Always With You - Part Two(21)

       
         
       
        

Could it be … ? Am I crazy to think … ? Is there any possible way Sophie is capable of something like this?

Cash said that Jason told him he'd seen Sophie returning late last night. Where had she been? And why had she felt the need to lie about it?

Because she's a devious criminal in addition to being a colossal bitch.

My head buzzes around both fact and theory as the morning news continues on without me.

"Something wrong sweetheart?" Dad asks, jarring me from deep inside my own mind.

"No, no. I … no, everything is fine. I, uh, I just remembered I need to call Cash about something. I'll be right back."

I make my exit quickly, already trying to figure out how I can tell Cash about this with a little finesse. You know, so that I don't sound like an unbalanced, psychotic conspiracy theorist. When he answers, I just wing it, which has never really worked well for me.

"Hey, babe. You comin' in?"

"I think Sophie vandalized the DCSS to ruin the samples," I blurt.

Smooth, Olivia. Very, very smooth.

"So you think … Sophie was … now wait. You think what?"

I tell Cash about the news. I don't have to tell him about my suspicions then. The growling sigh of aggravation I hear on the other end of the phone tells me he's on the same page.

"I'll call you back," he says abruptly.

"Cash, what are you going to do?"

"Find Jason King."

I hold my cell in my hands, thinking to myself that the shit is surely about to hit the fan.