eyes narrowed as she studied Hannah’s face.
“No,” Hannah shook her head, figuring that under the circumstances at least that much honesty was warranted. “But it is possible that now that the murder’s gone public, he’ll avoid the campus. I mean, he’s bound to know there will be heightened security.”
“Great, so now he’ll turn to the women in town.” Jasmine shuddered at the thought.
“I’m sure the police department is working closely with the FBI on this one,” Hannah assured her. Thepolice had actually been brought up to speed by one of the men from Langley, but it was only semantics.
“So why didn’t they just send me home?” Tina asked. “I mean that’s what everyone else is doing.”
“Not everyone,” Hannah said with a sigh. “You wouldn’t believe how many students are staying put.” In point of fact, it seemed that most everyone was staying, which only meant a bigger headache for A-Tac as the team tried to maintain security on campus.
“I guess they’re just trying not to give in to their fears,” Tina said, reaching out to gather the cards. “I mean, we can’t let this guy run our lives, right?”
“Yes, but we do need to exercise caution,” Hannah warned. “Which is why you’re here. Until this is over, you need protection.”
“Well, I’ve certainly got that,” Tina said with a sigh. “I mean, the guy outside has a gun. And he doesn’t look like he’d hesitate to use it. Which probably makes me the safest person in town.”
“As long as you stay put.”
“Hey, I’m not going anywhere. At least until next Friday.”
“What happens next Friday?” Hannah asked.
“Matchbox Twenty is playing at the Garden. Roger scored tickets—on the floor.” Roger Jameson was Tina’s boyfriend, a recent Sunderland alum who worked in Manhattan. “It’s going to be awesome. I can’t wait.” Her fear forgotten for the moment, Tina jumped to her feet, excitement bringing color to her cheeks.
“I’d kill to see them in concert,” Jasmine said, her enthusiasm matching Tina’s. “I’ve got like fifteen of their songs on my iPhone.”
“I will be able to go, right?” Tina turned to Hannah, her eyes pleading.
“I can’t promise anything,” Hannah said. “It’s up to the FBI. But if it looks like it’s going to be a problem, maybe I can talk to them.”
“That’d be great. It’s super important that I go. We’ve been planning it forever. Which reminds me. I need to call and let him know that I’m all right. I’m sure he’s been worried sick. Only you’ve still got my phone.”
“I know.” Hannah nodded. “That’s actually one of the reasons I came over here. I wanted to return it. But you need to limit usage.”
Tina folded her arms, her eyes turning mutinous, but before she could speak, Hannah cut her off.
“I’m not saying you can’t use it at all,” she said, reaching into her pocket to produce the phone. “You just need to be cautious. No Internet browsing and no email to anyone you don’t know.”
“What about social networks?”
“Better to stay off of them. Look, we don’t know how this guy found you. And until we figure that out, you need to limit your exposure.”
“But I can call people?”
“Yes, but even with that, you need to be careful. If you want pizza delivered or something, Reid can do it for you.”
“This is all just a little too much,” Tina said. “I mean this morning the only real concern I had was whether I’d have enough time to finish grading papers. And now I’m here in the middle of what’s starting to feel like my own personal episode of
Criminal Minds
.”
“Now if only the guy outside will morph into Morgan,” Jasmine said, her gaze shooting to the door.
“Who?” Hannah asked, shaking her head. Truth was, she never had time to watch TV.
“You know, the hot guy,” Jasmine and Tina said, almost in unison, and Hannah smiled, happy that they’d found something to lighten the
“No,” Hannah shook her head, figuring that under the circumstances at least that much honesty was warranted. “But it is possible that now that the murder’s gone public, he’ll avoid the campus. I mean, he’s bound to know there will be heightened security.”
“Great, so now he’ll turn to the women in town.” Jasmine shuddered at the thought.
“I’m sure the police department is working closely with the FBI on this one,” Hannah assured her. Thepolice had actually been brought up to speed by one of the men from Langley, but it was only semantics.
“So why didn’t they just send me home?” Tina asked. “I mean that’s what everyone else is doing.”
“Not everyone,” Hannah said with a sigh. “You wouldn’t believe how many students are staying put.” In point of fact, it seemed that most everyone was staying, which only meant a bigger headache for A-Tac as the team tried to maintain security on campus.
“I guess they’re just trying not to give in to their fears,” Tina said, reaching out to gather the cards. “I mean, we can’t let this guy run our lives, right?”
“Yes, but we do need to exercise caution,” Hannah warned. “Which is why you’re here. Until this is over, you need protection.”
“Well, I’ve certainly got that,” Tina said with a sigh. “I mean, the guy outside has a gun. And he doesn’t look like he’d hesitate to use it. Which probably makes me the safest person in town.”
“As long as you stay put.”
“Hey, I’m not going anywhere. At least until next Friday.”
“What happens next Friday?” Hannah asked.
“Matchbox Twenty is playing at the Garden. Roger scored tickets—on the floor.” Roger Jameson was Tina’s boyfriend, a recent Sunderland alum who worked in Manhattan. “It’s going to be awesome. I can’t wait.” Her fear forgotten for the moment, Tina jumped to her feet, excitement bringing color to her cheeks.
“I’d kill to see them in concert,” Jasmine said, her enthusiasm matching Tina’s. “I’ve got like fifteen of their songs on my iPhone.”
“I will be able to go, right?” Tina turned to Hannah, her eyes pleading.
“I can’t promise anything,” Hannah said. “It’s up to the FBI. But if it looks like it’s going to be a problem, maybe I can talk to them.”
“That’d be great. It’s super important that I go. We’ve been planning it forever. Which reminds me. I need to call and let him know that I’m all right. I’m sure he’s been worried sick. Only you’ve still got my phone.”
“I know.” Hannah nodded. “That’s actually one of the reasons I came over here. I wanted to return it. But you need to limit usage.”
Tina folded her arms, her eyes turning mutinous, but before she could speak, Hannah cut her off.
“I’m not saying you can’t use it at all,” she said, reaching into her pocket to produce the phone. “You just need to be cautious. No Internet browsing and no email to anyone you don’t know.”
“What about social networks?”
“Better to stay off of them. Look, we don’t know how this guy found you. And until we figure that out, you need to limit your exposure.”
“But I can call people?”
“Yes, but even with that, you need to be careful. If you want pizza delivered or something, Reid can do it for you.”
“This is all just a little too much,” Tina said. “I mean this morning the only real concern I had was whether I’d have enough time to finish grading papers. And now I’m here in the middle of what’s starting to feel like my own personal episode of
Criminal Minds
.”
“Now if only the guy outside will morph into Morgan,” Jasmine said, her gaze shooting to the door.
“Who?” Hannah asked, shaking her head. Truth was, she never had time to watch TV.
“You know, the hot guy,” Jasmine and Tina said, almost in unison, and Hannah smiled, happy that they’d found something to lighten the
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