Brute Justice (Justice Series) by Kim Jewell Page B

do some background research on the name now. I can’t find anything on him prior to about three years ago. The practice is new, and I can’t find any past residences for the new name. Or medical school records.”
    How is that possible?
    Sam shot him a knowing glance. Neither one of them wanted to rile the women at this point. There had already been enough drama for one day.
    “So what next?” Lexi pressed.
    “I think our next step is to drive over there on Monday – when we know his office is open – and let me get a look through his office walls and see if I can ID him. I’ll recognize him – if it’s Blevins.”
    “If it is, can you figure out which car is his?” Clint asked
    “Sure. I can go through the paperwork in the cars.”
    “We’ll take Lexi with us. If we can figure out his car, we’ll send her in to plant a tracker – like before.”
    “I’m in!” Lexi was always enthusiastic about a mission.
    “We may as well bring Leesh too,” Sam said. “We’re all four in this together.”
    “Should we bring Jade?” Lexi asked.
    Both boys looked at each other, not convinced it was a good idea. She might just slow us down. “I’m not sure it’s the best idea at this point Lexi…”
    “And why not?”
    “I’ll take this one, Clint,” Sam nodded at him. “Because, Lexi, she doesn’t know everything there is to know, and she can’t help, and she’ll just end up getting in the way. Come on, be reasonable about this. It’ll take us forever to bring her up to speed on everything we’ve done, all the work we’ve done so far.”
    “So let’s bring her up here, and let’s tell her!” Lexi wasn’t taking no for an answer.
    “Right now? You want to fill her in right now?”
    “Yes, Sam. Right now.”
    “Lexi, we’ve got work to do.”
    “Sam!”
    “Fine. I don’t have the time or patience to argue with you. Go get the girls and come back up here. We’ll start the download.”
    Triumphant, Lexi turned around to get Leesha and Jade from downstairs.
    I hope Jade’s stomach is strong enough to handle this, man. She seems kind of pampered to me.
    “I know,” Sam muttered back, shaking his head in defeat. “Me too.”
     
     
    The girls settled into Lexi’s bedroom. Sam and Clint brought chairs and one of the laptops, plus the map they had been marking for the past couple of months.
    Jade didn’t let them think long about what they were going to say – she just launched them into the conversation. “So, when you two left, you were out looking for the doctor who did this to us, weren’t you?”
    Okay, she’s sharp. Smarter than I gave her credit for. No freaking out – she’s not scared. That’s gotta be a good sign, right?
    Sam nodded his agreement.
    Clint took a deep breath to answer. “Yes. That’s what we were doing. We’d been following him by GPS for a while now, until today when we realized he found and destroyed the trackers.”
    “Why haven’t you just approached him directly?”
    Sam shrugged. “I guess we’re just taking a cue from him – he hasn’t come to us. We know he’s been following Leesha for years, been tracking all our cars. We even know he’s followed us to our meeting sites, to eavesdrop, so he’s seen us first hand. His actions seem kind of hostile, to be honest.”
    “How do you know all of this?”
    I got this… “Some of it we figured out ourselves, and Charlie helped fill in some of the holes. I found the tracking devices, and was the one who insisted on keeping close tabs on him in return,” Clint paused, trying to figure out how best to explain his motivation. “Look, I’m probably the one who is the most pissed off at this guy, since my flashes are happening right now.”
    “Not that we don’t all want answers,” Lexi added.
    “I’ve had questions the longest,” Leesha said. “We’ve all got reasons to want to find him, question him. For Sam and Lexi, it involves family, so it’s personal.”
    “Leesha,” Sam looked up