Guarding His Children

Chapter Twelve

After donning gloves, Officer Brentwood took the envelope Debbie had retrieved from the mailbox and held it up to the light. "I don't think anything is in it."

"Did you see the mail carrier? Was it a man or woman?" Brittany examined the letter before the police officer put it into an evidence bag.

"A man. I think I surprised him. Since I couldn't go for my daily walk, I was circling the perimeter of the yard. When I came around the side of the house, he hopped into his mail vehicle and sped away." Brittany tapped her chin. "He had blond hair, pulled back in a ponytail, big dark sunglasses and was about six feet. I think. Maybe shorter than that. Dressed in jeans and plaid shirt."

"I'm calling Detective Brown and have him come out here. He can talk with the guard at the gate. See what the video camera caught on film. We might get a picture of this guy." Officer Brentwood walked into the dining room on the right to call the station.

After closing the front door and locking it, Brittany followed Jason and Debbie into the living room.

Jason paced from one end to the other as Debbie started for the hallway, "I'm fixing some tea to calm me down. Does anyone else want some?"

"I'm fine," Brittany said while Jason shook his head.

When they were alone, she planted herself in his path. "You aren't all right."

"There may not be anything in the envelope, but the stalker wanted us to know he'd found a way past the guard at the gate."

"I think that was the intent of the letter, but he was spotted by Debbie which gives us more than we had before. I doubt he's the regular mail carrier, so where's that person?"

Jason  blew out a long breath. "I hope Detective Brown can get to the bottom of this. I'm not sure how much campaigning I should do with all that's happening. I'll wait to talk to the detective today, but I might have to adjust my schedule." Tension poured off of him in waves.

Brittany wished she could soothe the stress from Jason. She reached out and grasped his upper arm, capturing his full attention. "This guy is getting reckless. He's going to slip up one time too many and then we'll catch him."

With one hand, Jason cupped her face. "I wish we hadn't reconnected under these circumstances. There's so much I want to say to you that has nothing to do with this mess. I haven't forgotten you all these years."

Brittany wanted to put her arms around him and tell him she hadn't forgotten him either, but she was afraid of the implications. Had Jason been the reason she'd never really dated seriously all these years?

Jason leaned toward her, their mouths inches apart. "I'm not sure what I would have done if you hadn't accepted this job."

That sobered her, reminding her she was important to him only because she was protecting him and his daughter. She stepped away from him.

Officer Brentwood cleared his throat behind Jason . "Sorry to interrupt, but I have some news about what Detective Brown discovered from the video feed in the garage at your workplace."