Page 114 of Coach Me
“Right. Miss Anderson came by here and informed us of the situation. We have a full description of Miles, and I sent some volunteers out with her as well to help with the search.”
“Did Lucie say where she was going next?” Will asks.
The woman reaches for a walkie on her hip. “That girlwas determined. I’m sure she’s been to five different places by now. Let me radio and see if anyone has her location.”
Of course, Lucie’s first instinct was to start looking and get all of Miles’s info out. Kate came to me first and, while I needed to know, Miles was Lucie’s priority.
God, I love her for it.
The woman clicks her radio back on her hip. “Okay, everyone is practically all over this stadium now. One of my volunteers said Lucie was headed back to the concessions area where he went missing, then was heading down to the dugouts after that.”
“Great, thank you,” Will replies because I started moving the moment she said where Lucie was going.
I could run around this fucking stadium, but I know Lucie—I know she has a plan and has sent people in twenty different directions already. I’m going to follow her damn lead because I have no doubt in my fucking mind that Lucie is going to be the reason we find Miles.
Kate and Will follow closely behind me. I know part of Will’s concern in all of this is Lucie—I get it, and I hope he knows I want to acknowledge the whole “dad” situation, but I can’t until I find my son.
With the concession stand in sight, I spot Lucie right away as she uses her hands to talk to four security guards in front of her.
She looks just as terrified as I feel, but she’s organized a complete search party for Miles. My feet move to her immediately. Lucie places her hands over her head as the men walk off in different directions.
“Lucie!” I yell for her before she can get the chance to move. When I reach her, I pull her into my arms immediately. “Fuck, Luce.”
“Dex?” Lucie lets out a small breath before wrapping her arms tightly around me. “I’m so sorry.”
Pulling back, I cup her face and wipe away a stray tear. “Hey, it’s okay?—”
“I’m going to find him, Dex, I swear.” Lucie swallows. “I’m sorry I didn’t come and get you. I was about to, but I had to make sure everyone knew what to look out for first.”
Still holding her face, I stare into her blue eyes as I say, “We’re going to find him, Luce.” Frankly, I needed to say it for myself too.
“Lucie,” Will hollers, pulling Lucie’s attention away.
Her eyes go wide. “Will? What are you doing here?”
Will pulls her away from me and into a hug. “Are you kidding? I’m here to fucking help, and to check on you! They said something about?—”
“Lucie, I’m sorry, I came up short—” A man with dark hair races up to Lucie, but pauses when he sees Will. Pauses is too simple a word, actually—this man crumbles.
Will stumbles back from Lucie. He looks like he just took a punch to the gut.
“Will,” Lucie speaks softly. “It’s okay, he’s sober and he wants to help.”
Callie runs up out of nowhere. “Hey, Olsson told me what happened. I’m here to—Will?”
He pulls her close before speaking to his dad. “You need to go. I can’t?—”
“Son, I’m so sorry. If I could just explain?—”
Will scoffs and looks like he’s about to explode.
Shit, shit, shit.We don’t have time for this right now.
Before I can even open my mouth, Lucie whistles.
“Everyone is going to shut up and swallow their pride right now. I don’t care about the past twenty years at thismoment. What I care about it finding Miles, so, everyone, listen up, so we can find my fucking kid.”
Fuck, I love this girl so much.
