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“Did you know what the gender is of your baby?”Reid asks hopeful, but I just shake my head.
“No, we had an appointment at the end of that week to find out the sex.The baby was being difficult, or really shy, and not showing us anything.”I give a little chuckle, thinking about how we did everything to get it to turn or move, but then frown.“Saylor should be,” I pause adding the time, “almost eight months now.I bet she knows since we only have a month left.”
Shit, I’ve got a month to find my wife to be there when my child is born.My heart sinks, thinking about not being there to see them born.Will Saylor be alone?The thought causes my chest to tighten and my pulse to race.
Don’t go there, Thorne.You’ll find her.
Reid and Lincoln leave with the promise to be back in the morning.Now it’s time to get down to business.
“First, what is the status of this divorce that my father pushed?”
“Sir, once we heard that your father filed it and the press were all over it, Lincoln put a stop on the filing and had the document sealed from the public,” William says, as he pulls some papers out of a folder and slides them over to my tray for me to see.
So, it didn’t go through.Thank god!
At least that is one problem solved.
“Was there a correction sent to the press?”I ask.
“No, we didn’t know how to proceed, Sir.You usually never comment on your personal life to the press, and we were waiting for you to wake so that you could make that decision.We knew you were trying to keep her safe from the threat so we did nothing.”I’m annoyed, but understand where they are coming from.I’ve never been one to comment on my private life, but I’m afraid Saylor thinks I really want us to end our marriage.
“What do we know about her whereabouts so far?”I ask around the room.
“Our thoughts are that DA Burt Buttons is the one who was able to get Saylor out of the station without being noticed.We recently believe that he came and offered to help Saylor, to get away from Los Angeles, and away from the person who was truly behind your accident.”William answers.
“Okay, and have we spoken with him?Where did he put her?”
I know that he has knowledge of me being one of Blaire’s clients, and hope that he handled her with care.He and the police chief stopped me at the station after my meeting with Blaire, to discuss my files being part of the evidence they found in her safe.My bank account took a hit to keep mine and Lincoln’s name out of the press, and those files were to be destroyed as the money made it to their accounts, the little crooks.
“We think he placed her in Witness Protection,” Dean states.
Witness Protection?Why in the hell would he do that?
“What did he say when you spoke with him?Surely he understands that we’re all on the same page.”
I wait for a response, but it’s slow to come.
Christ, now what.
“We haven’t talked with him.”
“Why the hell not?Shouldn’t that be the first thing to do?”I demand.
“Uh, well you see,” Dean stumbles.
“Sir,” Mitch interrupts the stammering of the firm’s most trusted employee.“DA Buttons can’t be reached now.He is no longer here for us to question.”
“Okay, find out where the hell he is and get someone over there.”This isn’t that hard to figure out.What is wrong with everyone?
“Sir, we can’t communicate with Mr.Buttons.”
“Why the fuck not?”
“Because he died sir, four weeks ago arguing a case against your brother.”
Saylor
Whitehall, Montana
