Page 39 of Unwrapping Romance

“Morgan, it’s nice to meet you.” I stood from my desk, walked over, and extended my hand.

“It’s nice to meet you, Mr. Atlas.”

“Please, call me Jack. Have a seat. I’ve heard you’re the best at what you do.”

“I am.” She smiled.

My office door opened. Ellie ran in and over to my desk.

“I’m thirsty.”

“Where’s Sierra?” I asked her.

“She had to go to the bathroom. I’m thirsty.”

“Excuse me for a moment,” I said to Morgan.

I stood up, walked over to the mini fridge, and pulled out a bottle of vitamin water.

“Here.” I handed the bottle to Ellie.

“I want juice!”

I inhaled a sharp breath. “We don’t have juice here. Drink your water.” I took hold of her hand and saw Sierra walking down the hall. “Stay with Sierra.”

I walked back into my office and shut the door.

“Sorry about that.”

“No need to apologize. She’s adorable. Is she yours?”

“Yes. Her mother dropped her at my door yesterday and took off. This letter was found in Ellie’s backpack.” I took the letter from my pocket and handed it to Morgan. She read it over and looked at me.

“It sounds like your ex wants to disappear.”

“She’s not my ex. I need whatever information you can find on her, and I want to know where she’s at. I’ve tried calling her several times, but it goes straight to voicemail.”

“She most likely dumped her phone,” Morgan said. “I’ll need whatever information about her you can give. First name, last name, birthdate.”

“I don’t know her birthdate. But she and Ellie lived in Pennsylvania. I can give you the address.”

“That’ll work,” she said. “Give me the day to work on it.”

“The day? You don’t have any other work to do?”

“I’m not steadily working right now because I’m unsure if I’m staying in New York.”

“Oh, okay. Then call me when you find something, and we can meet.”

“I will, Jack. It was nice to meet you.” She stood up and extended her hand.

“It was nice to meet you too, Morgan. Thank you.” I placed my hand in hers.

After she left, I went to the kitchen area for a cup of coffee. When I walked in, I saw Sierra, Ellie, and Tristan sitting at one of the tables. Ellie was eating a sandwich and some fruit.

“Did you get those reports done?” I asked Sierra.

“Trying to work on them, Jack.” She cocked her head.

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