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Chaz.”
    “True.”
    “I might be able to make you aware,
but I can’t always balance you from here. I won’t be able to read your auras or
know what teas to send in time for it to help Chaz.”
    “Phailin!” They all said her name
at the same time. The Thai woman, who was initially a friend of Chaz, was
intimately familiar with these Eastern concepts. She’d known things about
people’s auras so well that she was sometimes able to anticipate how they would
respond in specific situations. She knew how to balance Stephanie and she lived
nearby.
    And they all trusted her.
    “I’ll call her this morning and see
when she can meet with me.”
    Calmness settled over the three of
them.
    “That’s it, then.” Victor’s
certainty always amazed Stephanie. “I’m going to work. Take care of yourself,
Steph. You know I love you.”
    “I will, and I love you, too.”
    As if on cue, their baby’s cries
punctuated that the conversation was over.
    “Call me after you talk to
Phailin,” Karen urged, “but I know we’re right.”
    “I think so, too. Thanks for
everything.”
    “No problem, sweetie.” Karen blew
her friend a kiss and ended the call.
    Stephanie sat on the bed for a
while after speaking with the Matthews and tried to digest everything that was
said and what it meant for her and Chaz. She had no doubt that everyone else
was a supporting cast to the partnership they were building.
    They were a team: Chaz, Stephanie,
Victor, Karen, and Phailin. Somehow, Stephanie suspected that Steve McDaniels
was also a part of this team—she had intense feelings about his reliability and
goodness towards Chaz.
    Team.
    She and Chaz had used that word a
lot recently without knowing what it really meant.
     
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    “Tell her as much as you can
without giving classified information.” Steve’s voice was strong and clear on
the other end of Chaz’s phone. “There’s nothing wrong with revealing that your
case deals with prostitution, or that some dangerous people are involved, or
that you will use a variety of techniques to obtain information. She would
appreciate knowing you need her input about a certain meeting or relationship. She
saw how we operated in Erie, so some of this will be easy for her to figure out
with only a few hints from you. If she had agreed to help, I was intending to
ask whether she was having dreams about our target or picking up on vibes about
specific people by describing their personal appearances without providing any
names. I was hoping that might direct her dreams in some way.” Chaz could hear
the other man shifting around in his seat and wondered whether he was at home
in Erie or at his new place in Cincinnati. “Stretch the rules as far as you can
without breaking them, Chaz. It’s what might need to be done, especially if
Paul Watkins is wrapped up in this in any way.”
    Chaz nodded even though his mentor,
who was becoming a friend, couldn’t see him. They were on the same wavelength.
    Eventually, he said, “With our
suspicions about the Kentucky State Police, there’s no other way to get insight
into what Watkins wants. Stephanie and the surveillance videos are our only
possibilities.” He took a big gulp of Pepsi and stared out his car window. He’d
left the safe house in order to make two calls—one to Steve, the other to
Stephanie—and was parked toward the rear of a fast food restaurant.
    “You’re right of course. Listen,
Chaz, your wife might have unusual abilities but you have incredible instincts
of your own. I’ve always trusted your judgment. Don’t forget that.” There was
more rustling. “I have to go, but I really appreciate you asking for my input.
Being side-lined is driving me crazy.”
    “So, it would be all right if I
need to check in with you again?” Chaz hoped Steve could hear the smile in his
voice.
    “I’d welcome that. Talk to you
later.”
    Chaz had a lot to think about after
his conversation with Steve. How much should he tell his