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front of his face. “Okay, this is what we’re going to do. We’re going to regroup in the morning, put our heads together, and see if we can’t figure this out. I’m hoping some sleep will help us all to think more clearly. I know I, for one, can use the rest.”
“Okay,” Joseph said, sitting down beside Geanie and putting his arm around her. She leaned her head against his shoulder and nodded.
“It’s settled then. I’ll be back here in the morning. Hopefully then we can straighten this entire mess out so we can all get on with our lives.”
Mark stationed officers outside, roaming the grounds of the mansion even though everyone agreed that whoever had tried to break in probably wouldn’t try again that night. Once they were in place and the rest of the officers had left Cindy took Mark and Jeremiah into the sitting room.
“We need to talk,” she told them both.
“Is everything okay?” Jeremiah asked.
“It’s fine. It’s just that I have some new information about Paul,” Cindy said.
“That’s okay, I don’t need to hear it. And you can drop the hunt, but thanks for all your help,” Mark said.
“Oh, you want to pick it back up after we figure out what’s going on with Geanie. That makes perfect sense. We can’t afford to be distracted from that,” Cindy said.
“You don’t understand. I’m not sure...sure I want to pursue this anymore,” Mark said.
Cindy stared at him, convinced she couldn’t have heard right. “Why? This has been so important to you. And now we’re getting closer. I thought the truth was all that mattered.”
“Yeah, but that was before,” Mark mumbled.
“Before?” Jeremiah asked sharply.
“What’s happened? Has someone threatened you? Are you worried you’ll find out something you wished you hadn’t?” she pressed.
“No, it’s nothing like that.”
“Then what is it like? Before what?”
“Before I found out I was going to be a father.”
There was silence for a moment as what he’d just said sunk in.
“Congratulations,” Jeremiah said, the first to speak.
“Mark, Traci’s pregnant? That’s wonderful!” Cindy said, finding her voice.
“Yes. Wonderful. Terrifying. All of it. The point is, I’ve got to start being more careful, take less risks. I want to be there for my kid as he or she grows up, you know?”
“That’s perfectly understandable,” Jeremiah said.
Cindy took a deep breath. She knew Mark wasn’t going to like what she was about to say. “That sounds good and noble and like the right thing to do, but I know you. Not knowing is going to keep eating away at you year after year and eventually it’s going to be too much. I think you owe it to your child to find out the truth so you can finally have some peace, some closure, and be able to focus all your attention on them.”
She braced herself, waiting for him to argue, to explode, something. Instead he just stood there quietly. She glanced at Jeremiah who just shrugged. She was right. She knew she was. Whether or not Mark was ready to deal with that was another story altogether.
“I need to think,” Mark said at last, sounding very tired. He pressed his hand to his forehead as though he had a headache. “It’s just...a lot...you know.”
“I know,” she said. “We’re here for you, though,” she said, reaching out and putting a hand on his shoulder. “You’ve always been there for us.”
“Thank you,” Mark said, voice shaking slightly. “Look, I need to call it a night. We’ll regroup tomorrow, okay?”
“Okay,” Jeremiah said softly. “Try to get some rest. I think we’re all going to need it.”
“I have a terrible feeling that you’re right about that,” Mark said.
As soon as Mark had left Jeremiah turned to Cindy. “Well, that was a surprise.”
“It sure was,” she said quietly.
“You okay?”
“Yeah, just, Mark and Traci are having a baby. That’s amazing.”
Jeremiah smiled. “People have babies all the
“Okay,” Joseph said, sitting down beside Geanie and putting his arm around her. She leaned her head against his shoulder and nodded.
“It’s settled then. I’ll be back here in the morning. Hopefully then we can straighten this entire mess out so we can all get on with our lives.”
Mark stationed officers outside, roaming the grounds of the mansion even though everyone agreed that whoever had tried to break in probably wouldn’t try again that night. Once they were in place and the rest of the officers had left Cindy took Mark and Jeremiah into the sitting room.
“We need to talk,” she told them both.
“Is everything okay?” Jeremiah asked.
“It’s fine. It’s just that I have some new information about Paul,” Cindy said.
“That’s okay, I don’t need to hear it. And you can drop the hunt, but thanks for all your help,” Mark said.
“Oh, you want to pick it back up after we figure out what’s going on with Geanie. That makes perfect sense. We can’t afford to be distracted from that,” Cindy said.
“You don’t understand. I’m not sure...sure I want to pursue this anymore,” Mark said.
Cindy stared at him, convinced she couldn’t have heard right. “Why? This has been so important to you. And now we’re getting closer. I thought the truth was all that mattered.”
“Yeah, but that was before,” Mark mumbled.
“Before?” Jeremiah asked sharply.
“What’s happened? Has someone threatened you? Are you worried you’ll find out something you wished you hadn’t?” she pressed.
“No, it’s nothing like that.”
“Then what is it like? Before what?”
“Before I found out I was going to be a father.”
There was silence for a moment as what he’d just said sunk in.
“Congratulations,” Jeremiah said, the first to speak.
“Mark, Traci’s pregnant? That’s wonderful!” Cindy said, finding her voice.
“Yes. Wonderful. Terrifying. All of it. The point is, I’ve got to start being more careful, take less risks. I want to be there for my kid as he or she grows up, you know?”
“That’s perfectly understandable,” Jeremiah said.
Cindy took a deep breath. She knew Mark wasn’t going to like what she was about to say. “That sounds good and noble and like the right thing to do, but I know you. Not knowing is going to keep eating away at you year after year and eventually it’s going to be too much. I think you owe it to your child to find out the truth so you can finally have some peace, some closure, and be able to focus all your attention on them.”
She braced herself, waiting for him to argue, to explode, something. Instead he just stood there quietly. She glanced at Jeremiah who just shrugged. She was right. She knew she was. Whether or not Mark was ready to deal with that was another story altogether.
“I need to think,” Mark said at last, sounding very tired. He pressed his hand to his forehead as though he had a headache. “It’s just...a lot...you know.”
“I know,” she said. “We’re here for you, though,” she said, reaching out and putting a hand on his shoulder. “You’ve always been there for us.”
“Thank you,” Mark said, voice shaking slightly. “Look, I need to call it a night. We’ll regroup tomorrow, okay?”
“Okay,” Jeremiah said softly. “Try to get some rest. I think we’re all going to need it.”
“I have a terrible feeling that you’re right about that,” Mark said.
As soon as Mark had left Jeremiah turned to Cindy. “Well, that was a surprise.”
“It sure was,” she said quietly.
“You okay?”
“Yeah, just, Mark and Traci are having a baby. That’s amazing.”
Jeremiah smiled. “People have babies all the
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