happened? If it was coming up she might get out then. Stefan didn’t know all her tricks.
She hoped.
She walked to the window and looked out to see if there were balconies or decks outside. Something she could access from where she stood. Nothing. She checked out the bathroom – same thing.
By her bed, she grabbed up her phone and checked the GPS. She had no idea where she was, but damn she needed to find out.
She paced her room as her phone and her mind tried to sort out the mess. She had to find Simone and fast. Make sure her friend was okay. To do that she had to get the hell out of here.
Just when she figured out she was still in the Portland area, she heard a commotion outside. She closed the bathroom door to make it look like she was there. Then she raced to the wall behind the door and waited for the nurse to enter pushing the cart ahead of her. Perfect.
Here was her chance. She slipped into her camouflage mode, allowing her to blend into her surroundings, and slipped outside. There was a shock from Stefan’s energy guard, but she’d taken advantage of the metal from the cart disrupting the energy.
The hallway was empty.
She had no idea why, but she wasn’t going to waste the opportunity. The elevators were straight ahead, the stairs to the left. No one needed to tell her twice.
She was gone.
*
Dean walked out to the parking lot and stared up at the early morning sky. He rolled his shoulders and gently massaged his neck. He shouldn’t be knotted up, but the things he’d seen tonight…well, the two halves of his brain weren’t agreeing on just what he had seen, resulting in massive stress to his neck.
He yawned. Greg had shown up on time and after giving him a quick rundown of the evening, leaving out the oddities, Dean had warned him to only open the door for the nurse and then close it immediately behind her as she came and went. Given the hour there should only be one more check at rounds. But he needed to be alert as the hospital was getting busier.
Who knew how they’d keep track of Tia for the rest of the day?
Thankfully that wasn’t his problem.
His old truck was parked at the far end of the lot. The few minutes of fresh air were invigorating. He needed that considering he still had a job to do. Stefan’s request, given the odd situation, was reasonable. He wouldn’t want to call the cops and try to explain what or why either. At least not at this point. He knew Stefan worked alongside the cops all over the world. So some must be used to him and his unusual requests.
Dean had seen Stefan do a hell of a lot of woo woo things that scared the crap out of him. Then he’d had enough weird things happen this last month that he had to wonder.
That didn’t mean he believed any of it. But there was no doubt Stefan had made magic happen with Dean’s boy. And for that, he’d do the trip to Simone’s without a problem. And anything else Stefan asked of him.
As he pulled out onto the main road, Dean looked down at his phone for instructions on where to go. It was a ten minute drive. Fine.
If he hadn’t stopped to visit with one of the nurses downstairs for a little while – the wife of a buddy of his – he’d have been there and back, and likely home by now.
Instead…
Oh well.
He turned on the radio and listened as country music blared through the inside of the cab. The drive was uneventful and the traffic was light. He drove into the complex and found number 221 without much trouble. It looked to be a trailer park. He parked out front and turned off the engine.
He studied the darkened trailer. There were no lights. No sign of anyone awake. In fact, there was no sign anyone lived there.
Ever. The trees out front needed pruning in a big way. The lawn hadn’t been mowed since forever. Frowning, he opened his door and hopped out. Holding his cell phone up as a light, he walked to the front door, looking for a number. Yes, there was the correct number on the right side of the