I raised a hand between us. She stopped but tried to grab my hand. That obviously wasn’t going to happen.
“No, Bunny. You know better. Keep this up, and you will be looking for a new job.”
Bunny scowled at me, but thankfully dropped the act. “All this because some hoe that doesn’t belong in our world impressed you by locking you out of your own company? She came to pay off her brother’s debt. She is just with you for your money. When are you going to see that?”
I pointed sternly at the locker room door, where the dancers got ready. She stomped her way there, growling like a put-out cat.
I sighed and rubbed my head.
Wayne, one of my security guards, jogged over a few moments later, looking stressed. “Sir, we have a situation up front.”
This day was really not getting off to a good start. “What is it?”
He turned to walk back toward the front entrance, so I followed. “There is a woman there screaming that she needs to get in and see you. She kept saying all sorts of stuff that didn’t make sense. Something about a secretary named Linda, a note about canceling a lunch that was never planned and dealing with a Dill Pill. It wasn’t until she said something about a Fi that BoBo sent me to get you.”
I almost tripped over my feet as I came to a sudden stop. I repeated everything he had said, in my head. Then I took off running. I rushed through the front door and found a frantic pregnant woman standing on the front steps of my club.
“Are you Dillan?” She was practically begging for me to be.
“Yes. Who are you? What happened to Fiona? Is she safe?”
That was it, that was all it took. The woman fell to pieces as she rambled.
“I don’t know. I’m Katia, her best friend.” I nodded that I knew of her, and she continued. “I got a call from Linda about an hour ago. Linda is…”
“Fiona’s secretary, yes.”
Katia sighed like me knowing anything about Fi was a relief. “When she got back from lunch, Chris, another junior partner at the firm, told her that Fi had given him some cryptic message about canceling lunch, locking lovers out of their own company, and then told her that Fi left a note for her before she went on a business lunch. Linda recognized the story about you, so she rushed to the desk and found the note. It basically told her to call me and cancel lunch. We didn’t have one scheduled, so I was confused. Until she told me the note said I would have to deal with Dill Pill on my own. I figured that meant you.”
I worked to keep my breathing steady. I needed to stay calm, not freak out. “Did Fiona say where she was going?”
“No, but Linda said that it looked like she was about to, but there was a strange line instead. She doesn’t know what it means.” Katia hiccupped. “I tried calling her, but it went straight to voicemail every time. Where is Fi? What’s going on?”
“If I had to guess, Fiona’s worst fear. Someone has found her and taken her.” I patted her shoulder, trying to be comforting, but I had never met the woman. I didn’t know what she would find comforting. Plus, I was still new to the emotional game. A freaked out pregnant woman was way beyond my capabilities.
“Go home, wait there. Don’t put any extra stress on your body. Fiona would be very upset if anything happened to you or your babies. I will find her and bring her home.” And lock her up. “I promise.”
Katia nodded before falling against me for a hug. I warily patted her back and then she took off.
