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The past week and a half had been going great. I was really enjoying being home and helping at the shelter. I knew that she would be taking her bar exam the end of next month. I had been quizzing her and helping her study for it. We also decorated her office space the way she wanted it. We found a desk that was painted with a turquoise blue and a soft chair to match. We ordered her a matching rug and a vintage lamp. She had bookshelves and some pictures on her desk. Someone had snapped on of us together at the clubhouse and she framed it and had it on her desk by the lamp.
We have been adding things around the house to make it more ours. She seemed to be settling in well. I planned to ask her to marry me after she passes her bar exam. I had her ring bought and put away then I ordered her cut that said ‘Property of Doc’ on the back. That would be part of the wedding ceremony. I talked to the guys about it, and they were going to help me plan an elaborate proposal for her. The adoption day was being held tomorrow at the Shelter. We had all volunteered to help. I was going to talk to the Chief of Surgery about helping in the ER at least two nights a week starting after we get back from our honeymoon. I was on my way to have lunch with him so we could discuss it. Dawn was helping get ready for the event tomorrow so I left her at the shelter and would pick her up on my way back to the house.
I pulled up to the diner and parked my bike outside. I walked in and found the chief flirting with a waitress.
“Hey Dani, will you bring me the special and a coke please?” I asked her as I sat down. “What would you like?”
“I have the same, thank you darlin`” he said as he looked at me in surprise. “Do you know every woman in town Dr. Harper?”
“Don’t be an ass. We eat here all the time. It’s polite to learn the servers name when they wait on you several times a week.” I told him as she came back with our drinks.
“Food will be out soon.” Dani told us before going to take someone else’s order. I looked back at the Chief and was surprised to see him still staring at her. I think he was smitten.
“In case you were wondering, I’m pretty sure she is single.” I mentioned. “You should ask her out.”
“I’ll think about it. So, I hired the new guy for the head of Trauma. He said he would love to have you come in a couple nights a week so that he could be off and know that things would be handled.” Dani came back to the table with our food, and she slipped the chief her number. “Looks like I can call her and ask her out.”
We caught up over lunch and he congratulated me on finding my girl and my upcoming nuptials. I decided I was ready to go pick up my girl and head home.
I pulled up to the shelter twenty minutes later and Fang spotted me coming in the door.
“Hey Doc, your girl’s not here. I thought she was with you.” He said with a frown. I felt panic close up my throat and knot my stomach.
“She was supposed to wait for me to pick her up. I dropped her off over an hour ago.” I started looking around to see if maybe he just missed her. “Fuck let’s see the security tapes. I know she would not have left on her own.”
We both ran to Cara’s office and Fang turned on the computer and pulled up the security footage. We saw a well-dressed older man come in and pretend he was interested in adopting a dog. She took him to one of the playrooms and was about to go get the dog when he injected her with something, and she slumped in his arms. He tossed her over his shoulder and walked out with her. We got the make and model of the car as well as the license plate and called it in. Fang called Austin and I grabbed my van with all my medical supplies and went to find her. I had a tracker in her phone and in her watch. It was on when they left. I was going to rip that man apart for daring to touch my woman.