want you to stay put until I have someone at the hospital. Wouldn’t want you to carry your fight with Bennie there, especially after that in the grave comment you just made.”
Good. The last thing her brother needed was another confrontation with this hothead. Too bad Grayson and Sawyer didn’t have any evidence to arrest Willy.
Or maybe they did.
“Can you use any of what my brother said to charge Willy with kidnapping?” she asked. Yes, it was a long shot, but she wanted Willy locked up.
Grayson blew out a long breath, shook his head. “But with his temper, maybe he’ll do something stupid that will give me cause to arrest him.”
That sounded like a veiled threat. It must have sounded like one to Willy, too, because he shut up and let Grayson lead him to one of the interrogation rooms. He deposited Willy inside, shut the door and came back to reception. Still holding the baby, Bree came out, as well.
Sawyer checked the time. “I need to get Cassidy and the baby to the safe house. Once the bodyguards and nanny are in place, I’ll come back here and try to get Finley to talk.”
“No need,” Grayson said, glancing at Cassidy. He no doubt saw the worry and fatigue in her eyes. “Stay with them for the night. Maybe by tomorrow we’ll find the other kidnapper, and the danger will be over.”
Cassidy latched on to that hope, but Sawyer certainly wasn’t following suit. He volleyed glances between her and the interview room, and he finally scrubbed his hand over his face.
“I’ll be back first thing in the morning,” he told Grayson.
Which meant they’d be spending another night under the same roof. Of course, they wouldn’t be alone this time, not to mention the baby would be with them. Maybe that would be enough to cool down the fire brewing between them.
“You can drive to the safe house in my SUV,” Bree volunteered. “It already has an infant seat in it.”
Sawyer thanked her and took her keys when Bree pulled them from her pocket. She also eased the baby into Cassidy’s waiting arms.
“You’ll call as soon as you find out about Bennie’s injuries?” Cassidy asked.
Grayson nodded. However, he didn’t get to add more because his phone rang. Sawyer started to lead her toward the back exit, but Grayson held up his finger in a wait-a-moment gesture. He grabbed a notepad and started writing.
Cassidy couldn’t hear any part of the conversation or see what he was jotting down, but whatever the caller was saying, it had captured Grayson’s complete attention. She prayed it wasn’t more bad news because they’d already had enough of that for the day.
“She’s what?” Grayson asked. “How the hell did that happen?”
Sawyer groaned. Yes, this was definitely bad news, and all Sawyer and she could do was wait for Grayson to deliver it.
“Thank you for getting Willy off my brother,” Cassidy whispered to Sawyer while Grayson continued his conversation. “I know that couldn’t have been easy for you.”
He didn’t deny it. And Sawyer paused a long time. “Willy could be right about Bennie. Or vice versa,” he quickly added.
Cassidy nodded, prayed he was wrong about Bennie. “At least part of the danger is over. We have one kidnapper in custody, and with Bennie free, there’s no way they can collect the ransom money.”
“The danger’s still there,” Sawyer argued. “I hope I’m wrong, but I doubt whoever’s behind this will just give up on getting the other half million.” He looked down at the baby. “To get their hands on the cash, they’ll no doubt try to kidnap Bennie, you or Emma.”
“Or you,” she added.
He flinched a little, shook his head.
“You,” she verified. “Willy thinks we’re lovers. I could see that in his eyes. And if he believes it, so could the kidnapper.”
“You’d pay a half million for me?” Sawyer asked with a Texas-size amount of skepticism in his voice.
“Yes.” And she didn’t have to think about it. “This doesn’t
Good. The last thing her brother needed was another confrontation with this hothead. Too bad Grayson and Sawyer didn’t have any evidence to arrest Willy.
Or maybe they did.
“Can you use any of what my brother said to charge Willy with kidnapping?” she asked. Yes, it was a long shot, but she wanted Willy locked up.
Grayson blew out a long breath, shook his head. “But with his temper, maybe he’ll do something stupid that will give me cause to arrest him.”
That sounded like a veiled threat. It must have sounded like one to Willy, too, because he shut up and let Grayson lead him to one of the interrogation rooms. He deposited Willy inside, shut the door and came back to reception. Still holding the baby, Bree came out, as well.
Sawyer checked the time. “I need to get Cassidy and the baby to the safe house. Once the bodyguards and nanny are in place, I’ll come back here and try to get Finley to talk.”
“No need,” Grayson said, glancing at Cassidy. He no doubt saw the worry and fatigue in her eyes. “Stay with them for the night. Maybe by tomorrow we’ll find the other kidnapper, and the danger will be over.”
Cassidy latched on to that hope, but Sawyer certainly wasn’t following suit. He volleyed glances between her and the interview room, and he finally scrubbed his hand over his face.
“I’ll be back first thing in the morning,” he told Grayson.
Which meant they’d be spending another night under the same roof. Of course, they wouldn’t be alone this time, not to mention the baby would be with them. Maybe that would be enough to cool down the fire brewing between them.
“You can drive to the safe house in my SUV,” Bree volunteered. “It already has an infant seat in it.”
Sawyer thanked her and took her keys when Bree pulled them from her pocket. She also eased the baby into Cassidy’s waiting arms.
“You’ll call as soon as you find out about Bennie’s injuries?” Cassidy asked.
Grayson nodded. However, he didn’t get to add more because his phone rang. Sawyer started to lead her toward the back exit, but Grayson held up his finger in a wait-a-moment gesture. He grabbed a notepad and started writing.
Cassidy couldn’t hear any part of the conversation or see what he was jotting down, but whatever the caller was saying, it had captured Grayson’s complete attention. She prayed it wasn’t more bad news because they’d already had enough of that for the day.
“She’s what?” Grayson asked. “How the hell did that happen?”
Sawyer groaned. Yes, this was definitely bad news, and all Sawyer and she could do was wait for Grayson to deliver it.
“Thank you for getting Willy off my brother,” Cassidy whispered to Sawyer while Grayson continued his conversation. “I know that couldn’t have been easy for you.”
He didn’t deny it. And Sawyer paused a long time. “Willy could be right about Bennie. Or vice versa,” he quickly added.
Cassidy nodded, prayed he was wrong about Bennie. “At least part of the danger is over. We have one kidnapper in custody, and with Bennie free, there’s no way they can collect the ransom money.”
“The danger’s still there,” Sawyer argued. “I hope I’m wrong, but I doubt whoever’s behind this will just give up on getting the other half million.” He looked down at the baby. “To get their hands on the cash, they’ll no doubt try to kidnap Bennie, you or Emma.”
“Or you,” she added.
He flinched a little, shook his head.
“You,” she verified. “Willy thinks we’re lovers. I could see that in his eyes. And if he believes it, so could the kidnapper.”
“You’d pay a half million for me?” Sawyer asked with a Texas-size amount of skepticism in his voice.
“Yes.” And she didn’t have to think about it. “This doesn’t
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