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Kate may look petite and delicate, but she had no doubt that if the moment required it, she could put her brother on the floor.
"Okay. I'm headed back to my place to get dressed and ready for work tonight."
Kate reached for her keys. "I have my personal car in the parking lot. I'll drop you off at your place."
"Thanks." Molly picked up her purse and put it on her shoulder.
As they walked, Kate gave her a quick look. "Can I ask why you're not going back to Jacob's place to get changed?"
Molly blushed. "He needed his sleep."
Kate grinned and her shoulders shook with silent laughter. "Ahh. I get it... If I got some free time at home with Rock before a situation like this evening? Yeah, we'd get distracted in our free time. Good call, Molly. Really good call."
Kate reached for the back door in the precinct.
"I'm going to look forward to getting you out of this trouble so you can get to the good parts in life."
They stepped outside and Molly let out a long breath.
The time she'd had with Jacob certainly qualified as good parts of her life. Molly wanted more of them, so she'd just have to get through this evening and hope that all the pieces of the puzzle fell into place.
Kate turned the key in the ignition and the engine started to purr.
"Alright," she nodded at Molly, "here we go."
13
When Molly reached the doors to the records department, she put her hand on the doorknob and stopped.
There was a paper taped to the wall beside the door.
It was just so much to deal with.
"Welcome back, Molly."
She nearly jumped at the sound of a voice behind her.
Turning with her hand flat against her sternum, Molly looked at Barbara Han, one of the other women who worked in the office.
"Barbara, sorry."
Barbara lifted a foil covered plate in her hands. "I brought some lemon bars thinking that you'd need something to celebrate your return."
Molly felt tears gathering on her lashes. "That's sweet. Thank you so much."
Barbara put the plate in her hands and then opened the door for her. "You come and get me if you need anything."
"Thanks, Barbara."
Before she could wrap her mind around it, Barbara reached out and gave her a quick hug.
"It's so good to have you back."
Molly put her mind to work thinking of a proper response instead of some kind of cliché throwaway, but it didn't work. Before she could wrap her mind around the concept, the door to their supervisor's office swung open as if someone had pushed it open.
"Miss Rafferty?"
Barbara leaned back and gave Molly a pointed look that told her to be careful.
