You have to report this. Maybe we should postpone things, let the excitement die down.” She lifted her head to face Alex, his shoulders broader, face drawn long and tight. “It’s another prank, it’s gotta be. In bad taste, and it unnerved me too, for a minute, but it’s a prank.” “Cami, don’t be foolish. Don’t dismiss this. I don’t want to see anything happen to you.” She shook her head. “Nothing’s going to happen. I wouldn’t let it. You wouldn’t let it.” She smiled, knowing the gesture wouldn’t be enough. For her childhood friend, or herself. “We’ll be more careful, keep an eye open. Maybe I can ask Tommy to swing by once in a while to keep an eye on the property.” Alex pushed off the desk, turned Cami’s chair to kneel in front of her, arms resting on her legs. “I’m sure he would. He’s like a brother to me, and our families have all been friends for as far back as I can remember, but he can’t watch the stretch of land here effectively, cop or not.”
