(Asher)
Saturday morning I woke up with Harlow still asleep next to me.
Early. Six thirty. But I couldn't sleep anymore.
Kept thinking about that car from yesterday. The dark sedan. The way the friend showed up right when Wade went to check.
Too convenient.
I got out of bed. Careful not to wake her. Went to the kitchen. Made coffee.
Pulled out my phone. Called Wade.
He answered on the second ring. "Yeah?"
"That plate you ran yesterday. The sedan. What came back?"
"Haven't heard yet. Gave it to Prez last night. He was going to have someone run it through the system."
"Alright. Let me know when you hear something."
"Will do."
I hung up. Drank my coffee. Stared out the window at the front gate.
Something about yesterday felt wrong. The timing. The way that passenger door opened r
