at John.
“Who the hell is this guy?”
“I dunno. I thought an old boyfriend but
she hasn’t dated anyone seriously since high school. That’s too long to seek
revenge. I thought about Orlov and I’m still thinking about him,” John sighed.
“Aw, John. C’mon. He’s a cop!” Tom spat.
“Just because he’s a cop doesn’t mean
he’s incapable of feeling scorn.”
“So what are you saying? Camryn spurned
his affections and he’s giving a little payback by scaring her?” Tom whispered.
“It’s a possibility,” John growled.
“Does he have a key?”
John’s right eyebrow lifted. He strode
into the living room with Tom on his heels. “Cam, does Smirnoff have a key to
your place?”
She looked as if he slapped her. “Of course not! Why would you think that?”
Tom stepped in and sat next to her. “I
have to get personal for a few minutes,” he warned. She nodded and he
continued. “Did Viktor come on to you recently and you pushed him away?”
She blinked a few times and scoffed.
“Last night. I got to his house and he had a bath towel around him. I got the
impression that he wanted something more, but I told him I was holding out for
marriage. He seemed shocked by that. Anyway nothing happened.”
“That’s my girl!” John beamed.
Camryn snorted. “I can’t believe he’s
behind this. I’m telling you Tom, the writing on that card and on the note in
the fridge isn’t his.”
“He could’ve had someone else write
them,” Tom offered.
“Maybe, but then again, not too many
people know I’m a virgin,” she said softly. She reached into her pants pocket
to retrieve her ringing phone. “Hi mom. I’m okay. I’m
at home with Uncle John and a few cops. Can I stay with you and dad for a few
days?”
Tom pulled John away. “What are you
thinking?”
“Whatever do you mean?”
“Cut the bullshit. I see those wheels
turning in your head, John. I know you don’t like Orlov, hell the whole force
knows it. Don’t do anything stupid, okay?”
John smirked. “I’m not thinking anything
of the sort. I was thinking about how I’m going to protect her. She can’t stay
here and I don’t need this asshole following her to my brothers’ house.”
“So…?”
“Well, I have a plane ticket to Ireland
that needs to be used in a few days. I think she should take my retirement trip
for me. It’ll get her safely away for a couple of months and by then Chicago’s
finest will have apprehended the sick bastard.”
Tom slowly grinned. “You’ve convinced me,
but how’re you going to convince her?”
Chapter 4
The cops took prints from Camryn to match
against the ones they found. It didn’t look hopeful, but it was a start.
Tom stayed a few minutes longer, after
the police left. “Camryn a few cops are offering to act as security, on their
off time, if you’re interested.”
She turned away from packing. “Body guards? Not necessary. I’ll be fine,” she snorted.
“I figured that’s what you’d say,” Tom
laughed.
He hugged her and whispered in her ear.
“I left a few smokes for you on the coffee table, just in case.”
She thanked him and continued to pack as
John walked with him to the front door.
“These body guards,” John
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