Chapter Three
By the time I get home, I am exhausted. Between work, the stress of Kevin, and spending time with Bennett, it feels as if the day was a week long. I am looking forward to curling up in front of the TV and then heading to bed.
It doesn’t take long for my phone to ring once I get settled on the couch. It is the burner phone that rings with a number I don’t recognize. I answer it quickly, wondering if it is Bennett.
“Hey, it’s me,” Spencer’s voice comes out on the other line.
Relief sweeps through me. “Hey! I was hoping you were okay. I hadn’t heard from you.” Then it strikes me. “This is a new phone number.”
“Yeah, I got a new burner phone. Maybe I’m just being paranoid but I’m using a new one every couple of weeks.”
“No, that’s a good idea, actually. I should probably do
