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Then she thought, what if they did find her? What if they found her and Bethany needed her? What if she was crying or hurt? Would she wonder why Lacey wasn’t there?
She had to go. She had to be there to grab Bethany up in her arms and reassure her that everything was going to be all right.
But where?
She hadn’t gotten the address.
And she sure couldn’t call Mason and ask him.
Biting her lip, she glanced around the office.
Her eyes landed on the file folder, where Daniel had tossed it.
Crossing to the desk, she took a deep breath, cranked up her nerve and picked it up.
She opened it.
And found the name John Howe.
417 Good Walker Road.
Snatching her phone from her purse, she plugged the address into her GPS. Seven miles from here.
Decision made, she hurried out to the front desk. “I need a cab.”
The young officer nodded and placed the call for her. “It should be here within a minute. They tend to hang out around here as we provide them with quite a bit of business.”
No doubt.
Hurrying to the front doors, she watched for the yellow vehicle. While she waited, impatiently tapping her foot, another car pulled up and into a parking spot just a few feet away.
Lacey instantly recognized the woman.
Bolting out the door, she hurried over to her. “Janice!”
Her friend jumped and her eyes went wide. “Lacey, what in world is wrong?”
“Can you take me somewhere? I don’t have a car and…”
Janice waved her into the passenger seat and started her vehicle. Lacey planted herself into the seat and slammed the door.
“Where are we going?”
Grabbing her phone, she looked at the GPS. “Go left out of here, then take the first right onto Sunbeam Avenue.”
Following her directions, Janice spared her a quick glance. “What’s going on? Where are we going?”
“To find Bethany’s kidnapper.”
The car swerved, and Janice shot her another look.
“What? Couldn’t that be dangerous?”
A pang shot through Lacey. Was she placing the woman in danger? “You don’t have to go all the way to the house. I’ll get out before you get there and you won’t have to worry about anything.”
A strange light lit Janice’s face and she grinned. “Are you kidding? There’s no way you’re leaving me out of this. This is the first exciting thing to happen all day.” Like an eager kid, she pressed the gas pedal. “Daniel’s always the one that gets to be the hero. Maybe this time, I’ll get a part in it.” Then she cut her eyes to Lacey for a brief second. She reached over with her right and squeezed Lacey’s fingers. “I’m sorry. That was really insensitive of me.” She placed her hand back on the wheel. “I’m just glad to be able to help you and Bethany.”
Lacey didn’t know whether to laugh or not. Some things truly didn’t change. Janice had never been known for her empathy. Shaking her head, she was just glad Janice was willing to her help her out.