Free Lover Claimed by A.M. Griffin

cross street,
she fired up her engine and followed him. She made sure to stay at
least four cars behind him until he reached the interstate. On the
freeway she let him get farther ahead to ensure he wouldn’t see her
from his rearview mirror. He exited the interstate near the airport
and took the turn toward the rental car companies. When he’d gone
inside, she’d waited a couple of minutes and then followed him.
Once she got inside, following close behind a large group, she hid
behind a large plastic tree and watched as he spoke to one of the
ladies at the counter.
    She strained to hear the words exchanged
between Lajos and the clerk, knowing that he was asking her for
information regarding Alexei and Fedir. She almost laughed. She’d
been joking when she suggested that she would call Enterprise and
get information from them. Enterprise was a reputable company. They
wouldn’t give out their customer’s information so willy-nilly. But
when she saw the lady write something down on a piece of paper, she
bit her tongue. Maybe they wouldn’t give information over the
phone, but apparently they were more than willing to give up
information in person. The lady even made a phone call while Lajos
stood there and listened.
    After she got off the phone, Lajos thanked
the lady for helping him and walked toward the door. When he got
there he paused briefly to sniff at the air. She watched him with
caution. If she had played her cards right he would keep going. The
large amount of perfume that she’d put on, but usually never wore,
was sure to cover up her scent and throw him off. When he shrugged
and walked through the door, she smiled.
    Score two for Meisha.
    He didn’t get back into his car, but instead
waited outside the door and got on his cell phone. The call was
brief and just as he was hanging up an employee brought him a
motorcycle.
    Impressive. A Harley Davidson.
    She hadn’t even known Enterprise rented
motorcycles, and nothing as high-end as that one. She followed him
back onto the freeway. There she wasn’t able to follow him closely
and she’d lost him a couple of times. He raced through traffic like
he hadn’t a care in the world. He rode just like a professional.
Rich guys like him probably could afford to practice on a track at
breakneck speeds.
    It took almost five hours, but when he pulled
off the exit toward Miami Beach she guessed that was their
destination. She continued to follow him until he parked in front
of a hotel, one that she probably couldn’t afford on her salary.
She snorted when he let the valet take his bike. Valet at a South
Beach hotel? Who would want to pay an arm and a leg for that?
    She parked across the street and fed the
meter, then grabbed a seat on a bus bench. There she’d wait for him
to make his next move.
     

Chapter Nine
     
    Lajos let the soft hotel curtain fall back
into place. He’d thought he smelled her in the air when he’d gone
out to the clothing store a couple of doors down from his hotel. It
was her, with just a hint of perfume added to how she normally
smelled. He’d made sure not to look in her direction and, instead,
used the reflection of a window to spot her. She’d been hiding
behind a tree, but had poked her head out to look at him.
    What the hell was she doing here? He’d
thought he caught a whiff of her at Enterprise, but with all the
perfume and exhaust fumes in the air he couldn’t be sure.
    She had followed him.
    He mentally kicked himself for not being able
to detect that she’d been following. Granted he’d been preoccupied.
Andras still hadn’t heard from Kristof, and Lajos had possibly left
the most interesting human female that he’d ever met three hundred
and forty miles behind him. All the way to Miami he’d divided his
time thinking about his brother and Meisha.
    When he’d found out that the address given to
the rental car company was in Miami and not Jacksonville he had the
Enterprise clerk call the number that was given and put the