At six-four, Caleb was often hailed as a take-charge kind of guy. In no time, he calmed Lou down enough for her to tell them the last time she’d talked to Diana. When Tim heard Diana had left her office eight hours ago, he, too, grew concerned. It wasn’t like Diana not to check in. She was always reliable, dependable and responsible. Something had to have happened. “Maybe we should call the police,” Tim suggested. Lou unfolded her wrinkled tissue and dabbed her eyes dry. “I’ve already done that. They left here an hour ago, but they said there was nothing they could do until she’d been missing for twenty-four hours.” “Maybe she’s out with some of her girlfriends from the job,” Caleb suggested. “She doesn’t have girlfriends,” Lou said. “None?” “None,” Lou and Tim answered in unison. Caleb fell silent as he digested that information. His new career in international sales and marketing kept him out of town so he didn’t know Diana as well as his partner.
