CHAPTER 14
Lacy’s phone rang, freeing her from the weight of Raphael’s confession. She hesitated and then held up her finger to Raphael before answering. “Hello?”
“Jo? It’s me. Where are you?”
Raphael shot her a nervous glance. Was he worried she would change her mind? Why shouldn’t she after what he had just told her?
“We just passed Eureka. Did you find where I left the car?”
“Yeah, and …”
She strained her ears. “You’re breaking up. Can you say that again?”
More static.
“Hello?” She waited another few seconds and then hung up. Stupid cell reception.
“Everything ok?” Raphael asked.
“Yeah, just a bad signal.” She was so sick of this state, so sick of its backwards technology, its ridiculous bugs. A mosquito the size of a New England housefly landed on her. She slapped it, splatte
