The next morning, Trevor and Taylor come walking into the kitchen with their knuckles all bloody and swollen. They were bare-chested and tired.

“Come on over here, cousins, and let me tend to your fist.” Katlain grabs a cheap bottle of liquor to pour over Trevor and Taylor’s hands.

Trevor and Taylor stand still as Katlain pours the liquor over their hands. They wince from the stinging sensation caused by the liquor hitting their open wounds. Afterward, cleaning their wounds, Katlain wraps them up.

“Thanks, cousin.” Trevor walks over to the house phone and dials a number.

Taylor looks at Katlain, “That family of the old man Keli was nice to hire that prick to kill her so they would inherit his business and money.”

“Why can’t they be happy with what they got from him?” Katlain wonders why people are so fucking greedy.

“Think of the advantage of having an established security firm that can give you the dirt on your clients and enemies? I bet there are things about that guy's relatives they don’t won’t give out.”

“Well, they are going about it all wrong. Because I bet you’re going to leak some of that information?” Katlain looks at her cousins when she says that.

“I’m hurt, Katlain. I would never do anything like that. But, Trevor, on the other hand, well, he’s going to do it. Keli, Trevor, and I are going to fly out to St. Louis and handle this once and for all. Will you be okay until we get back?”

“I’ll be fine. I have my shadow watching me. What are you going to do with your intruder?”

“He’s your problem now. Just make the story sound reasonable.” A smirk appears on Taylor’s face as he walks off.

“Oh, goodie.” Katlain wonders how she should explain this to her office.

She pulls her cell phone out and dials the precinct and has them send a radio car out to pick this prick up. She fixes herself some more coffee while she is waiting for the car to arrive. She figures by the time the police car arrives, she’ll be done with her third cup of coffee.

Of course, when a patrol car arrives to take the perp down to the police precinct to be booked. She gives a colorful explanation of what
happened. The cops picking up the perp know whatever Katlain tells them is more than likely not the truth. However, she’ll have to be the one to fill out the paperwork.

After the wannabe assassin is escorted to jail. Katlain checks on Katherine and finds her wide awake. “Do you need your diaper changed, young lady?”

Katlain checks Katherine’s diaper and notices it needs to be changed. She goes about changing Katherine and feeds her. If her cousins are heading to St. Louis, she’ll need a new baby sister. She scrolls through her contacts until she finds a person she can trust her daughter too.

She dials the number and after three rings, a young female voice answers, “You’ve reached furry central. How can I help?”

“Hi, this is Katlain Zane. Is Rebecca Goodwill available?”

“Let me get Becca for you, Mrs. Zane. Please hold.”

Katlain looks at her daughter as she holds her. She never thought she would be a mother, but someone left this little darling in front of her garage door. Now, she can’t imagine her life without her.

A few minutes later, another young female voice answers the phone. “Becca here, what can I do for you, Katlain?”

“Becca, do you still babysit?”

“For you, yeah. How is Katherine doing?” Becca has babysat Katherine a few times for Katlain.

“Thanks, I’m working on a case and can’t take my sweetheart with me.” Katlain was relieved that Becca could watch Katherine while she tracked down the person who killed her husband.

“You’re welcome; just let me know before you bring her over to the house.”

“Okay.” Katlain ends the phone call and starts packing a diaper bag for Katlain.

Kelli sticks her head into the room. “So, I take it you found another babysitter for your sweetie there?”

“Yeah, an old friend of mine who is into the furry culture. She runs a day care and sometimes, depending on the person, she’ll babysit for them as well.”

“Has she babysat Katherine before?” Kelli was curious.

“Yep, she has, and she loves her. It seems this little sweetheart can charm anyone.” Katlain looks down at Katherine’s sweet, innocent face.

“She is a charmer, I’ll give you that.” Even Kelli was falling for Katherine’s charms.

Katlain goes back to packing Katherine’s diaper bag and making sure she has everything she needs for her little girl. After that, she helps Trevor and Taylor with their luggage. She knew the two of them were useless without her help. Kelli helps Keli with her bags. Taylor calls a cab driver he trusts to take him, Trevor, and Keli to a private airfield to board their plane.

Katlain and Kelli drop Katherine off at Rebecca’s daycare and promise to be back before they close to pick her up. They had a few leads they were going to check out.