She wasn’t feeling safe, and that had to be for a reason. Had something in her past made her feel unsafe? Women didn’t generally make statements like that unless something happened to them.
They’d have to figure that out.
“If someone started with the ladies,” Jimmy said, “I would have kicked them out or called Mitch.”
They didn’t doubt that. If the man’s daughter worked here, he was likely very cautious since this was a pub.
“We get some wild ones,” Mitch admitted. “If they start hassling the ladies, I don’t tolerate that. I don’t want someone putting their hands on my kid.”
Molly rolled her eyes, but he wasn’t having it.
“You’re my daughter. Do you think I want some scumbag slapping you on the ass?” he asked. “Look what happened to Megan. There are animals out there who hurt people.”
Well, that he was one-hundred percent correct about, and that was why they had jobs.
Gene went there.
“In his defense, Molly, if I had a daughter, and someone touched her ass, who wasn’t married to her, I’d break off his hand and feed it to him. It’s a man thing.”
She sighed.
“All the testosterone...”
Only, her father was to the point.
“I kept my employees safe, but I never thought any would be in danger outside of my business. I would have walked her out.”
They didn’t doubt that.
“Jimmy, what’s your last name?” Gene asked. “I need it for our report,” he said, lying his ass off.
Someone was getting researched later.
Bet.
On.
It.
In fact, they all were. In the back of his mind, he was thinking about what Ethan had said about the gay teacher, and it stuck in his head.
Why?
He had no idea.
When he looked at the father and daughter, Mitch didn’t even give the bartender time to answer. Instead, he pointed at himself and then Jimmy.
“Kline. His is Birch.”
They made notes of them.
The owner was curious.
“Is what the news saying right?” he asked. “Was she found with two other women?”
Gene nodded.
“Yes, and that’s why we’re here. If I showed you the pictures of them, could you tell me if they look familiar?” he asked. “Maybe they came here as patrons, or maybe you saw Megan with either of them?”
