everything in it, threw the lock inside, and shut the empty locker. She paused a moment as she looked at Kelsey’s rigid backside.
“See you Thursday for workout,” Danica said. “Or Friday for lunch, whichever comes first.”
Kelsey looked over her shoulder. “See you,” she said before turning away again.
Danica started to leave the locker room. She looked back once at Kelsey’s bent head then turned and walked out.
As she headed out of the club, Danica’s mind turned over and over the fact that Kelsey had been hit and she was certain that Darryl had been the one to do it.
If she confronted Darryl about it, he could go back to Kelsey and become more violent with her.
Frustrated, angry, and concerned for her friend, Danica pushed her hand through her hair. She couldn’t just stand by and watch her friend be abused.
But what should she do?
She narrowed her eyes. When she went to the Sonoita event in two weeks Darryl was sure to be there… And she was going to have a talk with him.
Chapter 14
Just as Barry walked into his home, his cell phone rang. He drew it out of his pocket and checked the caller ID screen.
Mac Dawson.
Barry shut the door behind him and answered, “What do you have for me, Mac?”
“Plenty.” The PI sounded satisfied. “Creed McBride is having an affair with some blonde. When I called you last, you did say the woman you’re protecting from him is a brunette.”
“Yes.” Barry’s mood elevated as he set his car keys on the small table in the foyer. “Tell me what you have.”
“They had dinner together and ended up in her hotel room,” Mac said. “He was there a couple of hours but didn’t spend the night. Next morning he returned to the hotel, was there about an hour, and then they went to breakfast. They returned to the hotel room after breakfast. I’ve got pictures of him coming and going and the date and time is on every picture.”
“Excellent.” A sense of elation went through Barry. He had the sonofabitch and he had him good. “Who’s the woman?”
“I haven’t found out who she is yet,” Mac said, “but when they’re alone they are an intimate little couple. The photos prove it.”
Barry walked through his spacious and elegant home to his office and sat behind his desk where his laptop was set up. “E-mail the pictures to me.”
“You should already have them,” Mac said. “I’m sending over hard copies by courier now.”
Barry pulled up his email program and found the message from Mac. He clicked on the zip folder attachment, opened it, and started clicking on each photo.
McBride was with a woman in each of the photos. Definitely not Danica. He was talking with the blonde, holding her, and the last photograph was of him with his forehead against hers in what looked like a tender moment.
A smile crept across Barry’s face as he looked at the photos with satisfaction. “What else can you tell me?”
Mac proceeded to tell him what he saw, where the couple met, and that he knew the woman would be at the next event, too. He had dug up info about McBride’s past conquests, as well.
“I’m not finished with the investigation and I’m still on McBride’s trail,” Mac said. “He’s on the move traveling the bull riding circuit, so it’s not as easy as it would be if I could catch him in one place, like his hometown.”
Barry frowned. “How did you get all of the information that you do have?”
“You pay me good money to get the info,” Mac said. “Don’t ask me how.”
“Yes, I’m paying you good money.” Irritation prickled Barry’s skin. “So I’d like an answer to my question.”
“Some old-fashioned investigative work,” Mac said smoothly, still evading a direct answer. “I’ll get those photographs to you ASAP, and when the job is completed I’ll provide you with a written report.”
Barry disconnected the call and clicked through the photographs on his computer again. These would show Danica that
“See you Thursday for workout,” Danica said. “Or Friday for lunch, whichever comes first.”
Kelsey looked over her shoulder. “See you,” she said before turning away again.
Danica started to leave the locker room. She looked back once at Kelsey’s bent head then turned and walked out.
As she headed out of the club, Danica’s mind turned over and over the fact that Kelsey had been hit and she was certain that Darryl had been the one to do it.
If she confronted Darryl about it, he could go back to Kelsey and become more violent with her.
Frustrated, angry, and concerned for her friend, Danica pushed her hand through her hair. She couldn’t just stand by and watch her friend be abused.
But what should she do?
She narrowed her eyes. When she went to the Sonoita event in two weeks Darryl was sure to be there… And she was going to have a talk with him.
Chapter 14
Just as Barry walked into his home, his cell phone rang. He drew it out of his pocket and checked the caller ID screen.
Mac Dawson.
Barry shut the door behind him and answered, “What do you have for me, Mac?”
“Plenty.” The PI sounded satisfied. “Creed McBride is having an affair with some blonde. When I called you last, you did say the woman you’re protecting from him is a brunette.”
“Yes.” Barry’s mood elevated as he set his car keys on the small table in the foyer. “Tell me what you have.”
“They had dinner together and ended up in her hotel room,” Mac said. “He was there a couple of hours but didn’t spend the night. Next morning he returned to the hotel, was there about an hour, and then they went to breakfast. They returned to the hotel room after breakfast. I’ve got pictures of him coming and going and the date and time is on every picture.”
“Excellent.” A sense of elation went through Barry. He had the sonofabitch and he had him good. “Who’s the woman?”
“I haven’t found out who she is yet,” Mac said, “but when they’re alone they are an intimate little couple. The photos prove it.”
Barry walked through his spacious and elegant home to his office and sat behind his desk where his laptop was set up. “E-mail the pictures to me.”
“You should already have them,” Mac said. “I’m sending over hard copies by courier now.”
Barry pulled up his email program and found the message from Mac. He clicked on the zip folder attachment, opened it, and started clicking on each photo.
McBride was with a woman in each of the photos. Definitely not Danica. He was talking with the blonde, holding her, and the last photograph was of him with his forehead against hers in what looked like a tender moment.
A smile crept across Barry’s face as he looked at the photos with satisfaction. “What else can you tell me?”
Mac proceeded to tell him what he saw, where the couple met, and that he knew the woman would be at the next event, too. He had dug up info about McBride’s past conquests, as well.
“I’m not finished with the investigation and I’m still on McBride’s trail,” Mac said. “He’s on the move traveling the bull riding circuit, so it’s not as easy as it would be if I could catch him in one place, like his hometown.”
Barry frowned. “How did you get all of the information that you do have?”
“You pay me good money to get the info,” Mac said. “Don’t ask me how.”
“Yes, I’m paying you good money.” Irritation prickled Barry’s skin. “So I’d like an answer to my question.”
“Some old-fashioned investigative work,” Mac said smoothly, still evading a direct answer. “I’ll get those photographs to you ASAP, and when the job is completed I’ll provide you with a written report.”
Barry disconnected the call and clicked through the photographs on his computer again. These would show Danica that
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