As I’m sending my files to the printer, my phone rings, and Barrett’s name pops up on the screen.

“Barrett,” I answer putting my cell to my ear as I leave my office to go to the printing room.

“Hey, I just got your message. Is everything okay? Is Franny alright?”

“She’s fine, I was actually calling to see if I could stop by this evening when I get off work, there’s something I need to speak with you about.”

“Oh.” He says quietly, and I drop my eyes to my feet. Fuck I know what he’s thinking, especially after he brought up Franny and I getting married, and I jumped on that idea only to have it blow up in my face.

“It’s not that, it’s business.”

“Business?”

“There is a situation at work that I need to speak with you about.”

“Oh, okay sure stop by. I’m still under house arrest, so I’ll be here.” That makes me smile.

“Thanks Barrett, I’ll see you this evening.”

“See you then.” He hangs up and I pick up the papers I printed then go back to my office. While I’m looking everything over there is a knock and I look up to find Jamie standing in the doorway.

“I just wanted to let you know I’m back.”

“Thanks, Jamie.”

“No problem.” She steps out, closing the door, and I get back to work.

An hour later, there is another knock at the door, and Jamie pokes her head in again to let me know that Nicole and Heather, Alice’s sisters are here for our meeting. After asking her to call Mary and to get them anything they might need, I go out to greet both women.

Within the first five minutes of them taking a seat in my office, I know that they didn’t come here to listen to what I have to say, they came in an attempt to prove to me that Greg had something to do with their sister’s murder.

They dive into Alice and Greg’s history, how they got together in high school, and that Alice always seemed to be more invested in their relationship than he was. He would cancel plans, avoid seeing her for days at a time, and cheated on her more than once. When Alice ended up pregnant, she started talking about the two of them getting married, and he made it clear that was not something that he wanted, but she pushed the topic until he eventually gave in.