Logan moaned and groaned as his body released the stress of the phone call.
“Brent,” she never called him by his name so it definitely caught his attention. “We need to talk.”
“We aren’t having the leave your family talk again are we?”
“No. It’s a little more important than that.”
“So what is it?” He asked, ready to continue watching the game.
“I’m pregnant.”
CHAPTER 10
“Thanks for meeting me,” Andy spoke and stretched out his hand to shake hers.
Melissa noted immediately that his fingers were trembling. Something was upsetting him and she wasn’t sure what it was or why she was the one he had called.
The one thing she did know was that he hadn’t been at work in a while. She kept meaning to ask around, but with her case work and the time she was spending with Asher; the thought always slipped her mind. It made her feel like a lousy co-worker, but she reminded herself that they weren’t exactly close friends.
Andy had apologized to her numerous times for leaving the mike. She knew that he felt guilty about her being kidnapped. Considering the situation, she couldn’t exactly tell him that it was a good experience for her. Instead she had to just accept his apology and constantly tell him that it was okay and she was fine, that she didn’t hold any resentment.
Something inside her told her that he wasn’t the one responsible anyway. She knew without even giving it a thought that Andy Wallaby hadn’t made the decisions to put her in danger. Her instinct told her it was Logan, but she didn’t have the proof she needed yet.
She knew ultimately it was Wallaby’s job to ensure her safety. His place on the team that night left him responsible. But she had never and would never blame her.
Not that she blamed anyone. She kind of wanted to kiss whoever did it. Things were amazing with Hudson and that would have never happened otherwise. She had only hoped that they would have solved her case by now. That there would have been evidence to support their theory. Sometimes she had a nagging doubt in her mind about the man she was aligning herself with. Could he be trusted? Or was he still only out to take down the ATF, which at the moment still included her?
“Of course,” she smiled at him and shook his hand in return. “When a colleague needs me, I’m there.”
“I’m not much of a colleague.”
“Are you still blaming yourself for that night?” she asked, wishing that she could reassure him one last time and he would stop feeling guilty.
“No,” he answered. “Well, yes a little. But it’s over.”
“Then I don’t understand what you mean?” Her senses were on high alert. Was he trying to scam her? Hurt her? Had Logan sent him?
“I can’t be a colleague when I no longer work with you.”
“What?”
“I was fired”.
“For what?” Wallaby had always been a good agent. She was pretty sure he’d been one who’d stay at the ATF forever.
“On paper? Causing you to get kidnapped. But that’s not the reason and I know it. I know something.”
Suddenly she was beginning to feel uneasy. Wallaby wasn’t the kind to be paranoid. She’d never seen him act like this. But suddenly it’s like he was afraid of his own shadow.
“Know something?” Melissa had to play it cool. She had to act confused and unsure of what was going on or it’d give her own cover away. “I don’t understand.”
“When you were… gone,” he began, “I was sent to see what information I could find. But I was told something that struck my interest. It wasn’t about you really. But I decided to check it out. Gut instinct you know? So I did. And the more I learned, the worse it seemed to get. And I went to work one day and was fired. Basically told to mind my own business.”
Melissa felt her own heart drop. What had Wallaby stumbled on to? She had no doubt that it