Chapter 26

“Where are you, Vicki? What part of the house?”

“In our bedroom. It’s upstairs. We popped the top, you know?”

“Okay. And you have the baby with you?”

“Uh huh.”

“Are there other kids in the house?”

“No.”

“‘Kay, good. How old’s the baby?”

“She’ll be three weeks tomorrow.” Holy cow. Mark could hear in her voice how badly she wanted to throw the phone and just scream and cry, but this woman’s maternal instincts were no joke.

“Does your bedroom door lock, Vicki?”

“No.”

“Do you maybe have a bathroom door that locks?”

“Uh huh.”

“Can you hear this guy? Can you hear where he is? Can you and the baby get to the bathroom safely?”

“It’s right here. It’s like a master suite. Is someone almost here? He’s in the house!”