Intercepted by Love: Part Five: A Football Romance (The Quarterback's Heart Book 5) by Rachelle Ayala

odds.”
    “If it’s so easy, why am I doing this?”
    “Because they need to distance the betting on the football game from the payoff. No one can connect the two, and most people won’t suspect you of having any interest in a football game. Also, a pretty woman’s a great distraction for all the other people around the high rollers table.”
    “Pretty sexist, if you ask me.” Andie huffed. “I’d think it would be better for an unnoticeable guy to make the bets.”
    “Not really. Casinos are leery of nerds with pocket protectors. Try and relax.” Owen pulled the Town Car up to a valet stop and handed him the keys.
    They strolled around the mall, hand in hand, as if they were a vacationing couple. Andie located a drug store and asked Owen to wait for her out front. She didn’t want word getting back to anyone about her possible pregnancy, but at the same time, Cade had a right to know. Maybe it would lessen his anger at her for supposedly ditching him and running off with George.
    Fortunately, the drugstore had a bathroom in the back. She paid for the pregnancy test stick and an activated prepaid cell phone and shut herself in one of those single person bathrooms. Cade had to know the truth. She could only imagine what lies Roxanne had told him, but then, even if she’d told the truth, he would still be hurt.
    She followed the instructions on the pregnancy test, then plugged the prepaid phone charger into the wall socket. She closed her eyes and breathed, trying to steady her nerves and chase the jitters away.
    She shouldn’t stare at the test indicator, but she couldn’t help it. Gradually, the plus sign appeared, dark and purple along with the control line. Pregnant.
    Wow. She was going to have a baby with Cade! Andie took a deep breath and bounced on her toes. She hugged herself and exhaled. This should be a dream come true, except all was not right. By now, Cade could have slammed his heart shut against her.
    With fumbling fingers, she powered up the prepaid cell phone. It had a signal. What should she say? How should she say it?
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    C ade ran himself ragged going first to the police station, then back home, then out again to the rehab facility. Despite Roxanne’s razzing on him and Andie, she was still Bret’s mother, so he’d allowed her to take Bret to the apartment she was living in with Declan.
    Sitting in the parking lot of the rehab facility, he checked his cell again. Something strange was going on. Andie had sent him text messages. The first one said she was getting on an airplane. Another one said she was on a layover in Buffalo, but she had not replied to any of the messages he sent, which was pissing him off. Had she really left with this mysterious man or was Roxanne pranking him?
    Meanwhile, the police had no clue where his mother was and in any case, they didn’t believe there had been foul play. The banks his mother had accounts at refused to let him know the status of her account, and he’d stupidly forgotten to copy down the account numbers so he could have called the automated phone system.
    Cade called his lawyer. Maybe Owen could somehow talk to the banks for him. His assistant answered the phone.
    After Cade explained what he wanted, she said, “I’ll relay the message, but Mr. Williams is out of town with a client. He should be back on Monday.”
    Monday? That would be too late. Every minute he missed finding his mother was another minute that allowed Dick to locate her and shake her down. Face it. As soon as she gave the password, she’d be worthless and expendable.
    He got out of his car and paced through the lobby of the rehab facility. There had to be a clue somewhere. The receptionist was understanding, but unconcerned.
    “Can I please check her room? Maybe she left a note,” Cade said.
    “Sure, I’ll have security let you in.” She picked up the phone.
    Cade followed the guard to his mother’s room.
    The guard unlocked her door. “Everything seems to be in order