Looking up, I stared at my partner. “What’s up, Winn?”
“A ring? You bought her ring? You’re in all the way now.”
Laughing, I shook my head. “Stop acting like you don’t believe in marriage. I see the way you look at your wife.”
“It’s too late for me. I have to be happy, but you. My god, son, you’re young, good looking, and women are falling at your feet. Mainly the chick up in the main office. What’s her name? Claire?”
I rolled my eyes. “Don’t even go there with me. Claire is not anyone I want to get myself hooked up with. I love Meagan.”
Derrick smiled a goofy-ass smile as he slowly shook his head. “Damn straight. I just needed to make sure my partner was on the up and up. Lana wants to invite you and Meagan over for dinner if you’re free Friday night.”
I stared at him in disbelief. “I’ll never understand you.”
“Good. That’s the way it should be.”
“Bennet, Winn, we’ve got another 187 near Wilcox Road.”
Derrick looked disgusted as he grabbed his jacket and said, “Shit, let’s go.”
As we walked to the car, I punched the address into my phone. “That’s two blocks over from the last one.”
“It’s looking more and more like we have a serial rapist murderer out there.”
“I need to talk to Meg about staying at work late. They all need to make sure they leave as a group.”
Derrick nodded his head. “Yeah, make sure she keeps her eyes and ears open and pays attention to who is around her.”
Pulling up to the scene, I couldn’t help but look around for Joshua Black.
“You looking for him?”
“Yeah. Don’t see him anywhere though,” I said as I rubbed the back of my neck.
“Come on, let’s go talk to Murphy, see what his first thoughts are.”
The hair on my neck stood as I glanced around. That feeling of being watched swept over me again as I searched the crowd.
“I’m right behind you,” I said as I followed behind my partner.
Meagan
“I’LL BE AT the airport early, Dad. Stop worrying.”
“I’m not worried, Meg. I just don’t want you rushing through traffic to get there if you’re running late.”
Rolling my eyes, I bit my tongue to keep from saying what I really wanted to say. “It’s not Austin, Dad. It’ll be fine. I’ll see you in a few hours.”
“All right, sweetheart. Can’t wait to see you and meet Grayson.”
“You’ve met him a number of times.”
My father laughed. “Yeah well, that was before he was dating my daughter.”
Great. Just great.
“I’ve got to go, Dad, my appointment is here.”
“Bye, Meg. Love you.”