“I’ll give you two days. And then we’ll either have the man who’s after her, or I will make her disappear.”
Caleb nodded. “Fine.”
Todd didn’t think Bridget would like it, but keeping Eliza safe had to be the main priority.
Bridget and Daniwaited in the lounge, Brianna resting peacefully in her car seat.
“I think I’m jealous of her.” Bridget laughed as she watched the infant’s peaceful breaths.
“It is amazing how she can rest anywhere.” Dani gently rocked the seat with her foot. “I shouldn’t have longed for Eliza to be my daughter so much. I placed her for adoption because I knew I couldn’t parent when I got pregnant. I was too young, and Caleb and I were not at a place where we could be together.” She sighed as she studied Brianna. “Now we are, and I wonder what we’ve missed. I hope she’s okay.”
“You must trust that you made the best choice for her. Did you leave paperwork that you are open to contact?”
“Then, no. I wasn’t strong enough. I needed it to be a closed adoption. Now? I want to see her so much it physically hurts. It’s crazy how much it hurts.” Dani sighed. “I need to talk with Caleb about completing the paperwork now.”
A vibrating sound grabbed Bridget’s attention, and she looked at the side table. “Huh. Whose phone is that?” She picked it up where it charged and flipped it over.
Dani looked at it. “That looks like Todd’s.”
“Would he have left it?” She held the phone up and read a partial message but couldn’t unlock the screen.
Travis left early. I’m worried…
“Can you call Caleb? Let him know that Todd left his phone and there’s a message he may need to see?”
Dani nodded and called Caleb. “Hey, Hon. Can you check with Todd? We think he left his phone here.” She waited amoment. “There’s a message that Bridget thinks he needs to have.” Dani handed the phone to Bridget.
Bridget waited for Todd to come on. “I can’t get your phone open, so I can only see part of the message. It says that someone called Travis left early. And the sender is worried.”
Todd gave her his password. “See if you can give me the rest of the message.”
“It’s from Doris. And that was it.”
“Is the off-duty officer still there?”
Bridget thought for a minute. “I think so. He’s got to be bored because Eliza is still in surgery.”
Todd seemed to think about what she said. “That means the assassin can’t really go after Eliza right now. If he’s been watching, he knows she’s protected for now.” He made a tapping noise. “But he has another loose end.”
“What do you mean?”
“Travis told me that he knew there was someone else in the alley. The killer might know Travis was aware he was there. But he might think Travis saw more than he did. If that’s the case, then Travis is a loose end for the killer.”
Bridget didn’t like that thought. “Do you think Travis is in danger?”
“I do. But I don’t know where he would go. Can you give me Doris’ number?”
Bridget rattled it off.
“Thanks. Pray that I can find Travis before the killer does. That kid doesn’t deserve to be in his crosshairs.”
“Get that man behind bars where he can’t hurt anyone else.” Bridget looked around the waiting room and down the hallway. Could the man be up here or around the corner, and she wasn’t aware of his presence? “Do you think he’ll come after me again?”
“Stay near people.”
“Dani and the baby are here. I don’t want them to get caught in anything.”
“I think you’ll be okay. Promise you won’t go anywhere alone.”
