Free 2 A Dyed Blonde and a Dead Body by Cindy Bell Page B

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Chapter Five
     
    Bekki hurried across the street to the salon. She ducked inside and kept the lights out so that no one would notice she was there. She began digging through the drawers in the receptionist desk. She knew exactly what she was looking for. Bekki had found that having a voice recorder around when you needed it could be very helpful. The only problem was, she was having a hard time finding it.
    “Aha!” she smiled as she closed her hand around the device in the bottom of the lowest drawer. She pulled it out and flipped it over to put in fresh batteries. Once she had it stowed safely in her pocket she sat down at the desk to consider her options. She knew with Dan being suspicious of her, and Julie likely knowing that Bekki was aware of what she had done, the entire situation was going to be quite complicated. Bekki needed to find a way to contact Julie without alerting Dan. She recalled the app that Julie had been using to track Dan, and an idea formed in her mind. She knew that Dan was now staying with Julie at the Harroway Harbor motel.
    As she sneaked out the back of the salon she knew that Nick would not approve of what she was about to do, but as long as it worked out the way she hoped, it would be worth the risk in the end. When she arrived at the motel most of the staff were gone for the day. The front desk was empty. Using her cell phone she called the number of the hotel and selected room nine. She waited a few moments, but no one answered. She crept closer to the room and called again. This time she could hear the phone ringing inside the room. She also heard a frustrated huff.
    “Answer it, just see who it is,” Dan's voice demanded.
    “Who would be calling us here?” Julie protested. “It's probably a wrong number.”
    “It could be the police,” Dan pointed out.
    “They have your cell phone number,” Julie reminded him. Bekki hung up, and then blocked her phone number before calling Dan's cell phone.
    “See it is them,” Dan said. “Hello?”
    Bekki hung up the phone. Then she called back immediately.
    “Hello?” Dan said with more frustration.
    Bekki hung up right away. Then she called once more. When she did, she heard the frustration in Dan's voice.
    “This place must have terrible reception,” he said as his phone began ringing again. “Obviously it's important. I'm going to take it outside.”
    “Don't be long,” Julie called after him.
    Bekki hurried back out of the motel before Dan could spot her in the hallway. She waited out of sight at the corner of the motel as Dan walked back out. This time when she called his cell phone, she didn't hang up. Instead she disguised her voice.
    “Is this Daniel Brentwood?” she asked in a more nasally tone.
    “Yes it is,” he replied.
    “This is Harroway PD, we need you to answer a few questions for us,” she made her voice fade in and out as if the connection was bad.
    “I'm sorry I can barely hear you. My phone isn't working well. I'll just meet you at the station,” he growled with annoyance at his phone as he hung up. Bekki watched as he shoved it into his jacket pocket. Then he headed straight for his car. She waited until he had the door open before jogging out to meet him.
    “Hi Dan, remember me?” she said with a cheerful disposition.
    “Of course I remember you,” he glared at Bekki. “Aren't you supposed to be staying away from me?”
    “Oh, I know I am,” she frowned. “But I just felt so bad about what happened. I was just hoping to apologize to you again.”
    “Fine,” he said dismissively, his aggravation clear in the way he narrowed his eyes. “Now please, just leave me alone.”
    “Do you think maybe…” Bekki scrunched up her nose and tilted her head slightly to the side. “I just feel like you don't believe me, I'd just really like to give you a hug,” and before she finished she had her arms around him.
    “Would you please!” Dan shouted with irritation. “Enough, are you