Salvador
My four-hour flight seemed to take forever, even if it only lasted three and a half hours. By the time the airplane landed, I was ready to take the head off of the next person that looked at me sideways. The moment the stewardess said we could disembark, I grabbed my bag and headed for the exit.
I had my phone out, and I was dialing Lyn before I even got to the concourse. “Lyn, it’s Sal. My plane just landed. Have you found Lany?”
“No, but he found Vinnie.”
I swallowed tightly. “So, he's alive?”
My biggest fear was that, one of these days, Lany would pay for one of his little stunts with his life and I wouldn't be there to stop it.
“He is,” Lyn replied. “Jerry is going to get him right now.”
“Where is he?”
“He's at the East County Precinct. I didn't find him in my search because he refused to give them his real name, so they were waiting on his fingerprints to come back to ID him. When he got his one phone call, he called Vinnie. He said his name was Harris, and he was a distant relative of Isabella's, a friend to her two daughters.”
Technically, that was true.
“I guess Vinnie called Jerry.”
“I know Jerry was looking for him, too,” I said. “I don't really care who found him. I'm just glad he was found.”
“Me, too, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't concerned with why he was all the way over on the east side. The bust was done by the city police on the west side. Lany never even should have been over there.”
I clenched my jaw. “Okay, you have me concerned now, too. Thanks for that.”
Lyn chuckled. “Sorry.”
“I need to grab my bags and then get a taxi. Do you know if Jerry has Lany yet?”
“I do not.”
“Okay, then I’m going to head toward the East County Precinct. If you learn anything, let me know.”
“Will do.”
After Lyn hung up, I did exactly what I said I was going to do. Once I was in the taxi, I dialed the house and told Marcus and Dmitri to get their asses to the East County Precinct, and then I called Jerry.
“You found Lany?”
“Vinnie called me,” Jerry replied. “I'm on my way there now.”
“I'll meet you there.”
“You're back in town already?” Jerry asked.
“Just leaving the airport now.” Seriously, Jerry should have expected this. “I got on a plane as soon as Clarke told me that Lany was missing.”
“I was going to call you. I just didn't have the chance yet. I've been too busy looking for Junior.”
“How did this happen, Jerry? Lyn says Lany never even should have been taken to this precinct.”
“I don't know, but I have to tread carefully here. This is a county precinct, not a city one. I have no jurisdiction there. If I can't bluff my way through this, they could keep Junior until he goes before a judge and makes bail.”
I growled at that comment. No one was keeping my baby.
“Don't kill anyone!” Jerry shouted.
