Brantley pulled into the first empty space he came to and put the truck inpark.
“How do you plan to tell JJ?”
“That’s a damn good question,” he told Reese.He honestly didn’t know.
“I know you want to keep this on the DL, but I think we should tell them.”
Brantley had already decided that he would.Of all people, JJ deserved to be read in.She’d been with them since the very beginning.Hell, they wouldn’t even have a task force if not for her.
“She’ll insist on helping.”
Reese nodded.“She can do that from the hotel room when she’s not visiting the babies at the hospital.”
They could certainly use her help.JJ had skills no one else had, and when she put her mind to something, there was no stopping her.If they wanted to figure this out sooner rather than later, it made sense to bring her in.
“Okay.”
Five minutes later, they were walking into JJ’s hotel room.It was a run-of-the-mill kind of place with a king-sized bed, complete with a blue and orange floral-patterned comforter, pillows that looked like bricks, and cheap, laminated-wood nightstands on either side.Across from the bed was a television in an enormous cabinet that also played the role of a dresser.Beside it, a desk and a rolling, black leather, slope-back chair.
And yeah, it was strange that this place looked like a pay-by-the-hour motel compared to the hospital room JJ had spent the last two weeks of her pregnancy.But he wasn’t about to bring it up.
Tesha headed right for Baz, seeking attention.After a quick pat on her head, she turned, obviously looking for JJ.
“We were about to go to the hospital,” Baz informed them, gesturing toward the closed bathroom door.“JJ’s getting ready.”
“We won’t keep you long.”Provided JJ didn’t have a million questions once they told her the truth.
“Something wrong?”
“Not sure it’s quite right,” Brantley admitted as he pulled out the chair from the desk, spun it around, and straddled it.
He could tell Baz wanted to ask more, but he preferred not to go through this twice.Thankfully, the bathroom door opened, and JJ stepped out.
“Hey,” she greeted, looking at each of them as she moved closer.“This is a surprise.”Tesha was instantly in front of her, causing JJ to bend over to pet her.“Hey, girl.Oh, my goodness, I’ve missed you so much.”
All eyes were on JJ as she showered love on Tesha.
When she finally stopped, Brantley waited until she looked his way.“We’ve got some information we need to share, and it couldn’t be done over the phone.”
JJ glanced at Reese.“Is it just me, or does he overwhelm with pleasantries?”
Reese grinned.“It’s been that kind of mornin’.”
“Oh, really?”She looked worried as she perched on the corner of the bed, so she could continue petting Tesha.“What’s goin’ on?”
Brantley decided to lay it out for her.“Last night, Atticus and Archer were compiling Holt’s data, attempting to outline it.”
“I saw their timeline,” she admitted.“Quite impressive.”
“Yeah.”Brantley looked at Reese, then back at JJ.“There was something they found that Holt had left out.”
“About?”
Brantley tried to get the words out, but they didn’t come.
Reese spoke up.“Kylie.”
JJ glanced between them.“What about her?”
