Catch Her If You Can
Chapter 26
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Previously…
Tom's POV
I shook myself from the memories. I had a lot to accomplish today.
I figured it would take the whole day and all night I had an idea what was going on, but I needed to get my proof to bring to Mike, Steve, Hector, and Eddie and maybe Ranger. I still hadn't decided about including Ranger. I needed to be in Dover. I had a bad feeling about Dover.
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Steph/Mike's POV
"Hey Mike, this is Mary Kowalski. Your grandma left something for you with my grandmother about a year ago. She made my Granny promise to give it to you two weeks before your birthday.
Granny is in a nursing home and she gave it to me yesterday to give to you. Can I stop by to drop it off?"
"I'm on my way out of town Mary, I'll pick it up in about an hour. Is that okay?"
"Absolutely. Mike I am sorry about your Grandma."
An hour later I had Ranger drive by so I could pick up the package from Mary and then drive to the warehouse. I made him stop on the way at the 7/ 11 so I could pick up something to eat.
"What is that?" asked Ranger.
"My favorite sandwich. I've been eating it since I was a kid and could sneak away to buy it."
"That is not a sandwich Babe that is a heart attack waiting to happen."
"I'll go a happy woman not a miserable lettuce eating anorexic."
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RPOV
"Stephanie, that is a fully loaded bagel with a hot dog sliced on it, with chili, cheese sauce and crumbled potato chips on the top. I can't believe you can open your mouth wide enough to take a bite."
"You would be surprised how wide I can open my mouth," she laughed "But I can take a bite and I have my tongue to lick up the drips on the side."
"Babe you are driving me crazy." I grabbed her and kissed her hard. "Do you think it is possible to get some time alone this weekend?"
"You want alone time with me….isn't the ride to Dover alone time?"
"Get in the car Stephanie - you know that is not the alone time I want. Don't drip that abomination you call a sandwich in this car."
I looked over and she was looking at me and taking her tongue and delicately licking the sides of the bagel removing the dripping cheese. Lord almighty, I wanted to be that sandwich.
I needed to get in my zone. I needed to figure out who was trying to kill Stephanie. I would be able to do that once I figured out why they wanted to kill Steph. I had Hector working on it, Steve and Stephanie had Tom working on it. We had to figure it out soon.
I'm never going to get in my zone until she finishes that damn sandwich. Her moans while eating it are driving me crazy. Look there is the Hilton up ahead I wonder ….
Stephanie looked up when I pulled in the Hilton's parking lot. I turned to her and lifted an eyebrow. She laughed and said …."Patience is a virtue - and here I thought you were a patient man….Sorry Ranger we need to be in Dover."
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Tom's POV
I waited for the She Devil to leave for her morning errands. I need about 45 minutes. Their security system is a piece of shit and offers up no challenge at all.
I pulled and replaced my listening equipment added some microscopic cameras and then I got busy going through the Dictator's office. I found the hidden file under the cover of the Time Life book and CD of World War II. How predictable. I took my camera and took pictures of the file. He had some papers rolled up and in the hollow tube of the floor lamp ….hmmmm some really interesting reading here I thought making sure the pictures I was taking were clear.
I walked through the house, everything matched. The furniture matched, the drapes matched, the tablecloth matched. By the décor you could see that if it didn't match it didn't belong and wouldn't be tolerated. I went upstairs checked to make sure all my bugs worked.
I looked in at Grandma's room. I really missed the old girl. She and I used to meet for lunch and I let her get a quick feel of my ass every once in awhile. She would laugh and thank me. I would drive her to the cemetery to visit her 'friends' and her husband. I would walk her to Chase's grave and she would cry for Mike. We would sit on the bench and she would tell me how sorry she was that she was unable to protect her twin grandbabies when they were growing up, but she was going to take care of them in the future. She and Grandpa had a plan.
Then she would usually get up and start singing and dancing and her mind would wander, she would talk about the past and when she was first married. Then her mind would wander to the Great Depression. She would get so tired I would usually carry her back to my car. When we reached the car she would be lively again, laugh and pinch my ass.
It only took two times to realize she was pretending to be tired so I would carry her - sneaky old woman. I really miss her. Now I go and visit her in the cemetery and leave her favorite flowers when I can get them …sweet peas.
I enter her room and pick up a couple of things and move them around. I usually take one of Hummel figurines, I think it is called Goose girl and put it on the She Devil's dresser. This drove the She Devil nuts and she would put it back in Grandma's room. She would talk out loud to her mother telling her to stop haunting her.
I loved watching her freaking out, one of my as they say 'simple pleasures.' I look at my watch, I reset the alarm and slip away out the door. I have a lot to do today before I go to Dover.