Longmire: Second Chances

Chapter 6: Chasing

A Month Later

Walt still hadn't given up.

He hadn't left Absaroka County at all, but he was still looking for Vic. He had few leads, but he had a shrewd mind, and he knew where to look for records to track down people. Such work was a good three-fourths of most law enforcement to begin.

He had been looking through DMV records everywhere from Ohio Eastward and from North Carolina Northward. He was still only suspended, so he did have access still to such records. He simply didn't have the tools to do more than look.

He had checked Pennsylvania first, simply on the off chance that Vic had gon home to Philly. He didn't think he had, but you never overlooked possible clues. He had moved on slowly from there.

Walt was beginning to wonder if Vic had simply dropped off the face of the earth. He wouldn't have begrudged her that-in her shoes, after what she had been through-he might have done the same damn thing. But he kept looking.

He finally got to New England, and this day brought him to Massachusetts. He knew there were a lot of good law schools around the Boston area, and he would know very quickly if she was in the sate.

It didn't take long.

Almost immediately, Vic's Massachusetts driver's license popped up on the screen, and her face appeared in front of him for the first time in almost three years. He could only stare at her picture: those eyes; that smile; the radiance in her face. She was simply mesmerizing. The dull ache in his heart increased. He wrote down her address, then began making plans to get her back in his life.

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Almost Exactly Two Years After Vic Left Wyoming

Cady finished her day at the Legal Aid office around 8 pm. She had called Jacob and let him know she'd be late over to his place.

"Sorry, honey", Cady said with sympathy, "it was just one of those unbelievable days. I'll be closing up shortly and then I'll be over."

"Another 'You owe me one', you realize that?" He chuckle.

Katee blushed. "I have so many of those stacked up I might need a month of sex just to catch up."

"You'll get no complaints from me, baby", he said, his eyes wide over such wicked thoughts.

"Down boy", she said with a laugh. "Save it for me, OK?"

A half hour later, she arrived and Jacob met her at the door. Cady threw her r arms around her man and enveloped his lips in a tender kiss. "Does that count as an IOU?" she winked at him.

"Partial credit only", he smiled. Cady laughed and they walked into the house. As they sat next to each other on the couch, Cady yawned a bit.

"Oh, God, sorry about that Jacob", she said, shaking her head. "I didn't realize I was so out of it until just now."

"You put in a thirteen hour day today, Cady, that'll wear anyone out." He had pulled many days like that himself. Despite the fact that, in public, he always looked dapper and together, he'd get home some nights and fall asleep while still wearing a suit, so he could sympathize with Cady.

"It's worth it, honey", she said with satisfaction. "This has been the most fulfilling thing I've done in my entire life, and it's really making a difference for the people here."

Jacob squeezed her tight. "It has. In fact, the latest projects seem to indicate we'll make a huge profit this quarter from the Casino. It should be the biggest payday for the people of the Rez, and we're going to start a public works project in the Rez. Paving more roads, upgrading housing, electric, internet and cell phone connection. And", he paused for dramatics. "A new Legal Aid office that will be modern and state-of-the art."