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Dirk what I saw and about my relationship to Mia.”
    John tried to take Zane back from him, but the little boy wouldn’t let Alex go. In the end, Alex just took Zane with him. Officer Daniel Dirk was talking to the two men who’d been in the red car. Seeing Alex, Daniel excused himself and came over to him.
    “I’ve been told you were the first on the scene,” Daniel said.
    “Yes. I can’t be involved in it because the victim, Mia Lexington...I’m involved with her. This is her son Zane.”
    Daniel’s eyes flashed, showing his surprise before he quickly hid it. “Well, from what I hear she is a very lucky woman. They have her stable I’ve been told.” Daniel glanced at Zane and looked back to Alex. “Would you like me to contact the station and tell them your situation? Will you need to leave?”
    Alex was friends with Daniel, but they weren’t close. Alex looked down at Zane, who seemed to be taking everything in, unsure of what to say and do. Grant had told him Mia had no one. Alex knew from his own info that she was a single mother. He should really stay out of everything, but as his eyes locked with big, innocent, brown ones he knew he had to help. “Yeah, I’d appreciate that. I’ll call when I get a chance. I’ll come in to give my statement as soon as I can get my parents to look after Zane and I know Mia is doing okay.”
    “Sure. Look after your girl…argh, woman, and I’ll be waiting when you’re ready.”
    Smothering his groan at Daniel’s comment about Mia being a girl, Alex walked over to John and sat Zane down in the back of the ambulance. “Buddy, I need you to go with John. I don’t have a seat in the patrol car for you.” Zane looked terrified, and Alex moaned, he knew he couldn’t leave him. “Fine. Let me go give my keys to the other officer and call work. I’ll be right back.” Zane gave a shy smile, and he wandered back over to Daniel.
    * * * *
    Zane was asleep on his lap as he waited for information on Mia. Alex had called his brother Owen to pick his car up and drop it off at the hospital with Olivia’s car seat in it. He had then called his parents, who told him they would be there as soon as they could. That was over two hours ago. When Zane had fallen asleep on him he’d called his work, asking for leave and telling them he would be in to give his statement when he could get a babysitter.
    Grant, the mechanic, came in. “Hi. Have you heard anything?”
    “Not much. I know she went into surgery for swelling in her brain, and she has a broken leg.”
    Grant plonked down on the chair across from him. Grant ran his fingers over his balding head. “I called her parents. They wouldn’t even give me the chance to tell them anything. As soon as I said her name they hung up on me.”
    “Arseholes,” Alex hissed and clenched his fists.
    Grant nodded. “Yeah, I knew her father in high school. I never would have expected this from him.”
    Alex sighed. In his profession he’d seen and heard about a lot of things people didn’t think others would do. They sat for another twenty minutes before his mother and father came.
    “Alex, I’m sorry it took us so long. Have you heard anything?” His mum rushed to him, sitting on the seat next to him and cuddling him as best she could. “Oh, this must be her son, Zane. Right?”
    “Yeah.” Alex brushed Zane’s hair off his face. “Could you or Dad take him for a while? I have some friends in here that owe me some favors. I’m going to see if they can help me find out some information.”
    “Sure. Go. We’re fine,” his dad said as he came and gently lifted the sleeping boy from his lap. When Alex stood his father sat down in his chair.
    “That’s Grant. He’s a friend of Mia’s.” Alex pointed to Grant.
    His mother smiled at Grant. “Hi, I’m Catharine, and this is my husband Charles. I’m sorry we’re meeting on these terms.”
    Alex left them to talk while he went to find Kim. She was the head nurse in the