But suspicion was swelling enough to convince me to find out what I could from this Rook character. And I knew I could find him at Andy’s later that night. But the sun was only just setting, so I had time to reconsider whether I was thinking straight. In the meantime, there were a few loose ends I could take care of. I drove to Aiden’s old apartment building by memory. This time I heard footsteps immediately upon knocking. A woman about my age opened the door wide. She had the look of a farmer’s daughter who had taken a job as a bartender. She was wearing a plunging tank-top and gray sweat pants and I had to force myself to maintain eye contact. I introduced myself and she invited me in. Her name was Anna. She left the door resting against the jam without closing it all the way. No one had mentioned Aiden having a girlfriend, so maybe the two of them were nothing more than roommates. I didn’t want to ask that straight out, so I just said, “Were you guys close?”
