watched and waited while sipping the last of her gas station coffee. If only they could just ask the man about Boss. “You know, I was thinking… what if Boss had done something for the senator only once, then he never spoke to him again?”
Reid kept his eyes fixed forward. “You don’t keep hidden phone numbers of people you’re never going to call again.”
She tapped her foot. “It feels like we’ve been sitting here all day.”
Reid laughed. “It’s been an hour. You’re not good at surveillance are you?”
She frowned and peered out the window. “I don’t like to sit in parked cars. I feel trapped.”
“You want to feel trapped? Spend a few months in a jail cell. That’s trapped.”
“It could have something to do with the fact that I was thrown into a trunk… wait, you’ve been in jail?”
“Yeah, when I was sixteen. That car I stole… I got caught. And you escaped from that trunk easily.”
“Is that the only time you’ve been behind bars?”
“Yep and I’ll never go back.” He’d rather die than not be free.
A town car pulled out of the senator’s driveway. Reid started the car. “He’s on the move. Let’s hope it’s to lead us to the real enemy.”
Grant pulled into the parking lot of a government office building.
Julianna sighed. “I highly doubt he would meet Boss here.”
“Me either. But we don’t know for sure what Boss’ face looks like.”
“I do. If he’s Brandon Voss.”
Too bad the senator didn’t know that Boss was killing people. If he thought Grant could stop Boss, he’d have talked to him by now. No, Boss was someone that they’d have to deal with on their own. If they could just find the man of the shadows.
***
“Don’t be disappointed. We knew it was a long shot.” Reid massaged Julianna’s shoulders as they sat on the bed inside the hotel room.
Her life was full of disappointments. Being a Jane Doe, being let down by a man she trusted, losing great memories of Reid. “I know, but we wasted an entire day. Senator Grant seems legit to me.”
“Let’s eat dinner and we’ll drive back over tonight. Maybe we can spy on him better if we can get a good look through his windows.”
Julianna laughed. “Sounds like a great way to spend the evening.”
He gave her shoulders a squeeze. “Come on, let’s go eat some spaghetti. You still like spaghetti don’t you?”
“Yes.” She frowned. “Too bad we can’t just stay in and order room service.” Eating dinner in bed sounded wonderful.
“It’s still too risky. Boss did teach you how to poison people. If he found us, it wouldn’t take much for him to slip something into our food.”
She sighed and stood up. “True. Better safe than dead.”
***
Reid stayed a safe distance behind Senator Grant as he weaved in and out of traffic. He pulled his town car down an alley. Very interesting. Reid parked the car a block away from where Grant pulled into. They exited the vehicle and went in the same direction Grant had driven. The area didn’t look like the kind of place a senator would conduct business at and it was the bad side of town, too. Until now, nothing had looked out of the ordinary with the senator.
“Do you think he could be meeting with Boss?” Julianna asked.
“I don’t know, but we’re about to find out.”
She kept Reid’s fast pace toward the entrance. “What other business would a respectable congressman have in this area after 9 p.m.? I doubt he is involved with shadier people than Boss.”
“You’d be surprised at what politicians are involved in.” Reid opened the metal door to reveal a dimly lit club with the pungent stench of cigars and sweat. Not a huge crowd yet, but from the looks of the pole positioned on the small stage, this was a gentlemen’s club.
A few waitresses walked around half naked, carrying mixed drinks to tables. There wasn’t any sign of the senator. They took a seat in the corner. Julianna held her nose while Reid scanned the place.
Reid kept his eyes fixed forward. “You don’t keep hidden phone numbers of people you’re never going to call again.”
She tapped her foot. “It feels like we’ve been sitting here all day.”
Reid laughed. “It’s been an hour. You’re not good at surveillance are you?”
She frowned and peered out the window. “I don’t like to sit in parked cars. I feel trapped.”
“You want to feel trapped? Spend a few months in a jail cell. That’s trapped.”
“It could have something to do with the fact that I was thrown into a trunk… wait, you’ve been in jail?”
“Yeah, when I was sixteen. That car I stole… I got caught. And you escaped from that trunk easily.”
“Is that the only time you’ve been behind bars?”
“Yep and I’ll never go back.” He’d rather die than not be free.
A town car pulled out of the senator’s driveway. Reid started the car. “He’s on the move. Let’s hope it’s to lead us to the real enemy.”
Grant pulled into the parking lot of a government office building.
Julianna sighed. “I highly doubt he would meet Boss here.”
“Me either. But we don’t know for sure what Boss’ face looks like.”
“I do. If he’s Brandon Voss.”
Too bad the senator didn’t know that Boss was killing people. If he thought Grant could stop Boss, he’d have talked to him by now. No, Boss was someone that they’d have to deal with on their own. If they could just find the man of the shadows.
***
“Don’t be disappointed. We knew it was a long shot.” Reid massaged Julianna’s shoulders as they sat on the bed inside the hotel room.
Her life was full of disappointments. Being a Jane Doe, being let down by a man she trusted, losing great memories of Reid. “I know, but we wasted an entire day. Senator Grant seems legit to me.”
“Let’s eat dinner and we’ll drive back over tonight. Maybe we can spy on him better if we can get a good look through his windows.”
Julianna laughed. “Sounds like a great way to spend the evening.”
He gave her shoulders a squeeze. “Come on, let’s go eat some spaghetti. You still like spaghetti don’t you?”
“Yes.” She frowned. “Too bad we can’t just stay in and order room service.” Eating dinner in bed sounded wonderful.
“It’s still too risky. Boss did teach you how to poison people. If he found us, it wouldn’t take much for him to slip something into our food.”
She sighed and stood up. “True. Better safe than dead.”
***
Reid stayed a safe distance behind Senator Grant as he weaved in and out of traffic. He pulled his town car down an alley. Very interesting. Reid parked the car a block away from where Grant pulled into. They exited the vehicle and went in the same direction Grant had driven. The area didn’t look like the kind of place a senator would conduct business at and it was the bad side of town, too. Until now, nothing had looked out of the ordinary with the senator.
“Do you think he could be meeting with Boss?” Julianna asked.
“I don’t know, but we’re about to find out.”
She kept Reid’s fast pace toward the entrance. “What other business would a respectable congressman have in this area after 9 p.m.? I doubt he is involved with shadier people than Boss.”
“You’d be surprised at what politicians are involved in.” Reid opened the metal door to reveal a dimly lit club with the pungent stench of cigars and sweat. Not a huge crowd yet, but from the looks of the pole positioned on the small stage, this was a gentlemen’s club.
A few waitresses walked around half naked, carrying mixed drinks to tables. There wasn’t any sign of the senator. They took a seat in the corner. Julianna held her nose while Reid scanned the place.
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