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Ge my seal of approval when she saw it

I offered hiood ti at your crib?"

He chuckled "Sure, if it’s okay with you, sir"

Uncle Bob hung up and nodded wholeheartedly "It’s more than okay I’ll meet you there"

He left to make yet another call That man loved his phone

We went ena shborhood, old and well established Uncle Bob walked in still on the phone He hung up as ent inside

"Okay, I have Taft following up on our leads right now, and I’ve contacted Special Agent Carson to fill her in as well"

"Awesome," I said "She’ll like me even more"

"I just want to prepare you," Wyatt said to Gemma as we stepped toward the back bedroom

"For what?" Gemma asked

"Reht behind me and I said yes?"

"I do," she said, wary

"Well, I erated"

He unlocked and opened the door Hundreds of papers littered every available surface The as covered in old news clippings and pictures There were dozens of drawings of huge eyes hidden behind a mass of blond hair He was quite the artist, and he had been searching for years That girl never left him He clearly felt responsible for her disappearance, which couldn’t be further from the truth

"You realize that none of that was your fault," I said

"I know" He added a co forthe responsibility he felt I admired him for his conviction, but I could see worry flash in Gemma’s eyes

We walked in and perused his research irl in that time period from all over the United States