Page 58 of The Clover Chapel (Jamison Valley 2)
“I’ll come back tomorrow and look around the property in the daylight,” Sam said. “Might find some tracks or clues outside that can help. But for tonight, we’ve done all we can.”
“Do you think he’ll come back?”
“Not likely. But no one would blame you if you didn’t stay here tonight. I could call the motel, get a room for you,” Jess offered.
“I’m staying,” Nick said.
“Figured as much,” Jess said.
I relaxed a bit into Nick’s side, the tension in my shoulders lessening, knowing that I wouldn’t be alone tonight.
“Can you give us a quick rundown of your security system, Emmeline?” Sam asked.
“Sure. I had a company from Bozeman come over and install it. They said it was their best system. The front and garage doors have panels for me to arm and disarm the system. I can do it from my phone too. They put sensors on all of the sliding glass doors to the balconies. If the system is armed, I can’t open any of them. I have motion sensors in the living room, dining room and kitchen. But I haven’t been setting them when I’m at home.”
“At night when you go to bed, start setting the motion sensors. I don’t care if we get some false alarms at the station. Rather you have them on at night,” Jess said.
I nodded.
“Any ideas who might want to break in? Any enemies?” Jess asked.
“No. I don’t know that many people in Prescott yet. Certainly no one I would consider an enemy.”
“What about outside of Prescott? Anyone from the city?” he asked.
“No one I can think of.”
“What about potential stalkers? Anyone seem overly interested in you? It’d be someone that you’d know. Could be a frequent visitor to the school. Or coworker that you’ve run into by ‘accide
nt’ more than two or three times.”
“No one here comes to mind. Though, about a year ago, I did have a situation in New York. I started noticing a guy from one of my NYU classes around me a lot. He’d be at my favorite coffee shop or at a restaurant where I was eating lunch. I didn’t think much of it until he started showing up to charity galas that Logan and I were attending. He was giving me a creepy vibe so Logan and my father both insisted I have a bodyguard with me at school and during the day. Shortly after that, I stopped seeing the guy anymore. And then one day he quit coming to our class.”
“Did you request a restraining order?” Sam asked.
“No. Since he stopped following me, I didn’t think it was necessary.”
“What’s his name?” Jess asked.
“I don’t know. At class or when I’d see him around, he never spoke to me. He was just always a little too close and was constantly watching me. That’s what freaked me out.”
“Who is Logan?” Sam asked.
“My ex-boyfriend. We broke up before Thanksgiving.”
“Any chance he isn’t taking the breakup so well and would come here to scare you?” Jess asked.
“No. Absolutely not. He’s in the city and would never do such a thing.”
“You mind if we contact him? Rule it out?”
“I’d prefer if you didn’t but understand if you must.”
“It’s not the ex, Brick,” Nick said. “Guy isn’t the type. You’d be wasting your time.”
“Okay. We’ll see what we can find tomorrow and go from there. Let you two try and get some rest,” Jess said, standing up from the couch. “We’ll be in touch.”
Nick escorted Sam and Jess to the door as I started turning lights off in the living room and kitchen. We walked upstairs together and I stopped outside the door to the guest bedroom.
