Page 76 of He Loves Me Knot

Her voicemail was full.

She had messages from Elle. From her mother. Miranda. Rebecca. Two from Kyle.

And three missed messages from Sergio, as well as someone from the airline, letting her know her bag had been found and was at the airport waiting for her to pick it up.

Liddy squeezed her eyes shut, trying to process everything. “Let him go,” she said in a nearly breathless whisper to Callum. “He’s telling the truth.”

Callum’s brow furrowed. “What are you saying?”

“The airline called. My bag is at the airport.”

“I told you I did not take it.”

Callum ignored Sergio and searched her gaze, stepping closer to her. “But . . . you don’t smoke, do you?”

Because I’m too much of a Goody Two-shoes, is that it?She shook her head. “No, it’s not mine. I have no idea how pot ended up in my bag. I mean, I barely even had the bag. I picked it up from Logan on . . .”

Logan.

Her eyes darted to Callum, and he seemed to reach the same conclusion as her, his eyebrow quirking.

“I’m going to kill Logan,” Liddy breathed, massaging her temple.

Logan had stashed pot in the garment bag?

Oh my God.

No wonder he wanted to see the dress.

That little prick.

And if Sergio hadn’t been caught with the bag, Liddy would have ended up in security for hours, trying to explain why she was coming into the country with illegal drugs.

“I’m going to call Logan,” Callum said, his voice rough as gravel.He’s seriously annoyed.

As Callum took a step away to call Logan, she turned to Sergio. “I amsosorry.” She came closer to him, seeing a red mark on his neck from where Callum had shoved him. “So, so sorry. I don’t even know how to begin to apologize to you.”

Sergio held his hands up. “It’s okay, it’s okay.” He set a hand on her forearm, his light brown eyes searching hers. “Were you here looking for me? You were supposed to be in Samara, no?”

She nearly squirmed. Not only had she caused him to be detained by security, then she’d basically stalked him, and Callum had handled him roughly. “I?—”

The corners of his mouth turned up in a smile. “I can’t believe you found me here. That’s impressive. And monkeys stole your phone?” He chuckled. “I should have warned you. They will take anything in those areas near the beaches. Sneak into sodas and bars and steal food, too.”

How is he not angrier?

“You’re not mad at me?” Liddy asked, baffled by his response.

“No, no, of course not. I mean, it was . . . eh,inconvienente. . .what happened at the airport, but mostly I was worried because you said it was your sister’s expensive wedding dress. Although, did you think I would then take it on a tour with me? That thing weighed more than my overnight pack, Liddy.” He laughed at his own joke.

“No, no. I just thought if I found you, maybe I could convince you to give it back. I didn’t think you would have itwith you.”

He smiled. “You thought I might be a nice thief?”

Yes, I stupidly had thought that. Which now seems insane.

His hand slid down her forearm and squeezed hers. “I’m really glad you found me again.”

“Yeah, it was Logan,” Callum said, coming back to Liddy’s side. “He says he’d forgotten he put it there—gave me some nonsense about how he’d picked up the dress from the tailor and then stopped by his friend’s for the marijuana and left it in the garment bag.”