Page 124 of Trust No One

An administrator arrived with paperwork. I signed, handed over Maria’s insurance card, and prayed it would buy us a little more time. I’d figure out our long-term insurance soon.

I helped Molly slip on her jacket as a nurse appeared with a wheelchair. Molly looked at me, frowning.

I shrugged. “Might be fun.”

“Okay.”

She slid into the chair. As the nurse walked us toward the main lobby, Judson strode toward us.

His dark gaze slid over me, taking in my change of clothes and clean hair. He crouched in front of Molly’s wheelchair. “How do you like riding in this?”

“It’s okay.”

“Ready to ride in my police car?”

“Do you have a siren?”

“I do.”

“Okay.”

He shot me another glance. He was closer now and could see the circles under my eyes. “Ready?”

“As I’ll ever be.”

Outside, his car waited in a spot marked for police. He opened the back door. “Borrowed the booster from a friend.”

He helped Molly out of the wheelchair. “It doesn’t look like mine.”

“I’ll get yours later,” I said.

It was explanation enough.

Judson lifted Molly into the seat and hooked the belt around her. “How’s that?”

“Okay.”

The nurse double-checked the booster. “Looks like your aunt and her friend have it all figured out.”

“She’s not my aunt,” Molly said.

“Who is she, then?” the nurse asked.

“I don’t know.”

“First cousin, once removed,” I said.

The nurse blinked. “You and Maria were first cousins?”

“That’s right.” Shoving hair from my eyes, I handed the purple dinosaur to Molly and closed the door.

“We all liked her,” the nurse said.

“I know. Everyone’s been very kind.”

“Do they know any more?” she asked.

“If they do, I haven’t been told. I’m still in the dark.”