Chapter 75: A New Client

In his office after dinner, Cole tapped out an email to the Everybody Rides families, confirming the date and time of the event the following weekend. His finger hovered over Send as he considered the way things might unfold when Beth returned from vacation and went back to work with Jenny’s video statement.

The fact that Jennifer Stone from Boulder was no longer missing would be big news. Cole sighed deeply, wondering if Jenny had any idea how crazy things might get, with interviews with law enforcement and requests from the media.

More than anything, he wanted to protect her, to shield her from anything that would make her nervous or uncomfortable. Whatever happens, we’re in this together, he concluded. We’ll ride out the storm and get back to our lives.