Nightmare

Curtis

My phone rang and saved me from having to answer that trick question.

Giancarlo.

I saw the name on my screen and knew I couldn't talk in Angelica’s presence.

"I'll take this." I got up before she could respond and walked several feet away, only answering when I was certain I was out of her earshot. "Why are you calling now?"

"I spent the last few days doing nothing but helping you find answers. A 'thank you' would be nice, brother." He snapped.

That was exactly why he shouldn't be calling me. He knew I would be spending the next six days with Angelica glued to my side like an accessory.

"What did you find?" I asked.

"Nothing. She's all clean. No reason to be suspicious of her." He said.

It was exactly because there was no reason to be suspicious that I was suspicious. No one was innocent.

But again, my brother was the best investigator I could ever think of. No matter what was erased, he could find it.

The fact that he found nothing worth noting about Angelica could e