Page 54 of The Vegas Lie

I am.

It’s delicious.

And thank you for the flowers.

Dr. Doom

Flowers?

I didn’t send you flowers.

She raised an eyebrow. “You didn’t? Well, who did?”

As she was getting ready to respond, another text came through.

Dr. Doom

Joking.

You’re welcome.

Raina Daniels

Hilarious.

I’ll call you later?

Around 9.

Dr. Doom

You almost made me use an emoticon.

The smiling one.

Raina Daniels

An *emoji,* Saraci. They’re called emojis.

Wednesday

Today, she looked forward to lunch being delivered, which turned out to be burritos made with spicy Chipotle Field Roast sausages. Lucas also sent another bouquet of flowers, lilies, and it was as if he was specifically searching for flowers that weren’t roses.

Raina S.

Thank you for lunch.

And the lilies.

When an hour passed and Estelle didn’t notify her of any new messages, she requested an impromptu bathroom break. Then, after sneaking her phone from her tote bag, she hid inside a bathroom stall. A message from Lucas came through right as she was about to hitsend.

Saraci

You’re welcome.

Thank you for the message this morning.

The procedure did go well.