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wife? He didn’t want
her to freak out about Paul Watkins, but if she had a dream that identified
him, she wouldn’t appreciate having been kept in the dark. Maybe he could do
what Steve suggested and drop hints that would remind her of who they were
dealing with. He had to decide quickly. It was almost her lunch time, which
meant that his phone would alert him to a Skype call coming in at any minute.
He smiled thinking about how
frequently Stephanie used that communications technology when she hadn’t paid
attention to any of it a year ago. But then, she hadn’t known him a year ago,
or moved away from her best friends, or needed to see the man she loved when
they didn’t know how long they’d be apart. He thought about the fact that they
were going to have a child—that he definitely wanted to be a girl—and how the
situation that he was in at that moment isn’t what he wanted to continue doing.
The phone chimed repeatedly.
Stephanie was calling.
“Hey, baby.” He answered with a
smile.
“Hi.” Her smile was huge. “First, I
want to say that I love and miss you, even though you already know that and
expected to hear it. Then, I want you to tell me whatever you can about last
night. And last, I have a lot to say about a conversation between me, Karen,
and Victor that directly relates to what you’re doing. Do you want to go in
that order?” She laughed at the twinkle in her husband’s eyes and remembered
that he was still often caught off guard by the way her gift gave her
confidence.
“Wow.” Chaz returned her laughter.
“I guess there’s no need to ask how you’re feeling, whether you slept well,
whether you were nauseous this morning, or remind you that you have a doctor’s
appointment at 2:30.”
“Oh no! I did forget about that
appointment. You know me so well! And to answer your questions: I slept fine
after meditating for half an hour and drinking another cup of tea, there was no
nausea, and I’m feeling excited this morning. Now, don’t stall.”
“All right, I won’t.” His smile
faded. “The vibes you picked up on could have two sources. One is based on not
knowing whether I can trust my team. The other is that I saw someone from the
case in Erie, and that unsettled me.” He waited for the revelation to sink in.
“If there is anything you can add to this case, I would appreciate the help.
You’ve never been wrong and you’ve never misled me.”
Stephanie stared at her husband for
a long time before softly asking, “Who is it, Chaz?”
“Baby, I can’t tell you any names.
All I can say is that he’s scary.”
She nodded, closed her eyes, and took
a deep breath to center herself. He didn’t need to say anything more. She knew
who it was and, interestingly enough, she wasn’t afraid. Actually she was very
aware of not even being surprised.
“That makes what I have to say even
more important.” As succinctly as possible, she explained Karen’s emotions from
the night before and the conversation they’d had earlier. Phailin agreed to
come over for dinner in a few days and they would talk about everything. She
wanted the woman to teach her anything she could about being calm enough to dig
deep into the dreams she was suppressing along with asking for help with
keeping her system clean and balanced. “I know you didn’t want to take this
assignment or drag me into it, but apparently the universe has other plans.
We’re all going to have to work on this together. Karen can’t escape her
attachment to me any more than I can escape my attachment to you. We all have a
role to play.” She hesitated before looking him directly in the eyes and
saying, “Déjà vu, Chaz.”
He shifted so that his head was
resting fully on the back of the seat. His free hand scrubbed across his face
before scratching his head.
“There’s no way around it, but I
don’t feel good about pulling everyone else into this situation. I trust each
of them wholeheartedly—you know that—but
her to freak out about Paul Watkins, but if she had a dream that identified
him, she wouldn’t appreciate having been kept in the dark. Maybe he could do
what Steve suggested and drop hints that would remind her of who they were
dealing with. He had to decide quickly. It was almost her lunch time, which
meant that his phone would alert him to a Skype call coming in at any minute.
He smiled thinking about how
frequently Stephanie used that communications technology when she hadn’t paid
attention to any of it a year ago. But then, she hadn’t known him a year ago,
or moved away from her best friends, or needed to see the man she loved when
they didn’t know how long they’d be apart. He thought about the fact that they
were going to have a child—that he definitely wanted to be a girl—and how the
situation that he was in at that moment isn’t what he wanted to continue doing.
The phone chimed repeatedly.
Stephanie was calling.
“Hey, baby.” He answered with a
smile.
“Hi.” Her smile was huge. “First, I
want to say that I love and miss you, even though you already know that and
expected to hear it. Then, I want you to tell me whatever you can about last
night. And last, I have a lot to say about a conversation between me, Karen,
and Victor that directly relates to what you’re doing. Do you want to go in
that order?” She laughed at the twinkle in her husband’s eyes and remembered
that he was still often caught off guard by the way her gift gave her
confidence.
“Wow.” Chaz returned her laughter.
“I guess there’s no need to ask how you’re feeling, whether you slept well,
whether you were nauseous this morning, or remind you that you have a doctor’s
appointment at 2:30.”
“Oh no! I did forget about that
appointment. You know me so well! And to answer your questions: I slept fine
after meditating for half an hour and drinking another cup of tea, there was no
nausea, and I’m feeling excited this morning. Now, don’t stall.”
“All right, I won’t.” His smile
faded. “The vibes you picked up on could have two sources. One is based on not
knowing whether I can trust my team. The other is that I saw someone from the
case in Erie, and that unsettled me.” He waited for the revelation to sink in.
“If there is anything you can add to this case, I would appreciate the help.
You’ve never been wrong and you’ve never misled me.”
Stephanie stared at her husband for
a long time before softly asking, “Who is it, Chaz?”
“Baby, I can’t tell you any names.
All I can say is that he’s scary.”
She nodded, closed her eyes, and took
a deep breath to center herself. He didn’t need to say anything more. She knew
who it was and, interestingly enough, she wasn’t afraid. Actually she was very
aware of not even being surprised.
“That makes what I have to say even
more important.” As succinctly as possible, she explained Karen’s emotions from
the night before and the conversation they’d had earlier. Phailin agreed to
come over for dinner in a few days and they would talk about everything. She
wanted the woman to teach her anything she could about being calm enough to dig
deep into the dreams she was suppressing along with asking for help with
keeping her system clean and balanced. “I know you didn’t want to take this
assignment or drag me into it, but apparently the universe has other plans.
We’re all going to have to work on this together. Karen can’t escape her
attachment to me any more than I can escape my attachment to you. We all have a
role to play.” She hesitated before looking him directly in the eyes and
saying, “Déjà vu, Chaz.”
He shifted so that his head was
resting fully on the back of the seat. His free hand scrubbed across his face
before scratching his head.
“There’s no way around it, but I
don’t feel good about pulling everyone else into this situation. I trust each
of them wholeheartedly—you know that—but
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