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into a decision. One false move and the woman could bolt, disappear without a trace with her son. Maybe Carl would find them again. Zoe couldn’t let that happen.
    “Thanks, I appreciate it,” Leticia said softly.
    “It’s the least I can do,” Zoe insisted. “I’ll have my cell with me if you need anything, okay?”
    “Nah, I don’t wanna bug you, you’ve already done so much to help us. I’ll see you tomorrow though?”
    Zoe didn’t miss the uncertainty in the question. Leticia may not have had many people she could count on in her life, but Zoe and the others at the shelter were solid. They wouldn’t let anything happen to her on their watch. “Bright and early.”
    As she tucked her phone back into her bag she felt lighter, as if an invisible weight had been lifted from her shoulders. The streetcar had just come into view at the far end of the road when her cell buzzed again. This time when she pulled it out she smiled at the sight of Tuck’s name on the display.
    We just finished up. Heading into NOLA now. We still on for tonight?
    She snorted. Was he kidding? Uh, duh. YES! she typed back.
    Got Bauer, Evers and Schroder with me. Be at your place around nine.
    She didn’t know who Schroder was but guessed he must be one of their teammates. Bauer and Evers, though, she knew. And she’d like to get to know one of them a whole lot better.
    A buzz of excitement hummed in the pit of her stomach as she texted again. Sounds good. I’ll be ready.
    Ready as in looking fabulous and set to make a move on a certain sexy former SEAL with questionable social skills, she thought with a satisfied smile. His rough edges didn’t bother her. He’d been through a lot. They were different, but they also had a lot in common. They’d both been divorced, for one, though hers looked freaking amicable compared to his. And she knew damn well he wanted her, no matter how aloof he seemed.
    In a way he was like Leticia, jaded and street smart and didn’t trust easily. Zoe was determined to win him over, show him not all women were manipulative and calculating psychos like his mentally unstable ex.
    Putting the phone away as the streetcar ground to a halt in front of her and opened its door, Zoe climbed the steps, imagining the look on Bauer’s face when she showed him just how interested she was and took them firmly out of the friend zone this weekend.
     
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    Carlos parked in the back alley and climbed out of the car with a foreign ball of unease grinding in the pit of his stomach. All the blinds on the front of the house were drawn. His sixth sense kicked in. It had kept him alive in many dangerous situations before so he never ignored it. And right now it was telling him that she was already gone.
    He entered the gate at the side of the wooden privacy fence encircling the property. The neighborhood was good and even though he’d offered to buy Leticia a house multiple times, she’d always turned him down, preferring to live in this modest place and pay her own rent. Her independence was one of the things he loved most about her. Now it threatened to take her from him for good.
    Opening the side door with his key, the stillness hit him. He closed the door behind him, the sound seeming to echo in the absolute silence that surrounded him. His hand shook as he shoved the key back into his front pocket. Jaw clenched, he flipped on the kitchen light. The dirty dishes in the sink were a dead giveaway. As was the milk carton still on the granite-topped counter.
    She’d gone. He’d bet right after he’d taken off yesterday.
    A deep, burning rage lit up in his chest. The heat of it seared him as he stalked through the kitchen to the family room. He paused, his gaze stuck on the fireplace. All the framed photos of them were gone. His hand balled into a fist at the thought of her wiping the images of them away.
    His boots thudded over the hardwood as he strode down the hall to the master bedroom. The bed was perfectly made,