“Okay by me.”
“Joseph, help Linda with the bags, please.”
Tim asked, “Will you be able to get him back?”
Ashley and the president shared a quick glance. “I need some time to see if he left any clues. Too soon to tell.”
Linda came down with TJ, Jane and Joe carrying her luggage just behind. She hugged Ashley. “I"m so glad you"re here. And I"m so glad you"re okay. We have a lot of catching up to do.”
“We should get going,” Ash said. “The more time that passes the harder finding him will be.”
“Bye, Daddy. I"ll talk to you.” She gave Tim a brush of a kiss on his cheek. Then she hugged her brother. “Thanks for everything, Joe.”
Minutes later, the quiet hallway around Ashley"s classroom buzzed. Ashley told everyone to go into Fritz"s room while he analyzed what to do next. TJ again had a
