Page 44 of Spring Break With a Baby Daddy
“Good. Now, get a move on. I want to see what this guy has to say.” I usher her out of the apartment before locking the door behind us.
“I don’t think he’ll be a problem.” She presses the elevator button. “Not when Jenny used to work for him and he’s helped Lisa already.”
“We’ll see.”
I’m reserving judgment on Jethro Warrington. I know Jenny worked for the firm before she died, and when I called the office this morning, they asked what time I would be in, not when they were available to fit me in.
“As much as we don’t know about Lisa, I don’t think she would have used Warrington if she didn’t trust him. Which for my mind means we can trust him.” Her gaze meets mine. “But. We should have an exit strategy.”
“Plan Z is ready.”
“No. Out of the lawyer’s office. We can’t leave and meet everyone on the street. They need to go before we leave if things aren’t going well.”
“How will they?—?”
“We need a signal of some sort.” It’s fascinating to watch her brain work. “I can excuse myself to the restroom and give Laney a call.”
“That would work.”
“It’s fairly simple, but it would work well enough. Or I can call her and leave the line open the whole time we’re there, that way they can listen in and make the decision to take Cade back to Love Beach”—shaking her head, she turns fearful eyes my way—“They can’t take him there. The authorities will know to look at all your residences.”
As much as I love her mind, her worst-case scenarios are starting to worry me. Placing my hands on her shoulders, I turn her toward me. “Easy. It’s going to be okay.”
“I didn’t marry you to protect Cade to fuck it up now, Easton. I want to be sure we have every angle covered. When we get downstairs, I’ll talk to Vail. He’ll understand.”
“Hey, I understand. I just think you’re borrowing trouble. Like you said, Lisa trusted this guy.”
“Yes, but you don’t believe the document he drew up is legal, so how much stock should we put in that trust?”
“When you put it that way… And if it makes you more comfortable to have another backup plan if things don’t go our way, then by all means, work it out with Vail.”
“I will.” Her chin lifts in a stubborn tilt I’m beginning to recognize. “One of us has to be prepared for all contingencies.”
I want to laugh. But I don’t know what things she’s been involved in. And maybe having her preparing for the worst and me hoping for the best means we’ll meet somewhere in the middle.
When the elevator opens and we step inside, I say, “Do what you need to do.”
The look she gives me screams her skepticism but I’m not about to let her think I don’t trust her.
“I know you would never let anything happen to Cade. I trust you to make sure we have all bases covered.”
“Okay.”
I smile. “You don’t think I mean that?”
“Oh, I do, but it’s not all you’re going to have to trust me with.”
“What else?”
“No matter what happens at the lawyer’s office, I’m going to find Lisa. We need to be sure she isn’t going to come back in a couple of weeks, or months, or years, because she’s changed her mind.”
“All right. After we’ve met with Warrington and are back home, you can do whatever you need to do to ensure Cade stays with us.”
“You wanted to give him back if she changed her mind.”
“I did. But not anymore.”
“Why?”
