“No, but I was able to zoom in enough to get a logo off of the baseball cap they were wearing.Come check it out.”I stepped back and let him stand in front of me to see the computer.Pulled up was an image of the little league logo.
I handed him my phone, and he played the video a few times, zooming in to see it.
“Unbelievable,” he muttered.“That’s the logo from Rosie’s little league team.”
“I know,” I sighed.“Quinn told me.We’re not sure if it’s a parent, a coach, a fan—it could be anyone who happened to find the hat and wear it.Hell—for all we know, it could have been donated, and someone picked it up at a thrift shop.We have no way of knowing where it came from.”
Mike handed the phone back to me and shook his head.
“I know exactly where it came from.It’s mine.”
Eleven
Quinn
9 Days Ago
It felt like it tookforever to get to Roman’s work, probably because I had this terrible feeling of being away from Rosie all afternoon and not knowing if she was okay.I trusted that Roman would keep her safe, but I also knew he had no idea what to expect from a five-year-old.For all I knew, she had tied him to a chair and painted his nails bubble gum pink while trying to style what little hair he had since it was cut so close to his head.
I shuffled through the door and heard laughter in the back of the gym.I knew the sound of her giggles from a mile away and felt the corners of my lips turning up as I gave the kid at the front desk a quick wave and headed toward it.
“Is that all you got?”
I stopped for a moment before I turned the corner and walked into the room.I knew that voice, but why was he here?Had Roman gotten into so much trouble that he felt he needed to call my brother for backup?
I walked in and stopped in my tracks, holding a hand to my heart.
Rosie was bouncing back and forth in front of a boxing bag, her little hands barely fitting in the gloves that covered them.
“Come on, Rosie, you can do it!”
I looked around, noticing that Roman was standing next to her, coaching her on where to hit next, while Mike proudly stood on the other side, wearing the biggest grin I had ever seen.There were two other guys in the room, but I didn’t recognize them.
She pulled her hand back and then punched with all of her might, her small body looking ridiculously tiny compared to the giant bag.
“That’s it, Rosie!”Mike yelled.
