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always wait for her.”
    Sticking her tongue out at Brandon, Violca laughs. “Thank you Rebekah. I think a grilled cheese with bacon and tomato soup sounds perfect.”
    Brandon grins. “Two please.”
    Rebekah winks over at him before she turns, heading back to the kitchen to put in their order.
    “So how are your sisters?”
    Violca leans back in her seat. “Pretty good I think. Eva is the exact opposite of Kati and me. She is a little social butterfly and always has some party or something to go to. Sari is, of course, top of her class, and there’s Angel who is, well, she is one of a kind.” Thinking for a minute, she adds, “Kati reminds me so much of me in high school, she has Samantha but…”
    Brandon reaches across the table and squeezes her hand. “She will be okay, just like you. Besides she has you, and you being there for her, probably helps more than you think.”
    Rebekah drops off their plates and they eat in silence, both enjoying their sandwiches. Violca thinks about the dream she had this morning. The few dreams she has had of her mother since the accident were past memories, this was the first time that it felt like her mother was trying to tell her something. She reaches up to rub her neck as she remembers the thing that was chasing her. What was it? She didn’t watch a lot of horror shows so it wasn’t like it was some monster coming out to get her.
    “Earth to V. You all right over there?”
    Hearing Brandon, Violca jumps in response. “Sorry, just got lost in thought.”
    “Anything you want to share?” Brandon asks while watching her.
    She shakes her head. “No, just had this weird dream about my mom and I don’t know, it sort of lingered in my mind.”
    Brandon nods sympathetically. He had been close to her parents, they had treated him more like a son than his own parents had, and she knew their death hit him as hard as it did her.
    Rebekah brings them the check when they finish eating and Brandon pays. “What? You got it last time, it’s my turn.”
    With his hand on her back he leads her to his car, calling out to Rebekah that they will see her next week. The drive back to her office is mostly quiet, both of them lost in their own thoughts. When they get to the office Brandon looks over at her. “So far I should be off this weekend, how about I stop by and visit.”
    She leans over and kisses his cheek. “That would be great. I will tell the girls that if you aren’t working you will be over.”
    Getting out she waves to him before heading back into the office.
    Inside Linda looks up and smiles. “How was lunch?”
    “Good. I forgot to ask if he liked to sleep with women slightly older than him, but I will next time I see him.”
    Linda laughs as she steps out from behind the receptionist desk. “When you ask him, don’t forget to ask if he can wear that uniform.” She drops her voice to a whisper as she leans in close to Violca, “and bring those handcuffs.”
    Laughing as Linda walks away, Violca steps behind her desk and picks up her headset to answer the call that’s coming in. “Wilson, Wilson, and Associates, this is Violca. How may I direct your call?”

Chapter 4
     
    Chase looks over the pictures that Scott and Eryk have taken. The majority that Scott took shows Violca at work. One is of her smiling up at a guy who Scott said is her friend Brandon. He apparently takes her out to lunch once a week. There is also a girl who looks to be about the same age as Violca named AnnaBelle. The background check on them shows they have no past connection to Dmitri, although AnnaBelle’s job as a freelancer makes it a little harder to keep tabs on her.
    Eryk took a few pictures at school. Eva, the second oldest, always seems to have a smile on her face and is usually surrounded by people. Kati, the middle child, seems to rarely smile. Chase has a funny feeling she is trying to hide a curvy figure under loose clothes, and her blue eyes show a wealth of wisdom that goes