The Trillionaire's Lady (Trillionaire Wishes Book 2) by Ella Mansfield Page B

sorority sisters at the university."
    He looked at them both steadily.  "Do either of you have any objections to me recording this conversation?" he asked.
    They both shook their heads, wishing Alicia was there.  Not only did they miss her, but she was a lawyer, and if they'd gotten into trouble with the law, they both knew they could turn to her if necessary.  Without her there, they were unsure of what they should do and say. 
    He pushed a button on a recorder.  "My name is Deputy Sanders.  I'm going to ask you a few questions to get this started.  First of all, what is the name of the missing woman?"
    "Alicia Quick," Megan answered quickly.
    "Alicia Quick?  As in city attorney, Alicia Quick?"  The deputy looked stunned at her response.
    Alexa nodded.  "We've been best friends forever."
    He blinked a few times.  "So you're telling me that Alicia Quick was with you in the park tonight, and she magically disappeared?"
    Megan sighed.  "Well, we go to dinner together one night per week, and this was it for us.  After we ate, we decided to go walk off the meal in the park, figuring we'd burn off some of the calories.  So we walked down by the lake, and we saw this huge fountain.  We'd never seen it before and Alicia thought it was odd, because she hadn't heard anything about the city putting in a new fountain."
    "There's no new fountain in the park."   The officer leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms over his chest, eyeing them skeptically.
    Alexa nodded.  "Sure there is.  Anyway, we all walked to the fountain and felt like it wanted us to make a wish.  I know that sounds weird, but it's true.  It was like it was calling us to it, telling us to wish.  So we all made wishes, and a few minutes later Alicia said that her legs weren't working right.  The next thing we knew, she fell to the ground and was just...gone."
    "There's no fountain in that park."   The officer obviously couldn't get past the fountain.
    Megan sighed.  "Well, there wasn't the last time we went, but there was tonight.  Do you need us to show you?"   Why couldn't he accept a simple thing like the fountain?  He seemed to take the idea of Alicia disappearing into thin air more readily than he did the idea of the fountain.
    Deputy Sanders looked like he was thinking about it for a moment before nodding.  "Yes, I need you to show me the fountain."  He got to his feet.  "After you , ladies."
    The police station was only two blocks from the park, so they all left on foot, with Alexa and Megan walking side by side leading Deputy Sanders.  Once they reached the park, they headed to the lake, but stopped short.  Where the fountain had been only an hour earlier was now just a mound of grass.  It wasn't even crushed as if something had been there.  It was as if not only their friend had disappeared, but the fountain had as well.  "It was here," Alexa told him.  "I swear it was." 
    "Of course it was.  Ladies?   I don't know what kind of joke you think you're playing, but I want you to know that if it turns out that Alicia Quick really is missing?  You will be the first ones we look to as suspects.  Do you want to come back to the station with me and take breathalyzers?  I think it would definitely help your case."
    "But...we haven't done anything wrong!  She disappeared."  Megan knew her voice was getting loud and squeaky as it always did when she became angry or nervous.  "She just disappeared.  Right after we wished on the fountain."
    Alexa squeezed Megan's arm.  "We'd be happy to take breathalyzer tests, and we'll even do drug tests if you'd like.  We're just trying to find our friend, and if taking those tests will help you to find her, then we're happy to take them.  We have nothing to hide."
    They went back to the station with him, wanting to talk about the vanishing fountain, but not wanting to do it in front of the deputy.  Their looks spoke volumes, though, and they'd been friends and roommates so long they