Page 68 of Please Remember

"The last thing we knew was that you were at work. You were supposed to walk here from the bank, and I was going to meet you outside for the surprise. I waited, but you never showed up," she says.

Looking around, I feel a strange pull to walk down the street. "I worked down here?"

"Yeah, at the bank," she says and points at the building at the end of the road. "There."

I walk towards it quickly, and Sage catches up with long strides. I don't say anything, pushing forward to let my instincts tell me what I need to do.

"Allie, I'm not opposed to this, but what are we doing? Where are we going?"

"Nothing else is working, but I feel like I need to be here. Let's do what we can to retrace my steps. I feel like I have to."

She shrugs as we stop in front of the bank. It doesn't feel familiar, and I can't get inside because it's locked. "What do you feel now? I don't know that we should break into a bank, though. Unless we're taking money. At least make it worth it."

"You'd rob a bank with me?" I ask and smile as I look at her.

"Babe, I'd do anything for you. I keep reminding Jax that you were my girlfriend before you were his. Plus, there are a few memories we share that Jax doesn't know, and it earns you my undying loyalty."

I look at the ground as something feels like it bobs in my brain. An image of something crazy. "Were you pregnant?"

"What?"

"I have a... flash? We went to a clinic together. You were scared, and I held your hand."

"Allie, what do you feel like you need to do now?" Sage asks, her tone serious and all joking disappears.

I look at her. "You did, didn't you?"

"Yes. You're the only person who knows. I've never told another soul, and I know you didn't, either. What do you need to do now?"

"I'd drive here, right? There must be a parking lot?"

"Around back," Sage says, leading me around the back of the building. "We planned to get your car to your house the next day because you’d obviously want to leave with Jax after getting engaged."

Following her into the parking lot, I look around at the empty spots. "Okay, so someone either moved my Jeep, or I drove it and was taken somewhere else."

"Those are the only rational options, yes."

"The cameras outside the bank were broken, right?"

Sage nods as I look around. "Yeah, which is why Danny Tomlin seemed like such a likely suspect. He worked in the IT department and would know. He could have also turned them off in anticipation of doing something."

"If something happened out front of the bank, it likely would have been seen by others, even though it was raining that night, right? That's what the reports said. It was raining?"

"Yes, it was. You think you came to the back?"

"It makes the most sense. Would I have driven to the bar instead of walking because it was raining? Is that something I would have done?"

Shaking her head, she crosses her arms under her chest, and I feel guilty for not grabbing jackets. I hadn't planned to be out here this long.

"So, I came to my Jeep for something. Was I getting something from it or going somewhere?"

"Well, you were notorious for forgetting things, which usually accounted for you being late most of the time," Sage says with a laugh. "I could see both. You could've left something in your car, or you could have wanted to drive home to get something you forgot before goingto the bar."

"I was forgetful?"

"You'd forget your head if it wasn't attached some days. It's one of the only flaws you seem to have besides not being able to sing to save your life. Oh, and being nice to stalkers of your boyfriend, but I don't know if that's a flaw as much as a blind spot."

It's no secret Sage never liked Laura, but from what I've learned, it's not unfounded. "Okay, so let's make the logical conclusion I forgot something. I feel like I parked in the same spot every day. Did we have assigned spots?"

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