lip?”
Tank smiled.
Josslyn glanced between them. “Can we please see the footage?”
The detective nodded and pressed a button on a computer to bring up the footage on the larger screen hanging on a nearby wall. Tank watched the grainy footage. Big guy. Could easily be mistaken as him. He wore leather. No cut. He was with a few others who remained outside. It showed him walking the kid out to a car and putting him in it. The bastard didn’t even take time to strap the little guy in.
“Recognize anything?”
The car looked familiar. White older model Cadillac. The driver was a woman with dark brown hair. He definitely remembered the woman and the way that soft hair felt draped over his thighs.
“Not really.” Tank didn’t dare look at Josslyn . “I’m just not entirely sure why a staff member of the daycare wouldn’t call the mother first, to let her know what the fuck was going on before they let the kid go. Papers or not. Clearly, they’ve been forged.”
The detective leaned forward to look at the papers inside the folder before him. “The daycare worker is Casey Hill. She gave an inconsistent statement to the police about the incident. At first she said she knew the guy was the kid’s father and then she said she’d never seen him before.” The detective leaned back. “Have you ever been in to pick up the kid?”
“No.” Tank met the detective’s eyes. “I didn’t know he existed until today.”
The detective wrote something on his paper. “The guy on the footage could easily be you. Big bulky biker. How many of those will I find if I start digging around?”
“A lot.” Tank leaned back. He knew his size put him in a different category than the others. His six-six stature with pounds and pounds of muscles made him more than just the average Joe. He was easily recognized and often remembered.
“You have a record don’t you? I pulled your file and it says you were in prison for a few years on dope charges.”
Tank stared at him. “Your point?”
“Did you make any enemies that could have recently gotten out? Wanted to hurt you by taking your kid?”
“I have plenty of enemies. Nobody knew about him though.”
“Somebody did.” The detective glanced over at Josslyn . “Did you screw around with one of his friends? The motorcycle club world has a reputation. Maybe one of your brothers felt like sending a message.”
Tank narrowed his eyes and Josslyn gripped his arm. “I think we’re done here.”
“Actually, we’re not. I have questions for you about David Riley.”
Tank glanced over at her. Josslyn’s face blanched as she sat back in the seat, pulling away all contact from Tank.
“What about David Riley?”
“Information provided to me suggests that you and David Riley had a romantic relationship.”
Tank couldn’t hold back his shock. One of the cities biggest drug kingpins fucked Josslyn ? What the hell?
“Where did you get that information?”
“Doesn’t matter. I want to know if it’s true.” The detective wasn’t budging. “If it’s true, then we possibly have a bigger situation on our hands.”
Josslyn glanced over at Tank. “Yes. It’s true. A few years ago we were romantically involved.”
“My information says four years.”
Four years ago they were together. Tank stared at the table, keeping his temper in check.
“I don’t remember exactly.”
“You don’t remember?” He pulled out a photo of her and David Riley with a time stamp on it. “Four years, am I right?”
She nodded.
“So I’m guessing, your ex-boyfriend wasn’t exactly thrilled about your new boyfriend. David Riley is known for not sharing.”
Josslyn didn’t say anything. Tank glanced over at her and she looked like she was about to crumble. The detective lifted the photo up and put it in the folder.
“I think this is the man that has your kid. And I hope to hell I’m wrong, because if he doesn’t get what he wants within a reasonable amount of time, he will