LOGINKim looked nervously at Luke, wondering how things would go on now.
"Then I'll show you where you can sleep. The boys' rooms are up on the second floor, there is still one free room for you."
He made a movement towards the stairs, but after a moment's thought, Kim stopped. Charlie's words came to her mind.
"You won't take your eyes off the man for a second," he had said, and uncertainly she asked, "Where do you sleep?"
He shot her a surprised look. "On the first floor, why?"
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All right, I'll sleep there, too." Luke frowned. “May I ask why?”
“Quite simply, it's part of my job to take care of you, and that means I'll be around you day and night. I'm responsible for your safety, and Albert Wainsworth expects me to keep my eyes on you, so I'm not going to sleep on a different floor, ”she said firmly, hoping he wouldn't tell that she wasn't like that was sure of the way she acted.
He stared at her in disbelief for a moment, then an amused smile crossed his face.
"Would you like to sleep in my bed right now?"
Kim blushed. "No, of course not," she said defensively. "A place to sleep near your room is enough."
"Well, I was lucky again," he grinned mockingly and went up the stairs, and Kim followed him angrily.
He went into a room and turned on the light.
"If this is okay with you, I'll be fine," he said, opening a door that was on the side of the room. "And right next door is my bedroom, so you can sleep with peace of mind."
Kim grimaced. She had the feeling that he was still secretly making fun of her and wondered how she was going to be able to endure his arrogant manner for a long period of time.
"That's fine," she muttered annoyed as she looked around the small room.
It was more of a storage room than a bedroom, but there was a bed, a chest of drawers, a small table and an armchair, she wouldn't need more,
"Well, I'll let you unpack now, we'll discuss everything else tomorrow." Luke nodded, then closed the door behind him.
He paused in the hall for a moment, then went downstairs, shaking his head.
When Kim woke up early the next morning, it took a little moment before she realized that she was not at home in her bed.
The memory of the previous day returned and she sat up in frustration.
She had been awake for a long time the previous evening, wondering how to deal with this situation now. Calling Charlie and calling the whole thing off was out of the question, it would definitely mean the end of her career. So she would have to stay here and get this job done as quickly and professionally as possible.
Again she wondered if she should reveal herself to Luke, basically she was reluctant to be dishonest. But after he was already making fun of her, she suspected that it would get worse when he found out who she was, and she wanted to save herself that. Besides, it was irrelevant to the completion of their assignment. On the contrary, she would probably be able to work more focused and effective if she kept her professional distance and did not let her memories confuse her. So she would just treat him like he was a complete stranger and hope that she could get out of here as soon as possible.
Sleepily she grabbed a few things from the dresser and then quickly crossed the hall to go to the bathroom. Feeling a little better after a long shower, she got dressed and went downstairs hoping for breakfast.
They spent the rest of the day in the studio. Luke was busy with his music as usual, while Kim's mind jumped wildly.The conversation with Charlie was still in her stomach, she didn't like the fact that he was aware of her connection to Luke at the time. Then she had to keep thinking about what was going to happen next, she was sure that the whole thing was not over yet. After the mission had failed so miserably the previous night, it was to be expected that the stranger would try again, and she racked her mind again who could be behind it.Unobtrusively and carefully, she observed the three men who were playing music with Luke, but they all behaved completely normal and unsuspicious. She made up her mind to take another look at each individual as soon as Charlie had emailed her the evaluations.Then her gaze fell on Luke again, and she remembered how worried he had been for her last night. She wondered whether she might not have misjudged him on the basis of he
When Kim woke up the next day, it was already late morning. The previous evening's events flashed back to her immediately and she began to brood.She didn't regret that she'd acted against Tom's instructions and walked around the crypt instead of disappearing. The area would certainly have been thoroughly searched the next day, but who knows whether the Walkman would still have been there. She only quarreled with the fact that she had made the suggestion that she should go to the cemetery in Luke's place, she still had the dull suspicion that someone in the house had noticed something."Maybe it would have been better if Luke had gone himself," she thought with discomfort.But the fear that something might have happened to him then immediately made this thought disappear again. No, it was good that she had tried, since she was still not sure whether the stranger was really after money, she might have prevented something worse.While she was still sitting
While Kim stood rooted to the spot and was stunned by the fact that this song meant nothing more than that her plan had already been seen through in advance, the men of the emergency team rushed towards her from all sides, especially Tom."Damn it, what were you thinking?" He snapped angrily.She looked at him irritated, first pulled the earplug of the Walkman, then the one of the radio out of her ear."Can you tell me what that was about?" Tom raged on. "Why are you defying my instructions?""Nothing happened," Kim said meekly, "But ..."Tom interrupted her. "I don't want to hear any more, you can discuss this with Charlie later."He turned away and took out his cell phone, and Kim knew he would call Charlie and tell him everything.Meanwhile, the men turned the entire area around the crypt upside down. They had brought in searchlights and combed every inch of the surrounding area, but to no avail. Aside from a plethora of footprints
Tense Kim drove the car through the night streets of Sunville in the direction of the cemetery."I'll be right there," she said into the microphone, and seconds later heard Tom's voice in her ear."Okay, we're ready."She parked the car in front of the entrance, got out, and took the bag from the back seat.She looked around examiningly, there was no one to be seen far and wide.It was a moonless night, and she was pleased to see that the cemetery was in deep darkness, so it wouldn't be easy to see that she wasn't Luke.She walked slowly through the gate, then stopped hesitantly."Stay on the main path so we can see you," Tom instructed.Kim followed his request, took small steps forward, constantly looking around in all directions.After a few minutes the crypt came into view, gloomy and threatening it loomed in the darkness before her."Not too close, otherwise we won't have a view," came the earphone again.
Charlie appeared over the next morning. After showing a press ID, Harvey escorted him into the study.Kim greeted him and introduced him to Luke, who was pacing up and down with a worried expression.Charlie scanned the letter briefly, then turned to Luke.“Mr. Summer, I think Kim has already informed you how this will play out. I have brought a suitably prepared bag with me that you will take with you, and as soon as the handover starts, we will access it. My men are already in the process of submitting themselves to the cemetery, so you needn't worry. ”“ All right, ”Luke nodded, but it was clear that he wasn't enthusiastic about the plan."No," Kim said spontaneously at that moment, "he won't go."The men turned their heads to her in surprise, stared at her questioningly.“Kim? What's the problem? ”Asked Charlie."You can't just send him there," Kim blurted out nervously. "It's too dangero
A few days went by without any more letters or anything happening.Kim had called Charlie again briefly that afternoon, who could only advise her to wait and keep an eye on Luke. Checking the names hadn't revealed anything suspicious so far, and as expected, no usable traces had been found on the envelopes either, so Kim sighed and accepted her fate and followed Luke every step of the way. She had to listen to one or two amused comments from him now and then, but he seemed to be slowly accepting her presence and she tried not to take his remarks too seriously.They had breakfast together every morning, then went jogging together and then they mostly went to the studio, where Luke and the boys continued to work on his new album, and Kim sat quietly in the armchair, reading a book or just listening.Luke was often alone in the studio, trying out different melodies on his guitar and writing down dozen of sheets of music without noticing Kim, who watched and listene