Page 6 of Found By You
Kayla bumped my shoulder with hers. “Spill.”
Of course it didn’t matter if I wanted to be confidential or not. My family were cops or search and rescue so they all would hear it. I relented. “The woman was stable last night. She didn’t seem to remember anything, and then she passed out before I could get her to the hospital.”
Damon walked over, putting his bag down.
“She passed out?” Noah repeated, looking thoughtful.
Damon frowned at me. “Let’s not gossip.”
I shrugged. “We shouldn’t live in Refuge Falls if you didn’t want that.”
The gym buzzed with activity around us, but our family circle remained tense.
Canyon cocked an eyebrow at him. “I heard there was a kidnapping last night too.”
I was shocked again. “What?”
“I heard it was Mrs. Higley’s granddaughter,” Kayla chimed in. “They found her, though. They got her before they crossed the lines into Colorado, right?”
I sputtered. “What in the heck is happening?”
Damon glared at Kayla. “That’s something else that should be kept quiet.” He looked around like he expected someone to be eavesdropping. The vein in his temple pulsed visibly.
I grunted. “Wait, so while I was out dealing with the car crash, we had a kidnapping? And search and rescue was sent to Casper, that ended up being a murder?”
Damon glared at me. “Shh.” He finished putting on his gloves; the Velcro made a ripping sound as he secured them. “It was a busy night.”
Now I could understand Damon’s annoyance.
Out of the blue, a voice called out, “Why was it a busy night?”
Surprised, we all turned to see Dylan, our youngest brother, moving toward us. It was a surprise to see Dylan because he didn’t live in Refuge Falls. He was an attorney at a law firm in Denver.
“What are you doing here?” Kayla asked, and she ran toward him and wrapped her arms around him.
He hugged her for a sec and then let go, turning to stare at me. “Well, you know, Mom would skin me if I didn’t come to this guy’s thirtieth birthday.” He wagged his eyebrows. “She’s saying something about a superheroes theme or something?”
Suddenly, all the confusion melted out of me, and it was replaced by extreme irritation. “Whatever.”
All of my siblings laughed.
Noah chucked me in the shoulder lightly. “You going to dress up like Captain? He was your favorite, right?”
I glowered at Noah. “Maybe.” I turned back to Dylan. “My party isSunday, why are you here onThursday?”
Dylan beamed at me. “It’s good to see you too, man.”
I rolled my eyes. “You know what I mean.”
“What can I say? I wanted to come early and spend time with you idiots.” He bumped Kayla lightly in the shoulder. “But Kayla’s the onlynonidiot.”
Kayla held up her chin and put on her princess grin. “That’s right.”
Canyon let out a buzzer sound, like Dylan had given a wrong answer. “Wait, so you didn’t hear thatEliza’sin town?”
Dylan looked caught, and he glared at Canyon. His face flushed beneath his tan.
The rest of us laughed.
