(Kieran)
I woke up before Sloane.
The room was dark. Early. The kind of early where the city outside had not fully started yet and the house was still.
I lay there for a moment. Her breathing was even beside me. She had not moved much in the night. I had noticed that about her. When she finally slept she slept deeply. Like her body had been waiting for permission.
I got up carefully and went downstairs.
Maria had already been and gone. There was coffee on the counter and something covered on the stove for later. I poured a cup and stood at the kitchen window looking out at the driveway.
Then I called the PI.
He answered on the second ring. "Morning."
"Report," I said.
"Vaughn has not moved. Monitor shows him in the apartment all night. No calls logged after ten pm." He paused. "As
