Searching For Jenna novel Chapter 14

Jenna nodded, and a few minutes later a tall blond man dressed in a gray suit stepped into the room followed by a pretty blond woman wearing a white business suit. "There's my baby!" the woman exclaimed and rushed over to Jenna, kissed her on her good cheek and hugged her.

Nurse Sharon followed the couple in the room, and Ruby was right on her heels with a disapproving look on her face.

The man leaned over and kissed Jenna on the forehead. "We were terrified we wouldn't find you, pumpkin." He turned to the nurses. "The Owensboro police caught the monster that did this to her, and he confessed." He turned to Jenna. "Thank God somebody found you lying on the ground by the interstate where the son-of-a..."

"Harold!" the woman cut him off.

"Sorry, Sweetie," he said and put his hand on the woman's shoulder. "I can't believe he just dumped you alongside the road."

Dana smiled and held out her hand. "Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Dadey. I'm Special Agent Dana Tamaski. My team was assigned to protect your daughter and find you guys. I'm so glad we were able to reunite you."

The man shook Dana's hand firmly. "Thank you for finding our baby girl." He turned to the nurse. "We need to get her release papers. We're going to take her to her doctor at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He can finish patching her up."

"Of course," Sharon said and left the room.

Ruby lingered a little longer looking at the family suspiciously before leaving too.

After Ruby had left, the man turned to Dana. "Special Agent Randy Miller," he said quietly, pointing to himself and then the woman. "Special Agent Andrea Darson."

"Nice to meet you both. I think Jenna is going to want me to be close by," Dana said.

Jenna nodded.

"We'll caravan out of here," Randy said, and then Sharon came back in the room.

"I think this is the fastest release I've ever done," she said.

"Great," Andrea said bouncing a little bit with her bubbly personality. "Hear that, Sweetie?" she asked taking Jenna by the hand. "We're going to go see Doctor Tucker. Dad and I've already asked him if we can bring you home tonight. He said that shouldn't be a problem. And we've hired a nurse who is going to stay with you during the day until they take those nasty wires out."

Jenna raised her arms above her head like she was cheering. Randy helped Jenna out of bed and put his arm around her. "Let's get out of here."

Andrea turned to the nurse. "When did she eat last?"

Sharon looked at the chart. "About an hour ago, but you could probably pick her up a milkshake if she wanted one."

"Great," Andrea said and followed Randy and Jenna out the door. "Thank you for taking care of my baby."

Dana followed them out. Ruby was standing by the elevator. "I'm glad you all have been reunited," she said.

When Dana got to her car, she saw Ruby standing out front watching them. Dana pulled her car out of her spot and led Randy, who was driving the other car out of the parking lot through a back exit away from the front door, making it hard for Ruby to read their license plates.

Andrea called Dana's phone a few minutes later. "Was that woman suspicious or what? I thought she was going to try to stop us from leaving."

"Me too," Dana said. "She's the one that's been acting suspiciously. I think she recognized Jenna and called the Evansville police."

"Maybe we shouldn't take the Interstate then," Andrea said. "If they pull us over it might blow our cover."

"It should be okay. We're going in the opposite direction than they think we are," Dana said.

"True," Andrea agreed. "Should we stop and get our girl something to drink?" Andrea looked over her shoulder at Jenna who was sitting in the back seat.

Jenna shook her head and pointed to the road.

"I guess she doesn't want anything but to get as far away from here as possible," Andrea said.

"That's probably for the best," Dana agreed. "Let's get her to headquarters and go from there."

William Defoe wanted to punch Michael Matthews in the mouth. But, in his role as Matthews' friend, Darren Parker, he couldn't do that. Matthews was furious that Darren had helped Darlene pack her stuff. "What the hell kind of friend helps a man's wife leave him?"