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she yanked the drawer out of the table. And flipped it over. Jackpot.
A hollow underside on the drawer allowed for Roxy to have a book holder with a journal hidden away from prying eyes. Probably her mother’s. Finally, something to show for the girl. Glancing over her shoulder, to make sure she was still alone, she removed the journal carefully from the plastic holder.
She shoved the journal in her bag and hopped to her feet. A moment later , Clara, wearing a black piece of lace on her head, jerked opened the door.
“I’m going to church service now.” The sad smile she gave Cyn, with her lips quivering, tugged at her heart.
“I’m going too. I’ll go check out the police station , and then see about talking to Roxy’s boyfriend.”
Clara glanced away, stepping away from the entrance. “It’s his fault she’s gone.”
Poor woman. “Don’t worry,” Cyn said, leaving the room and heading down the stairs to the front door behind Clara. “I’ll find out where she went.”
Brock walked into the small police station having already noted how under equipped the place was. The front door was open, and only one person manned the place.
“Can I help you?”
Rookie. He could smell the kid’s eagerness a mile away. Not to mention the way he tried to add authority to his voice.
“James Brock, FBI. I called earlier.” He pulled out his identifications and showed the officer.
The kid’s eyes went wide, and a new interest sparked. “I spoke to you, sir. Kevin Waters.” He shoved out a hand for Brock to shake. “You wanted to know about Roxy Santos.”
“I understand she’s missing.”
The kid shrugged his scrawny shoulders. “Yeah, but with a crazy mom, I would be too. Sheriff thinks she’s just rebelling and hanging out with some friends for a few days.”
Right. Sounded like sheriff wasn’t doing his job. “Has no one taken into account that this girl has never been missing before?”
Waters shrugged again. A slow sizzle started in Brock’s hands. He knew the dark side was pushing the angrier he got. But he couldn’t help it with incompetents like Waters and the Sheriff assuming the girl was with friends and not bothering to search for her at all.
“ Sheriff Kemp thinks she’ll show up in a day or two, and her momma is being…” he raised a hand and motioned a finger in circles by his ear. “Nuts,” he whispered.
“What if she’s not with friends?”
Waters went bug eyed. “Then she’s really missing.”
Fucking hell. If this was the kind of police force they had in Holy Oaks, he and Cynthia were on their own.
“So…” Waters stared him up and down. Taking in Brock’s much larger build and height. “You here to find her?”
“Unless you know where she is?”
Waters shook his head. “Nah. But her boyfriend might know. Josh Landley. Or her ex-boyfriend, Luis Gomez. She kept going back and forth between the two.”
Interesting. Brock leaned forward, hunching his frame to take away some of the intimidation he scented from the kid. “How do you know this?”
“My cousin, Carey Torrent, she’s dating Luis now. But she used to go out with Josh before.” He grinned. “It’s like they just decided to switch partners suddenly, and Josh and Roxy hooked up and Carey and Luis.”
“Do you know why?”
Waters pulled out a stick of gum and popped it in his mouth. “Nope. They’re kids,” he said as if he were that much older. “Carey said she got tired of Josh, and apparently Luis and Roxy were on a break. Whatever that means.”
“Anyone else you think would know where we can find Roxy?”
Waters chewed his gum with his mouth wide open. He did a perfect imitation of a cow eating grass. “She did some cleaning for the Landleys. It’s how she hooked up with Josh.”
“And you know this?”
“I told you. Cousin. Carey. She was always complaining about that girl. Everything she did bothered her.”
“Thanks for your help.” He turned to go when he
A hollow underside on the drawer allowed for Roxy to have a book holder with a journal hidden away from prying eyes. Probably her mother’s. Finally, something to show for the girl. Glancing over her shoulder, to make sure she was still alone, she removed the journal carefully from the plastic holder.
She shoved the journal in her bag and hopped to her feet. A moment later , Clara, wearing a black piece of lace on her head, jerked opened the door.
“I’m going to church service now.” The sad smile she gave Cyn, with her lips quivering, tugged at her heart.
“I’m going too. I’ll go check out the police station , and then see about talking to Roxy’s boyfriend.”
Clara glanced away, stepping away from the entrance. “It’s his fault she’s gone.”
Poor woman. “Don’t worry,” Cyn said, leaving the room and heading down the stairs to the front door behind Clara. “I’ll find out where she went.”
Brock walked into the small police station having already noted how under equipped the place was. The front door was open, and only one person manned the place.
“Can I help you?”
Rookie. He could smell the kid’s eagerness a mile away. Not to mention the way he tried to add authority to his voice.
“James Brock, FBI. I called earlier.” He pulled out his identifications and showed the officer.
The kid’s eyes went wide, and a new interest sparked. “I spoke to you, sir. Kevin Waters.” He shoved out a hand for Brock to shake. “You wanted to know about Roxy Santos.”
“I understand she’s missing.”
The kid shrugged his scrawny shoulders. “Yeah, but with a crazy mom, I would be too. Sheriff thinks she’s just rebelling and hanging out with some friends for a few days.”
Right. Sounded like sheriff wasn’t doing his job. “Has no one taken into account that this girl has never been missing before?”
Waters shrugged again. A slow sizzle started in Brock’s hands. He knew the dark side was pushing the angrier he got. But he couldn’t help it with incompetents like Waters and the Sheriff assuming the girl was with friends and not bothering to search for her at all.
“ Sheriff Kemp thinks she’ll show up in a day or two, and her momma is being…” he raised a hand and motioned a finger in circles by his ear. “Nuts,” he whispered.
“What if she’s not with friends?”
Waters went bug eyed. “Then she’s really missing.”
Fucking hell. If this was the kind of police force they had in Holy Oaks, he and Cynthia were on their own.
“So…” Waters stared him up and down. Taking in Brock’s much larger build and height. “You here to find her?”
“Unless you know where she is?”
Waters shook his head. “Nah. But her boyfriend might know. Josh Landley. Or her ex-boyfriend, Luis Gomez. She kept going back and forth between the two.”
Interesting. Brock leaned forward, hunching his frame to take away some of the intimidation he scented from the kid. “How do you know this?”
“My cousin, Carey Torrent, she’s dating Luis now. But she used to go out with Josh before.” He grinned. “It’s like they just decided to switch partners suddenly, and Josh and Roxy hooked up and Carey and Luis.”
“Do you know why?”
Waters pulled out a stick of gum and popped it in his mouth. “Nope. They’re kids,” he said as if he were that much older. “Carey said she got tired of Josh, and apparently Luis and Roxy were on a break. Whatever that means.”
“Anyone else you think would know where we can find Roxy?”
Waters chewed his gum with his mouth wide open. He did a perfect imitation of a cow eating grass. “She did some cleaning for the Landleys. It’s how she hooked up with Josh.”
“And you know this?”
“I told you. Cousin. Carey. She was always complaining about that girl. Everything she did bothered her.”
“Thanks for your help.” He turned to go when he
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