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The cop--a female officer whose acquaintance I hadn’t yet had the pleasure of --frowned "Someone will make that call on your behalf"

"It’s been two hours," I replied "Why hasn’t someone alreadyfrom the other end of the phone line, but now she spoke up "Give the officer the phone"

I handed the woman the phone Five seconds into the call, her lips pressed themselves into a thin line Ten seconds into the call, she paled

That was about the time that Social Services showed up

Even froe By the time the door to the police station opened and Adam walked in a half hour later, the social worker had been dispatched and a wo herself Bodie’s lawyer

"Adam" I stood up the second I saw him "Is Ivy--"

"She’s on her way back," he replied, before turning his attention to the officer who’d taken charge of me "Adam Keyes," he introduced himself "Depart that wasn’t an accident

"You should have received faxed confirmation that I’m authorized to take custody of Tess until such time as her sister arrives," Adam continued His tone didn’t invite a response

"I’ve been instructed to hold the girl until--"

Adam cut her off "You’ll want to review those instructions I’ a coest you not co for a reply, Adam put a hand on my shoulder and steered me out the door Once we’d put so, I let ave ht squeeze, then dropped his hand to his side "Are you okay?"

"I’ht up with me, and I came to a halt "Bodie--"

"Ivy will take care of it" There wasn’t an ounce of uncertainty in Adam’s voice "Maybe a few hours behind bars will ied a smile at the deadpan hich Ada?" I asked point-blank "Why did they bring Bodie in for questioning? Questioning about what?"

Adao He ood, because he answered "It appears so Bodie to an unsolved crime"

Adam didn’t specify what the evidence was--or what the crime was I waited until ere situated in his car, er seat and hiain "When I asked Ivy as going on, she said so to prove a point What point?"

A tick in Adam’s jaas the only tell to the fact that my question had hit a nerve "What point?" he repeated "That he can get to Bodie" Adaain "That he can get to you That there are costs to being difficult and standing against his wishes"

"Your father" I didn’t phrase it as a question The First Lady had said that Williae, that there would be fallout if he thought Ivy was going to challenge his pick for the noia Nolan knows that Ivy is in Arizona looking into Pierce, what are the chances that Adaht of the way the cop had thrown Bodie onto the hood of the car--harder than necessary I thought about the fact that the police had called Social Services to pick me up instead of Ivy