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“I mean, congratulations? Shouldn’t you like the guy you’re dating?”
“You know what I mean.”
Jessica sighed. “Yeah. All I’m saying is that you can have both.”
“I’m not sure I can. If I push Harper at Uncle Daar, if they keep hitting it off, what if Harper goes to work for him? What do I do then?”
“Hold on to him. If he’s really worth it, there won’t be a need to choose between Daar and you. He’ll pick you if he’s smart.”
Robin smiled. “Thanks for saying that.”
“Have you had a chance to look around for the laptop?” Jessica asked.
“A little.” Robin grimaced and dropped her voice to a whisper. “I’m actually waiting on Dad and Saaina to leave. I’ve gone over every inch of the first floor looking for that laptop Uncle Daar mentioned.”
“Where do you want to check out next?” Jessica asked.
Robin glanced at her bedroom door. “Dad has a safe in their closet.”
“You don’t seriously think he’d keep it that close, do you?”
She blew out a breath. “I wouldn’t, but Dad…?”
“Hm. I see your point.”
Robin loved her father despite his flaws, and he had many. He didn’t always think things through, and that was being kind. If there was any reason for him to hold on to Mom’s old laptop, she would have expected it to be in the office or somewhere else.
But what if there was something going on with the old device she wasn’t aware of?
“I don’t buy that Uncle Daar is just curious about Mom’s old laptop,” Robin said out loud.
“I just got an interesting email in,” Jessica said, drawing out each word. She was likely talking and reading at the same time. “What did Daar tell you about his trip to New Orleans?”
“Um, direct flight from Paris, I think?”
“I’ve gone over the flight manifest from every flight and I haven’t seen his name.”
Robin sat up. “Wait. How are you getting flight manifests?”
“Don’t ask questions you won’t like the answers for.”
“Jess, listen to me right now. However you got that information, stop. Okay?”
“Calm your tits. Everything’s fine.”
Robin pushed to her feet and began pacing. “No, it’s not. What if—”
“Will you stop already? I’m far enough removed from your uncle that he won’t make the connection. Besides, how’s he supposed to know I have flight manifests? Who is going to tell him? I highly doubt he’s that well connected.”
She slowed her pacing. “O-okay. You’ve got a point there.”
“Thanks for the concern, but I know what I’m doing. Man, I wish we knew where or when he was picked up. I could work back from there.”
Robin tipped her head up and began to pace the office. “Well, what private airports are around New Orleans? We know what day he got here and that Dad probably went from the airport to dinner since Uncle Daar’s bags hadn’t been unloaded. I remember Dad complaining about them blocking his view.”
“Okay, I’ll expand my search and see if we can’t figure out where he’s been.”
“Is this a good idea?” She turned back toward the desk and sighed. “What if he really did…?”
