with a shipment of hair products. There
was a fire at the manufacturing facility so they will be delayed.”
“Sure,
I’ll tell him. Thank you.”
The
man hung up the phone and left the store, looking carefully around him. Once
inside his car he pulled out his cell phone and dialed. “Hey Joe. It’s her. I’d
recognize her voice anywhere. Now we just need to find out where she’s hiding.”
“Thanks
Frank. I had a feeling that the strange phone number I found when I hacked into
the manager's phone would give us the results we needed. I’ll call the boss and
fill him in.”
**********
Logan came back upstairs with a bowl of popcorn and two sodas. “Did I hear you talking
to someone?" he asked when he noticed CJ still sleeping peacefully in his
crib.
“Yeah,
the store called. There is a shipment of hair products that will be delayed
because of a fire at the manufacturers.”
“Oh,
okay. Nothing too major then. Andrew will handle it.” Something felt off. He
needed to call Andrew and get some details. What happened at the store
shouldn’t have warranted a call. The staff was perfectly capable of dealing
with it by themselves. He knew he would have to stay vigilant over the next
couple of days – just in case.
Logan put a different movie on and they sat side by side on the bed, enjoying their
snack. Just as Jayna finished the last of her soda, CJ began to fuss. Logan lifted him out of the crib and grabbed a diaper and wipes from the nightstand to
change him. When he was clean and dry, Jayna put him to the breast while they
continued to watch the movie.
Logan wrapped his arm around her and pulled her close. She rested her head on his
shoulder and CJ began kicking his feet in excitement. “Why are you kicking me,
little man?” he said with a smile. “I’m not trying to take your food.” He
reached over and grabbed a little pajama-covered foot, shaking it gently back
and forth making CJ just kick harder, trying to dislodge his foot from Uncle
Logan’s grip.
“You’re
paying more attention to me than to your food. Are you ready to burp?” CJ let
go with a gassy smile and Jayna handed him over to the expert burper.
Logan patted and rubbed his back until he was rewarded with a series of small but
effective burps and one loud toot. When he lifted him off his shoulder, the
sweet little man was asleep. “Do you want to wake him to nurse on the other
side or just put him back to bed?”
“Just
put him back in the crib. I hate waking him.”
Logan did as she asked then sat down on the bed next to her again. “The movie is
almost over, do you want to get some sleep before he wakes up for the next
feeding?”
“I’m
not tired yet,” she stated. “I think I might read for a while.”
“That
sounds like a good plan. I think I’ll read for a bit too.”
Jayna
got up and dug through the books Dylan had in a box by the bed. She found one
that interested her and crawled into bed. Logan had retrieved his book from the
nightstand.
“Does
your brother read romance novels to improve his technique?” Jayna asked,
holding her book up for him to look at.
Logan laughed. “No. He buys boxes full from yard sales and brings them here for the
guests to enjoy. I don’t think my brother knows what romance is.”
“You’ll
have to let me know when he finally finds the one woman who will teach him
exactly what it is,” she said before opening her book.
“I
didn’t take you as a romance novel kind of girl,” Logan said looking over at
her.
“Oh
yes,” she sighed. “I’ve been to hell and back, but I still believe in love.
Maybe you should give it a try,” she said seriously. “You might find yourself
happy for once.” The reality of what she’d just said hit her and she grimaced,
closing her eyes to wait for his response.
“Maybe
you’re right,” he murmured. “If only I knew how to let go of…of all the shit…”
“I’m
sorry Logan, I was out of line.”
“You
were just
was a fire at the manufacturing facility so they will be delayed.”
“Sure,
I’ll tell him. Thank you.”
The
man hung up the phone and left the store, looking carefully around him. Once
inside his car he pulled out his cell phone and dialed. “Hey Joe. It’s her. I’d
recognize her voice anywhere. Now we just need to find out where she’s hiding.”
“Thanks
Frank. I had a feeling that the strange phone number I found when I hacked into
the manager's phone would give us the results we needed. I’ll call the boss and
fill him in.”
**********
Logan came back upstairs with a bowl of popcorn and two sodas. “Did I hear you talking
to someone?" he asked when he noticed CJ still sleeping peacefully in his
crib.
“Yeah,
the store called. There is a shipment of hair products that will be delayed
because of a fire at the manufacturers.”
“Oh,
okay. Nothing too major then. Andrew will handle it.” Something felt off. He
needed to call Andrew and get some details. What happened at the store
shouldn’t have warranted a call. The staff was perfectly capable of dealing
with it by themselves. He knew he would have to stay vigilant over the next
couple of days – just in case.
Logan put a different movie on and they sat side by side on the bed, enjoying their
snack. Just as Jayna finished the last of her soda, CJ began to fuss. Logan lifted him out of the crib and grabbed a diaper and wipes from the nightstand to
change him. When he was clean and dry, Jayna put him to the breast while they
continued to watch the movie.
Logan wrapped his arm around her and pulled her close. She rested her head on his
shoulder and CJ began kicking his feet in excitement. “Why are you kicking me,
little man?” he said with a smile. “I’m not trying to take your food.” He
reached over and grabbed a little pajama-covered foot, shaking it gently back
and forth making CJ just kick harder, trying to dislodge his foot from Uncle
Logan’s grip.
“You’re
paying more attention to me than to your food. Are you ready to burp?” CJ let
go with a gassy smile and Jayna handed him over to the expert burper.
Logan patted and rubbed his back until he was rewarded with a series of small but
effective burps and one loud toot. When he lifted him off his shoulder, the
sweet little man was asleep. “Do you want to wake him to nurse on the other
side or just put him back to bed?”
“Just
put him back in the crib. I hate waking him.”
Logan did as she asked then sat down on the bed next to her again. “The movie is
almost over, do you want to get some sleep before he wakes up for the next
feeding?”
“I’m
not tired yet,” she stated. “I think I might read for a while.”
“That
sounds like a good plan. I think I’ll read for a bit too.”
Jayna
got up and dug through the books Dylan had in a box by the bed. She found one
that interested her and crawled into bed. Logan had retrieved his book from the
nightstand.
“Does
your brother read romance novels to improve his technique?” Jayna asked,
holding her book up for him to look at.
Logan laughed. “No. He buys boxes full from yard sales and brings them here for the
guests to enjoy. I don’t think my brother knows what romance is.”
“You’ll
have to let me know when he finally finds the one woman who will teach him
exactly what it is,” she said before opening her book.
“I
didn’t take you as a romance novel kind of girl,” Logan said looking over at
her.
“Oh
yes,” she sighed. “I’ve been to hell and back, but I still believe in love.
Maybe you should give it a try,” she said seriously. “You might find yourself
happy for once.” The reality of what she’d just said hit her and she grimaced,
closing her eyes to wait for his response.
“Maybe
you’re right,” he murmured. “If only I knew how to let go of…of all the shit…”
“I’m
sorry Logan, I was out of line.”
“You
were just
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