What the fuck did that mean? Who did this? Why did she suddenly feel very alone and very vulnerable?
Jared was on the phone talking to one of his deputies when Sandi reached out to grab the offensive rose, and he stopped her saying, "Don't touch anything, this is all evidence now." He then continued to give orders about having the lab come and search for fingerprints.
Sandi could not think for the life of her, of anyone who would want to do this. She hadn't been on a date since, well, since Danny. Not that she hadn't been asked, it was just that no one else could measure up in her eyes. And surely she hadn’t pissed anyone else off enough to do this. She was a Manager of a Restaurant, the most excitement she had was when Mr. Jorman from down the street sent back his green beans because they gave him gas.
This was giving her a headache, and to think, hours before she was thinking about how wonderful her life was now that she lived here in Johnstown, Colorado. She was gonna be the next headline in the Breeze, the local newspaper. The owner never had anything exciting to report so he listened to the police scanner for all the details of what was going on, it showed up in the paper the next day. Jade and her brothers had been fodder for the paper in the last few months.
Jared began to question her, asking about dates, previous boyfriends, anyone who might be angry with her. The whole time Traci sat with her and held her hand as they sat on the couch together. Then the lab guys showed up; Jared went back on the phone again and walked outside.
"I'm so sorry, honey," Traci said. "We have to figure out where you’re going to stay for the next few days because you sure aren't staying here by yourself."
"Oh no, I will be fine," Sandi said. "This was just a prank of some sorts, it has to be."
"Well, in the meantime, you don't need to be alone. Now, let's see, what with everything happening, we’ll have to figure out who has an open room."
Chapter Three
Jared stepped outside of Sandi's apartment and made the call. He knew his brother Danny was going to be pissed. He had watched the two interact for some time and knew that his brother didn't have a clue, but things were about to change.
"Hey, bro, whatcha doin'?" Danny answered.
"We have a situation," Jared stated in his Sherriff tone that alerted his brother this was serious. "Someone broke into Sandi's apartment tonight, left a rose on her bed and a message on her mirror then as he was leaving, he ran into her coming up the stairs and literally pushed her down one flight."
"WHAT? Is she okay?" Danny yelled, confirming Jared’s suspicions once and for all.
"She's going to have some bruises, but she’s fine, well, as fine as she can be," Jared said sardonically.
"What was the message he left?" Danny demanded.
"The perp wrote ' SOON ' on her mirror. Sandi seems to have caught the unwanted attention of someone." Jared smiled when his brother began to curse in the phone. He had it bad. Hell, Jade and Traci were right. Now they would never hear the end of it from those two, and they would probably try to make it a damn triple wedding. As if they weren’t going crazy to begin with.
"What's next?" Danny growled.
"I've got the lab boys all over it now, but with all that has gone on, all the homes are full. We need to find someone to stay with her until we figure this out," Jared said, already knowing what was coming.
"I'm packing now, be there in fifteen," Danny stated and then hung up.
Jared hung up his phone and smiled, yep, his brother was going down.
As Jared stepped back into the apartment, he heard the tail end of the conversation between Traci and Sandi about finding her somewhere to stay. He heard them say something about her coming home with them.
"No, we won't," Jared said as he stepped back into the living room. "I have a deputy coming here to stay with her. Our house is full and Jade and Zach's house isn't big enough. So, this will be
Jared was on the phone talking to one of his deputies when Sandi reached out to grab the offensive rose, and he stopped her saying, "Don't touch anything, this is all evidence now." He then continued to give orders about having the lab come and search for fingerprints.
Sandi could not think for the life of her, of anyone who would want to do this. She hadn't been on a date since, well, since Danny. Not that she hadn't been asked, it was just that no one else could measure up in her eyes. And surely she hadn’t pissed anyone else off enough to do this. She was a Manager of a Restaurant, the most excitement she had was when Mr. Jorman from down the street sent back his green beans because they gave him gas.
This was giving her a headache, and to think, hours before she was thinking about how wonderful her life was now that she lived here in Johnstown, Colorado. She was gonna be the next headline in the Breeze, the local newspaper. The owner never had anything exciting to report so he listened to the police scanner for all the details of what was going on, it showed up in the paper the next day. Jade and her brothers had been fodder for the paper in the last few months.
Jared began to question her, asking about dates, previous boyfriends, anyone who might be angry with her. The whole time Traci sat with her and held her hand as they sat on the couch together. Then the lab guys showed up; Jared went back on the phone again and walked outside.
"I'm so sorry, honey," Traci said. "We have to figure out where you’re going to stay for the next few days because you sure aren't staying here by yourself."
"Oh no, I will be fine," Sandi said. "This was just a prank of some sorts, it has to be."
"Well, in the meantime, you don't need to be alone. Now, let's see, what with everything happening, we’ll have to figure out who has an open room."
Chapter Three
Jared stepped outside of Sandi's apartment and made the call. He knew his brother Danny was going to be pissed. He had watched the two interact for some time and knew that his brother didn't have a clue, but things were about to change.
"Hey, bro, whatcha doin'?" Danny answered.
"We have a situation," Jared stated in his Sherriff tone that alerted his brother this was serious. "Someone broke into Sandi's apartment tonight, left a rose on her bed and a message on her mirror then as he was leaving, he ran into her coming up the stairs and literally pushed her down one flight."
"WHAT? Is she okay?" Danny yelled, confirming Jared’s suspicions once and for all.
"She's going to have some bruises, but she’s fine, well, as fine as she can be," Jared said sardonically.
"What was the message he left?" Danny demanded.
"The perp wrote ' SOON ' on her mirror. Sandi seems to have caught the unwanted attention of someone." Jared smiled when his brother began to curse in the phone. He had it bad. Hell, Jade and Traci were right. Now they would never hear the end of it from those two, and they would probably try to make it a damn triple wedding. As if they weren’t going crazy to begin with.
"What's next?" Danny growled.
"I've got the lab boys all over it now, but with all that has gone on, all the homes are full. We need to find someone to stay with her until we figure this out," Jared said, already knowing what was coming.
"I'm packing now, be there in fifteen," Danny stated and then hung up.
Jared hung up his phone and smiled, yep, his brother was going down.
As Jared stepped back into the apartment, he heard the tail end of the conversation between Traci and Sandi about finding her somewhere to stay. He heard them say something about her coming home with them.
"No, we won't," Jared said as he stepped back into the living room. "I have a deputy coming here to stay with her. Our house is full and Jade and Zach's house isn't big enough. So, this will be
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