Katy shuts her car door sealing us off from the world and whatever is in my house. "It's possible Ridge stopped by."
Yeah, sure. If Ridge stopped over and turned on every light. One brush of my eyes at his house confirms my suspicions. There's no truck in his driveway and the house is dark.
"What are you going to do?" she asks.
"Me? You're the girl with the plans."
Katy turns, her eyes squinty in thought. She flicks her head to the house and then back to me. My stomach curls from all her sudden movements, but if I didn't lose my dinner on Benny's shoes I'll handle this.
Eyeing the house, she says, "Okay, here's the plan. We'll sneak around back and peek in."
That's it? "Can't we call the police now and let them handle it?"
"Sure, but then if it is nothing at all, the whole town will
