Christmas Stalkings by Jade C. Jamison

Author:Jade C. Jamison
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: rock star romance, rockstar romance, rocker romance, romantic suspense, suspense romance, tattoo romance, holiday novella
Publisher: Jade C. Jamison
Published: 2014-12-20T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

WE WERE QUIET on our walk back to the hotel, and part of me was nervous about telling Brad. He might choose to cut our vacation short, just when I was beginning to really love it here. I felt safer with Chuck too, so I wasn’t as worried as I had been when I’d first picked up that newspaper the second day we were here.

In fact, my mind was going in a completely different place after spending time with Chuck and Gracie at Starbucks...but until I felt more certain about my theory, I didn’t know if it was something I should share with the bodyguard.

Maybe it was my overactive imagination, but I was beginning to wonder if Gracie either knew my stalker...or if she was my stalker. No, she wouldn’t have been actually stalking me (at least, I didn’t think so), but what if, for some weird reason, she was doing all the stalker things? We’d never actually seen anyone. But Gracie’s story didn’t add up, and the fact that this person was supposedly texting me while simultaneously threatening her in the flesh didn’t make sense.

Maybe she just wanted some attention.

By the time we got back to the hotel, I decided not to say a word—not yet, anyway. Instead, I decided to keep a close eye on Gracie until I felt more confident.

But my kids...if she was someone with a screw loose and I hadn’t caught it before now, did I really want her alone with my children? The potential for danger was there and I couldn’t risk my kids, knowing that Gracie was potentially unstable.

I needed to chill and not give away my suspicions, but by the time the three of us walked in the door of the suite, I was convinced—absolutely positive that Gracie was involved somehow. Brad knew something was wrong, so Chuck, Gracie, and I sat at the table to bring him up to speed. Both kids wandered in and out of the kitchen area, and Hayley sat on my lap more than once. I kissed her on top of her head, wondering if, in my efforts to be a good mother, I’d actually been the opposite by exposing her to Gracie. No, I couldn’t think that way. I’d been the best parent I could be, and we’d believed Gracie was a good candidate for the job—her references had checked out, and nothing she’d said or done had set off any alarm bells.

Until now.

And I knew that, until I had solid evidence, I didn’t dare point a finger at her. Brad would think I’d lost my mind. Instead, I’d do my best to be diligent, and I’d keep my kids from spending time alone with her from this point on.

But how or where could I look for evidence to support my belief?

To start with, I was going to watch her closely. If she picked up her phone, I was going to (as surreptitiously as possible) keep my eyes on her. If she needed to leave for any suspicious reason, I was going to note it.

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