“What’s that?”
“Do you suspect that this officer put some sort of tracking device on Myrna’s vehicle? Will we have to look out for some unwanted guests? Not that we can’t handle then, I’m just asking if it’s possible. Yousaid that Mosher was basically stalking you when you were gathering some of Myrna’s things.”
“Damn, I never thought of that,” Yvonne said, and looked up when the two other agents with her hurried outside, along with a couple of other men. No one said a word, but they all rose to refill their coffee, and stretch.
“Nothing,” a man said as they returned, and everyone breathed in relief.
“What do you want me to do?” Myrna asked quietly after everyone settled.
Yvonne stood, and looked out at everyone, making sure they saw her, and she could see everyone. However, when she started talking, she looked directly at Myrna.
“First, a question. Will you ever return to your home?”
Before she answered Erin, Naomi, and Cole all reassured her that she had a place to live at New Double for as long as she wanted it.
Myrna turned to look at Yvonne. “No, I probably should return to gather the rest of my things, along with Sally’s, then put it on the market. I own it.”
“Okay, so I’m proposing that you return, do what you have to, and we’ve already put up surveillance cameras that record, and the live feed is shot to our office. It’s not monitored unless someone calls us. As I said, I’m proposing you return, pack up your home, and come back here. I’m thinking no longer than amonth. We’re still digging, and we hope by your return it will escalate things so we can make arrests. Once that’s done, then you won’t have to return until their trial. I’ll make sure the DA does phone interviews with you, stating the danger you may be in.”
“What about the danger when she returns?” Pedro asked bluntly.
“She will have two agents there. One of them will be a female agent that hasn’t been there yet, so Officer Mosher won’t recognize her. She’s seen me several times and knows I’m FBI. I don’t want to tip her hand. The cover we’ve come up with so far is that Myrna and this agent are friends from back in the day, the friend is new to the area, and looking Myrna up.” She paused and saw several heads nod. She also saw the disapproval on the face of the man who was the most verbal in his rejections of her ideas. She knew if she won him over, then Myrna would be on board, and they could catch the bad guys.
Before she could say anything, Erin spoke, “Pedro, it seems like you’re opposed to having Myrna go. Would you be okay with her helping the FBI out if you went with her?”
She waited, then continued, “As her personal bodyguard?”
“I can’t leave,” Pedro said sadly. “I just got here a month ago, and I have a job to do.”
Erin nodded, then turned to look at two people. “Naomi, Cole, how many buyers do you have on the books in the next month?”
“None,” both of them said.
“Last time I talked with anyone,” Naomi said as she stood so everyone could hear and see her. “Was six months ago. As you all know, the potential buyers won’t even schedule a meeting at New Double until they have at least six months of stats to look at. The last person I talked to it was left for us to contact them when we had it.” She shrugged, then looked directly at Pedro. “If you want to go with Myrna, you have my permission.”
“What about Cocoa and Sally?”
“I’ll take care of them,” Ann said as she stood. “I’ve been spending time with them, and it won’t be anything more to add them. Besides, since the twelve moved to the track, it’s been slower, two more won’t be any hardship.”
“We’ll be fine,” Faith said as she stood. “We have a routine down now, and I’m sure there are people from Broken that can come over and help Scott.”
“I can,” a woman said as she stood up, and several people looked at her with frowns. “I’m Opal Morris don’t let the missing arm fool you. I know horses, and I can saddle one with no problems.”
“I just don’t want to put anyone out.”
“Pedro,” Faith said as she stood and stared directly at him. “Be real here, if you don’t go with Myrna, you’re going to be miserable, and you might not beable to do your job correctly if your mind is on what’s happening to her. I would just as soon let you go with her to make sure she’s safe, than you mess up with the horses.” She shook her head and held up her hand. “Not that you would hurt any animal, let alone a horse, but face it, you’ve been like a lion with a thorn in his paw for the last week or two. I don’t know what changed, but I don’t want you around the horses if you’re going to be distracted by worrying about Myrna.”
Before Pedro could respond, Cole, Erin, and Naomi turned to him. “It’s settled,” Erin said with finality. “You’ll leave with Myrna and do whatever you need to in order to keep her safe.” She looked at Agent Wilson. “Is that okay with you?”
“Fine, as long as Ms. Trenton agrees to return to her home, and we can set up the Godwin’s to come to her, everything should be fine. I don’t have any problem with Pedro coming along.”
Pedro looked at Myrna and asked for everyone to hear him, “Are you okay with me coming along for the ride?”
“As long as you help me pack up my house, I don’t have a problem with you tagging along.”
“Perfect, do you think you can be ready to leave here by noon tomorrow?”
Shay called out, “We have boxes you can take back with you.” Everyone laughed, and as they called it a night, Erin headed toward the FBI agents, invitingthem to join her and Reid in the main house. They all went in different directions, and Pedro kept his hand on Myrna’s knee as he drove them back to their place at the bunktel. They had left her vehicle at Erin’s Way, just in case a tracker had been put on it. She’d only gathered the suitcases, her purse, and other items the FBI had gathered for her.
