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be wondering what I’m up to if she saw that.
    “It’s not what you think, Brenda. It was nothing, Neon came to see me and tried to make a move on me, but I stopped her. She’s the one who kissed me and then I told her to stop. I told her I’m in love with Carrie and it was over between us. It didn’t go well, but she got the message. That’s why I felt it was time to start using her as an informant. For so many years I was under her spell. It’s crazy, I don’t know why she had so much power over me.”
    “I had no idea, Blake. To me, she was always toxic, but you couldn’t see it. She was playing you the whole time.”
    “I know that now. I see what was happening. I swear that kiss was nothing. She kissed me and…I felt nothing. The only woman I want is Carrie.”
                  “If this is true, you need to stop seeing Neon! I mean totally stop, not as a CI and not as a woman. It doesn’t matter what you think she knows. You can lose your job. You need to let that go.”
    I nod, agreeing that it’s the best plan. “I just need to work out how to find Carrie. And now that Jessup Lee has suggested Neon knows something more than what she’s told me, am I supposed to just ignore it?”
    “You love her, but maybe it’s time to let the others find her? Tell Jacob what you know about Neon and then wait this one out. I’ve never seen you more wound up. I’m worried this will send you over the edge.”
    “I hear you, but you’ve got to trust me, okay? I’m going to fix this. I just need to make a plan.”
    “As long as that plan includes us, Blake. We’re your family too. You need to factor us into whatever you’re going to do. If your job is at risk, it affects George and me. And I don’t think I can do it alone again.” Her voice shakes as she says it, and I’m reminded how vulnerable she is. Everything that I do ends up affecting her. Financially anyway.
    “Brenda, I promise I’m not going to do anything to make it worse. I don’t know what’s going to happen with this job, but it doesn’t matter. We’ve got enough savings to get us through until I find something else. Trust me, okay? I’m not going to leave you all alone with a kid to raise and a mortgage to pay. I promise.”
    “That’s all I needed to hear. George is going to be up soon, so I’ll let you think about what I’ve said.”
    I smile at her and nod. I know what she’s thinking and I won’t put her through it. Mom left us when we were young, and that left Brenda with a lot of anxiety, and a fear of abandonment.
    “Hey. On another topic, there’s one good thing,” I say with a smile. “I spoke with Mrs. Baldwin. She told me about Melinda Munroe…”
    Brenda matches my conspirator’s grin.
    “George has a crush!” We both say it together and laugh. We’re joyous his broken arm wasn’t something more ominous.
    “Yeah I spoke to her too. I was so relieved.”
    “Me too.”
    “I like the kid he’s becoming, Blake. We’re doing a good job. We’ve just gotta get you out of the woods on this suspension thing, and we’ll be gold again!”
    She gets up and starts repacking the first aid kit.
    “Thanks for your help, sis.” I say it bashfully.
    “You’d better not be looking for me to take pity on you so I can make you breakfast,” she teases.
    I give her a playful smile and hold my ribs. “And maybe a painkiller or two?”
    She sighs and nods, making her way to the stairs. “I’m sure George is already awake. I’ll get some eggs on for the two of you.” She pauses to look at me. “There’s one more thing, Blake. I’d like us to have a talk once this is over, okay? I have something I want to talk to you about. Agreed?”
    “Of course,” I say, already thinking about her famous omelet. I don’t know what I’d do without Brenda some days.
     

Chapter 7
     
    Carrie
                 
    I’m positioned over the loose floorboard, with the strange little collection of items is laid