So she wasn’t surprised when Baylee announced, “We need to talk.” True, she’d been gone longer than expected, but she didn’t think that was the reason Baylee looked so anxious. Slipping her purse under the counter, she tried to gauge that look on Baylee’s face. When was the woman going to get over these mood swings? Over the past several months, Kit and Quinn had discussed Baylee at length, repeatedly trying to get her to open up about the past year, even suggesting at one point she seek advice from a professional. Maybe, get her to go back in and see Dr. Strasburg. As Kit braced herself for whatever Baylee had on her mind, she stuck her hand in her skirt pocket and felt the gold cowboy she’d found earlier. She pulled out the trinket. “I can see you’re upset about something, but before we get into that, can you tell me where you found this?” She held out the miniature cowboy nestled in the palm of her hand. Baylee picked up the cowboy and inspected it briefly before telling her, “I’ve never seen it before.”
