Settling Scores (Piper Anderson Series) by Danielle Stewart

Author:Danielle Stewart [Stewart, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-06-12T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

The following morning, in the haze of a hangover Willow sat in the passenger seat of Josh’s car as he drove to the police precinct. She’d barely spoken that morning and while she was trying to make it look like it was her way of being introspective, the truth was she was trying not to vomit.

They were escorted into a small room in the back of the precinct where Bobby and Piper were already sitting, looking concerned and impatient.

Willow didn’t let the dust settle before she was trying to make her point. “I’m not convinced Josephine was doing what you said. Who would escape one horrible thing and then go right into something else?” Willow had a splitting headache and even though Betty’s words had resonated with her, she still felt fighting mad about the details. This was why she didn’t want to come to the cops. She didn’t feel like they’d put in the work. They’d just write these girls off. She wasn’t going to let that happen. As Betty had said, she owed it to them to find out more. That was outweighing her efforts to be kind to Bobby. There was just something about him that made her want to fight. Though she didn’t want to admit it she was starting to realize it was because he was usually right, which made her wrong.

“Denny has a lot of experience with sex trafficking cases as well as prostitution busts. He believes Josephine was out there working the streets by choice. Maybe it didn’t start that way, but in the end, she was there on her own free will. I’m sorry.” Bobby got to his feet, gestured for her to take his chair and leaned against the wall of the small office.

“How can you be sorry? You were right,” Willow snapped as she glared at Bobby. It was easier to be mad at Bobby than to admit the reality of the situation was as bleak as it was.

“I’m not trying to be right. I wish the news was different. Denny is going to come back in here to talk to you soon. He’s going to help.” It was clear from the strain on his face that Bobby was trying to refrain from snapping back at Willow. It was starting to make her feel guilty for turning him into her punching bag. But she couldn’t help herself.

“At least you have more people in your corner, Willow. Having a detective who focuses on cold cases in this area will be a huge help,” Josh said, attempting to break the tension.

A light knock on the door interrupted Willows rebuttal and she was grateful for it. “Hello everyone,” the musty smelling detective said as he stepped in the room, a notebook in his hand. “I’m Denny.” And just like that Willow formed an opinion of him. He was older, probably close to retirement age and that meant he was likely just skating by. He wasn’t going to put in the hard work or go the extra mile.

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