Chasing You (Love Wanted in Texas 5)

“Okay. I understand. Okay.”

He hit End as he placed his phone in his back pocket.

The entire time he walked back into the kitchen he avoided eye contact with me.

“Dad, is everything okay? You’re scaring me.”

Looking up, his eyes answered for me. “Meagan, that was Gray.”

My breath caught has he lifted his arms. “No, he’s fine sweetheart, but he needs us to come down to the police station right away.”

My brow wrinkled as my throat constricted. “W-why?”

“I don’t know. He just asked me to drive you down to the station as soon as I could.”

Without even thinking, I grabbed my purse and keys and walked to the door with my father closely behind me.

“He didn’t say what was wrong?”

“No, baby. I’m sorry.”

Something was off. Why would Gray call my father who now wouldn’t even look me in the eye as he talked to me? We made our way out to my car as I pulled the jacket I had grabbed on the way out over my shoulders.

“I’ll drive, just tell me where to go.”

I grabbed onto his arm and pulled him to a stop. “Dad, what aren’t you telling me?”

His smile was soft and gentle, just like his eyes were. “Baby, I don’t have anything to tell you. Let’s get down there and see what Grayson wants.”

Trying to smile, I forced a grin out and nodded my head.

Then entire time in the car, I clasped my hands together. My gut was telling me there was something terribly wrong, and I knew my father was trying to protect me from something. That or he really didn’t know.

After parking, my father took my hand and we walked into the police station together. Glancing around, I saw a large group of kids, high school age, all standing off to the side.

“Meagan.”

Grayson’s voice caused my head to snap in his direction. He quickly wrapped his arm around my waist and led me away from everyone. “Brad, want to follow me please?”

“Sure,” my father said with a cracked voice.

“Grayson, you’re really scaring me, please tell me what’s wrong.”

He didn’t look at me; he only kept his eyes trained straight ahead. We walked up to what looked like an investigation room. Grayson opened the door and led us inside.

He shut the door and looked between the both of us before his eyes landed on mine.

Was that . . . tears in his eyes?

Pressing my lips together and moving them back and forth, my heart began to pound in my chest. Something bad happened. Oh God. Melissa!

“Gray!” I shouted.

He jumped as he took another step closer to me and placed his hands on my upper arms.

“Um . . . Meagan . . . I don’t even know how to tell you this, baby. I wish to God I didn’t have to.”

My breathing hitched as I tried to figure out what he was about to tell me.