Bauer by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Military, Romance
ISBN: 9781773367552
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2023-10-24T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Mags felt a weird sensation all day, always expecting to see or to hear something wrong throughout the day. But when nothing happened, she was relieved, yet almost disappointed. There was a kind of flatness to the day, a sense of letdown. She wanted answers, and she wanted them badly, but apparently nobody was inclined to give them to her. She had asked Bauer during the day if he’d heard anything from the cops, but he just shook his head. She looked at him for more, but people were waiting for her, so she asked in mild desperation, “Can you find out?”

With that, he nodded, then headed out to the backyard.

He’d stayed close all day, and she appreciated that. He’d even come in with coffee once or twice and had insisted that she stop and take a quick break and eat something. She’d grumbled at him the whole time, but he stood there, stoic, ignoring her arguments.

Yet she had quickly plowed through the food and realized that she was much better for it. When she had gotten up and tossed away the garbage, she looked over at him. “How did you know?”

“You were starting to get a little snappy,” he replied.

She gave him an eyeroll. “I doubt anybody else would use that term.”

“No, I think pissed off and angry is what I heard bantered around,” he stated, with a bright smile.

“You’re kidding.”

“Not kidding, sorry.”

She sighed. “It’s this waiting. I mean, I get that it’s supposed to be overwhelming, and now that someone was caught, everybody is expecting me to be happy and settled, so who cares about answers,” she explained, “but it doesn’t feel right.”

“Oh, I agree with you there,” he confirmed. “Badger and I are doing what we can, and I’ve got phone calls into the cops as well. Plus Badger is trying to get a history on our intruder from last night, and we’re looking for some background on all of it. However, so far, I don’t have anybody getting back to me, which typically means they don’t have squat.”

Her shoulders slumped. “I guess that’s fair enough.”

“You keep focused on your day. I’ll stay focused on Toby and on getting answers,” he reminded her. “Rest assured, the cops haven’t forgotten about us, and somebody will get back to us, as soon as they have something.”

“Do you think so?” she asked, looking at him strangely. “I figured maybe they’re hoping if they ignore us long enough, we’ll just go away.”

“That’s not happening,” Bauer declared. “So just hold down the fort and stay strong. Hopefully we’ll get some answers by the end of the day.”

With that, she pretended to be happy with it. He was right. Until somebody got back to them, there wasn’t much they could do but stay the course. Nearing the end of the day she walked past the reception room and noted it was empty. She turned to look at her receptionist and saw Sarah already packing up. “Are we done?” Mags asked hopefully.

“Absolutely. You

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