She closed her eyes for a while before they bounced open. “The logo.”
I furrowed my brow. “Logo?”
She nodded. “On the car. It was on the side. I don’t know what it was, but the car did have a logo on it.”
Bingo.“Thank you so very much for helping us out. We greatly appreciate it.”
“Is she gonna be okay?”
I smiled softly. “We are going to do everything in our power to make sure that she is.”
One of the men piped up behind us. “Are there any more goodie bags?”
I peered over my shoulder before I tugged the tote I brought in with me toward him. “Here, take one.”
He smiled, showcasing his missing teeth. “Thank you.”
“If there’s anyone else that hasn’t gotten a baggie, please, take one to them.”
“Could we take another?” a small voice asked.
I shook my head and looked back at the younger woman. “Not until I know everyone here has had a baggie first. But if you guys stay put and stay safe, I’ll be back tomorrow with more baggies.”
The older woman’s eyes widened. “You will?”
I smiled and stood, dusting myself off. “Absolutely. But that means you guys have to stay safe and stay here so that I can come back and find you.”
The older woman nodded. “We can do that.”
“Could you bring food?” another man asked as he came up and got a goodie bag.
I nodded. “I’ll make sure to put more foodstuffs in these baggies.”
After divvying out the rest of the baggies I made up, I made my way outside with an empty tote bag. King tilted his head, and I gave him two thumbs up. It didn’t take long for me to be helmeted and slung on the back of his bike again, but I flipped my visor up when he spoke.
“Any good information?” my brother asked.
“Lots. We’ll talk about it while we’re shopping,” I said as I wrapped my arms around him.
“Shopping?” Dozer asked.
“Yep. Promised them another set of baggies tomorrow with more foodstuffs in them.”
King chuckled. “You must’ve gotten a lot of information.”
I flipped the visor down. “We’ll talk while we’re shopping. Let’s go. We don’t have any time to waste.”
17
BRUTUS
“One large double chocolate mint with fudge at the bottom!”
I walked up to the ice cream counter and took the triple scoop cone from the man. “Thanks.”
He nodded at me, not even recognizing me. “Have a nice day.”
“You, too.”
