Chapter 176

Before Boxy left for the day, I pinched his nose, and at the same time, I reached through an open window and honked a customer's horn.

You know, like a true professional.

"Are you tired of me yet?" At this point, I was tired of me.

"Ha!" Boxy folded me into a one-armed hug. "Never!"

He'd checked the security footage to see who'd delivered the second ransom note, but the camera over the garage didn't reach as far as the mailbox at the curb. With the help of Boxy's cane and a little push, it now did.

"Well, good," I said. "I really don't want to go around pinching everyone's noses for the rest of my life."

Boxy pulled away and settled a hand on my shoulders. His blue- and white-striped railroad cap threw a little shadow over his frown. "I'll be coming with you tonight. I hope you know that. I don't care what the second ransom note said."