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“One second, I’m just trying to bring up the location,” Rage says. “Got it.” He zooms in on his phone and then adds, “Actually, it’s not too far from Pete’s father's place, about two hours away, give or take.”
“Great, so we could go and check it out on the way back from Peter’s?” Luc suggests.
“Do you guys need us to be with you?” Rome asks.
Trick glances around at the rest of us, “We should be okay. There’s no point in you guys driving all the way out there when we’re so close.”
“That actually works for us. I need to do a bit of catching up with Sawyer about what’s going on with the Raven’s back home, so it will give me a chance to do it,” Jynx replies.
“Okay, so it’s sorted then. We’ll go and check out this second location on the way back from Pete’s place and hopefully find a lead because we desperately fucking need one.” I say, trailing off in frustration toward the end because I really am getting fed up with this shit now.
“Yes, and while you guys are gone, Pete’s given me access to the program he’s using to run facial recognition in the town near the first location to see if we can find any sign of Rylie and start to piece together what she was really up to,” Ace adds.
“That would be great. Thanks, man,” Atlas replies.
“No problem,” Ace replies.
“Keep us updated, and we’ll let Lyric and the guys know what’s happening too,” Jynx adds.
“Sounds good. Ezra, Dominic, and Creed are all on that job now, so Lyric could probably do with the distraction anyway, and we’ll let you know if we find anything.” I reply as I pick up my fork and start eating because I’m starving.
“Great, we’ll let you know if the facial recognition gets anything, but I have to warn you that if it’s not found anything by now, it’s unlikely that it's going to,” Ace warns us.
“Understood,” Trick replies grimly.
“Oh, would you guys be okay to check on the horses and Runa while we’re gone? Lyric normally does it, but I don’t know if she’s going to want to stay close to home.” I ask.
“Yeah, of course, no problem,” Mason replies happily for them all as he adds, “what about Shadow?”
“Pete and Elijah are bringing her,” Rage replies with a smile.
“Awesome, text us what we need to do, and we’ll do it,” he replies.
“Thank you,” I say gratefully, and we then all say goodbye.
“I’ll message them all the details now,” Rage says, his phone already in his hand.
“Here’s hoping that we find something at the second location,” I mutter, murmurs of agreement sounding around me.
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We packed up the car last night and met Pete and Elijah at their place only a few minutes later than six this morning. Pete is absolutely buzzing with excitement. I’m not actually entirely sure how he’s managed to keep the fact that he’s engaged from his dads for so long. I mean, it’s not like he barely talks to them. He calls them at least three times a week unless we’re on a job.
It becomes an unspoken decision between us all that we just leave the Rylie case for the night. It is, after all, New Year's Eve, and we can get back to it tomorrow. For now, we’re going to enjoy some family time.
Driving up to Pete’s house, I’ll never stop being in awe of the beauty of the place as Shawn and Zeke come out as soon as we stop in the driveway, and we all get out to say hello.
“Hey, kids,” Shawn greets excitedly, reminding me so much of Pete.
We’re all full of smiles and hugs despite the fact that we’re standing outside and it’s not exactly warm.
“Dad!” Pete suddenly yells once all the hugs have been given out, and Elijah and I share a look. I think we both know what’s about to come out of Pete’s mouth.
“Erm, Pete,” I start to say, but it’s too late.
“I’m engaged!” he yells, unnecessarily since his fathers are standing right in front of him.
He waves his hand around in their faces, and Zeke grabs it while Shawn gasps dramatically and says, “Shut the fuck up, really?”
