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Erica nodded slowly. “You’re right, of course, but I still can’t take it all in. None of this feels real. Peter was never ambitious. I can’t imagine him putting together a plan to steal or whatever and then executing it.”
“I doubt he was in it alone.”
“You think he’s working with someone?”
“Or for someone.”
Peter, a criminal? “I still can’t believe it.”
“Imagine how the wife feels.”
Not anything Erica wanted to think about. “She’ll be fine.”
“As long as Summer thinks so. What are you going to tell her?”
“I genuinely have no idea.” She sighed. “Thank you, Killion. I appreciate the information.”
“Anytime.”
He hung up. She tucked her phone into her pocket before heading down the hall. Just outside her daughter’s open door, she paused, still not sure what to say.
Summer jumped to her feet as soon as she saw her. “What did he say?”
“He doesn’t know much. Your father is being held in a facility in SeaTac. There are several charges. I don’t know the specifics.”
Summer’s brown eyes widened. “I can’t believe it.”
“Me, either. None of this sounds right. I was with your dad over ten years. He’s not a criminal.”
“What are we going to do?”
We weren’t going to do anything, she thought grimly. “You can tell Allison what Killion found out. I’m sure your dad is already talking to a lawyer.”
“How is he supposed to pay for one?”
An excellent question. “He can’t be the first person this has happened to. The lawyer will take him on with an agreement they’ll get paid when the accounts are released. I’m still having trouble believing this isn’t all a big misunderstanding.”
Especially the part about Peter pulling a gun on police. He just wasn’t the type.
“But we have to help!”
“We don’t know what the problem is. Try not to panic. We’ll know more in a few days.”
Summer drew in a breath. “You’re right. It’s just hard not to freak out.”
“I know. This is difficult.” She hugged her daughter. “Are you going to be able to sleep? I know you’re worried but the season starts soon. You need your sleep so you don’t let down the team.”
Because the team mattered.
“I’ll be okay,” her daughter murmured. “Thanks, Mom. And thank Killion for me. I’m going to text Allison right now.”
Erica nodded and left. When she was in her own room, she shut the door and turned on the TV. What a mess, she thought as she walked to the bathroom. Thank God it wasn’t her problem.
4
Allison showed up at ten to six for her morning shift at the day care co-op. She hadn’t slept much the night before. Between what Summer had told her and the worry haunting her, she’d been unable to relax. Telling herself to rest for the sake of the baby hadn’t helped.
She couldn’t wrap her mind around what had happened. Her husband, the man she loved and trusted and lived with and had children with, was in jail. He was being charged with crimes. Peter!
