Chapter 30

*** Mark *** 

It was Saturday morning and rather than using his treadmill, Mark had decided that running outside would clear his head better. He'd spent the night in his suite and had left Lovelane very early for his morning run. 

As he jogged past the motel, he looked up the building and checked his fitness wristwatch. It was 6.25 AM. 

Solana was probably still in bed since it was the weekend, he thought. 

He'd forbidden himself to be anywhere near up there when she was off duty. He didn't trust himself across the hall from her when she was home and idle. They could run into each other and he'd learned she dressed care-free at home. She could knock on his door, too, to ask something about work. Or worse, he'd probably find an excuse to knock on hers. So it was better to avoid her on her off-duty days, at least. 

If Phil mentioned anything about his little visit the day before to her, she didn't show any sign of it.&nb