Page 19 of Exhale
No perp had entered, so he tucked it away.
Owen stood frowning at one of the photos.
“Owen?” Jordan called gruffly, but the man continued gazing at a photo on the wall.
Walking closer, Jordan took in the photo.
Ginny was holding two babies in her arms. They looked to be less than a year old.
“So…How long ago did you divorce?”
“About five and a half years ago.”
“Ah okay, so she met someone and had kids a few years ago.”
“Maybe,” Owen murmured and lifted the photo from the wall. He took the picture out of it and dropped the frame and glass to the floor.
Jordan took the picture of Owen and Ginny from the wall and removed it from the frame along with a picture of Owen holding a huge fish at a lake.
“Why are you taking those?”
“We may need it.”
“Technically, everything in here is evidence,” Owen pointed out.
“I’m exempt.” Jordan gave a cheeky grin, and Owen rolled his eyes.
Besides, these pictures were part of Owen’s past, and the man might want to hang onto them. Jordan would keep them safe until then.
“Where are her kids?” Owen squinted down at the picture of the boys.
“The cops didn’t say anything about them at the scene,” Jordan said and then grimaced. “They might have died in the fire.”
“That’s a possibility. I’ll call Detective Knoll, you search for her laptop,” Owen said.
Jordan nodded and ended up in the living room. The place was a freaking mess, and in truth, he wasn’t sure where the hell to even start.
While Owen called Detective Knoll, Jordan searched the apartment.
Jordan came back moments later holding up the silver compact.
“Found it beneath a pile of papers and clothes on Ginny’s bedroom floor,” Jordan announced, carrying it to the kitchen and plugging it in at the outlet near the island bar.
“Hello?” Knoll said.
“Were Ginny and her friend the only two bodies found?” Owen said.
“Yeah, why?”
“Because she has or had kids,” Owen said, watching Jordan open the laptop and tap on the keys even though the screen was still black.
“I’ll be right there,” Knoll said and hung up.
Owen found bottled water in the fridge and took two, handing Jordan one.
They stayed silent, waiting for the laptop to charge enough to fire up, and when it did, Jordan hacked in within seconds.
“I know you can do that in your sleep, but it’s still impressive,” Owen said.
