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“I’m guessing this isn’t just a social call,” Jude said after releasing my hand. “Not when it’s happening in the middle of a workday.”
“It’s not,” Davin said. He glanced at me, and I squeezed his hand. “We’re here to talk to you about Heidi Titan.”
I wasn’t sure what I’d been expecting Jude’s reaction to be when we revealed to him the purpose of our visit, but a glimmer of sadness in an otherwise placid expression hadn’t been on the list.
“Will you tell me how you know that name?” The question was curious rather than accusing.
“I found it,” I admitted. “I like to work on cold cases, and I’ve been looking into hers. Your name is mentioned quite a few times.”
“I imagine it would be,” he said. “All right, but I think it’d be better if I only had to do this once. Help me get everyone here, and I’ll tell you what you want to know.”
I could read the fear on Davin’s face, but he simply nodded in agreement. He was terrified that this wouldn’t be something Jude could come back from, but we both knew it had to come out. Secrets like this only festered.
I squeezed his hand once again, reminding him that he wasn’t in this alone. No matter what happened, we’d face it together.