Eli chuckled. “You’re right. Are you ready to go?”
Kinley nodded and took his hand. She casually looked around and couldn’t see Lacey.
On the way back to their building, she wondered how Lacey could stay there all by herself, especially at night. She’d be terrified if that were her. Her mother must be a truly horrible person for her to go to those extremes.
Eli dropped her off at their condo to rest.
She watched the elevator door close before starting to making a pile of things she thought the girl would need.
The task ahead of her started to get overwhelming. How was she going to sneak into the building? Especially with an arm full of things? She didn’t know how she would get everything to Lacey, and she thought about calling in reinforcements.
She called up Bella and Sienna and had them come down to her condo.
The girls hugged.
“Okay, what’s up? You sound upset,” Sienna said and sat down beside her on the sofa.
“First off, you have to promise you can’t tell anyone, especially your daddies.”
“Pinky swear,” the other two said.
“Okay, Daddy and I were at his friend’s new building. It’s several blocks away. I didn’t count how many.”
“And?” Sienna said impatiently.
Bella giggled.
Kinley rolled her eyes. “Fine. We were up on the third floor. It’s under construction and really scary. Anyway, I was standing there and saw a girl about our age.”
“Saw her where?” Bella asked.
“In a pile of construction supplies.”
Sienna gasped. “She was dead?”
“No!”
“Then why was she there?”
“She says she’s hiding from her mother.”
Bella shook her head. “Wow, did she tell you why?”
“We didn’t have time.”
“What do you need from us?” Bella asked.
“I need you to help me get her some things. I’m not sure how long she’s been there or how long she has to stay. I’m thinking I could talk her into coming here, but it would be hard to hide her.”
“I’d take her with me,” Sienna said. “But the house isn’t ready yet, so she’d be in the condo with me.
Bella looked concerned. “Why can’t she tell one of our daddies? They’d help her.”
“She’s terrified. I think we have to learn more about her situation before we ask her.”
Sienna and Bella nodded.