Her Only Son by Shawna Platt

curious.”
    “When did you arrive?”
    “I just got here yesterday.”
    “Oh, wow, you are new,” she laughed. “Well, everything here is state of the art. We leave nothing to chance when it comes to the care of the babies. You can rest assured the baby you deliver will have the best of everything.”
    Kinsey smiled. “That’s good to know.” She turned to the nurse. “Thank you for your time.”
    The nurse extended her hand and Kinsey shook it. “I wish you the best of luck and thank you for participating in the program. You’re doing a wonderful thing for your country.”
    Kinsey forced a smile. “Thank you. It was nice meeting you.”
     
    She tried to put the babies out of her mind as she made her way toward the security office. She wanted to see exactly what kind of security this place had.
    Unlike the nursery, the security room did not have a large window to look through and see the inner workings; just a door with a sign that read: Security. Authorized Personnel Only. There was a key card reader along the wall, so there was no way she could just barge in and demand to see the security videos from the night before.
    Apparently, she was being watched because as she stood there the door opened and a large man loomed over her.
    “Can I help you?”
    She figured this would be a good time to try and get some information.
    “Yes, my name is Kinsey Garrick and I lodged a complaint this morning about someone coming into my room last night.”
    He nodded in acknowledgement. “Oh, yes, Dr. Westcott was here this morning checking on that. As I told her, the security cameras on your floor show nothing out of the ordinary. There’s no way someone got into your room last night without us seeing them.”
    “Yes, that’s what she told me.” She decided to verify her bug theory. “I was wondering about audio? Can you double check that to make sure you heard nothing as well?”
    “We don’t have any audio, there’s no reason for it. We have all we need through the eyes of our cameras.”
    “What about the cameras inside the rooms? Can you check those?”
    “There are no cameras in the private rooms. We monitor the hallways to make sure the participants remain safe. No need to peek around in their rooms.”
    “Hmmm….okay, I guess I’m simply losing my mind. Thank you for your time.”
    “No problem. Please, rest assured your safety is our main priority. We take security very serious around here.”
    Kinsey smiled. “You guys are here twenty-four hours a day?”
    “Yes, twenty-four hours a day.”
    “Okay, thank you again.”
    Before he closed the door, Kinsey got a quick glance at the back wall of the room. It was full of monitors showing various areas of the living quarters compound, inside and out. She heard no audio of what was taking place on the screens and none of the security personnel she saw were wearing headphones that would indicate listening in on various activities.
    She walked away running things through her head. No audio and no cameras were in the rooms. There was visual only in the main areas of the compound, including the hallways and park areas.
    She realized if it was Hakon that made his way into her room last night, he would probably know how to do it without alerting security. She had a feeling Hakon could do whatever he wanted and no one would know or even suspect him, and there was nothing she could do about it. If she tried, she’d be putting her family at risk, and that was something she wasn’t willing to do. She had to ride this out, take it one step at a time, and do what she had to do to keep her loved ones safe.
     
    She spent the afternoon in the park with the swimming pool. During her morning wanderings, she found, to her delight, a fully stocked library. She found a few books to check out and sat in the park reading. She had to admit it was relaxing, but she didn’t have to remind herself why she was there, or of her sister who was currently breathing through a tube.