Divorced! Now what?
Chapter 169

Bob POV

When I woke up, the bed was empty, which worried me for a brief moment. I needed the bathroom, so I headed there first, then out to hunt for my wife. The television was on the sports channel, belting out information on today's game; I doubt any of us would sit down for the day watching it. There is too much to do; we have workers coming in, and Pam insists she can handle them by herself, and she can.

I need to visit Nate and hunt down Hank today.

My wife was in the kitchen, cooking food fit for a king. It smelt so good. It was an easy breakfast, just bacon and eggs, and I think she was squeezing fresh juice into the blender, a mixture of fruits I was looking forward to tasting. The smell of the kitchen had my mouth watering and my stomach growling. I moved up behind Pam, wrapped my arms around her waist, and kissed her neck.

'Morning.' Pam wiggled her hips at me, and I chuckled as she rubbed my groin with her wiggle. I wish we had time for me to take up that wiggle suggestion.

'Morning, that smells fantastic! I said into her neck, kissing and nuzzling her neck. She twitched and wriggled, trying to move my head away.

'That tickles' She giggled at me; this was the way to start a day.

I moved away and set the table. The food was almost ready, and I needed to make some phone calls.

'Hank, how are you this morning?' I asked, genuinely interested.

I am already at the hospital checking up on Nate. He did well overnight, and I am very pleased with his progress in such a short time.

'I heard from the hospital that the shooter has survived the night but is still in critical condition. He grunted.

'That is a two-edged sword. I am not sure if I am glad he is still alive, so we can see justice done, or want him dead because he is so evil.' Hank said sadly, and I understood that sentiment. I have the same thoughts myself, and I am sure most of the rest of us too. 'Hank, can you swing by here? I have some things I would like to discuss with you!

'Sure, give me an hour. Got to go, catch you soon. I felt bad that I had bad news for him. But I would rather it was me to tell him than get the surprise when the police arrive to take her away to interrogate her and Margaret. 'Hank will be here in an hour or so. I informed Pam as she sat at the table.

'Good, the sooner he is aware, the better; it is going to be hard for him. I still do not believe she was aware. Have you looked into his marriage? Is he wed to Kitty? And are all the children his?' I was waiting to hear about that side, not the DNA, but the wedding. Jacko was going to call me when he looked into the marriage and see if it was registered. I find it hard to believe that Kitty would betray Hank that way, but so far, all these women have been with a lot of men, so who knows? It depends on why Kitty was involved and how deep. This book has many missing chapters and scenes if you're not reading it on FindNovel.net .That is the question. We have to wait and find out how deep she is in and if she is willingly involved.

My phone rang just as we were finishing breakfast.

'Yes.' I answered, not looking at the phone to see who was calling.

'Jacko, I will forward to you the results of my search for marriage. I also got the DNA results. Luckily, hospitals take blood samples of all newborn babies, and we had Hanks already. When will you be seeing Hank?' 'Soon, he is on his way!

'Good, check the results before you talk to him.' Jacko warned him, and my hackles rose, knowing I was not going to like what I saw.

'I will inform you when I have informed Hank of these results and can show him your report.

'Please do. Jacko hung up, and I looked over at Pam. She moved to sit beside me, and I opened the first report.

'That is about what I would have expected. What about the DNA?' Pam said so calmly, as if reading the reports did not affect her. Many read her wrong because she had been uncovering for so long that she is good at hiding her feelings and putting out an indifferent attitude, but if you watch and listen carefully, you can see and hear she is affected as much as I am. We read the reports and are now waiting for Hank to arrive.

Together, we cleaned up the kitchen, and just as we finished, a group of men arrived. They were from Scott to replace our door locks with keypads and set up a better security system. Some people will come today to lay new carpet and tile the kitchen area and bathrooms. The lounge room was bare of furniture until after the carpet was laid, so we would sit outside to talk to Hank.

He arrived only a short time after the men started working on the security system. We showed him around and explained some of the changes Pam had planned. Eventually, it was time to talk. I had put it off long enough. Pam headed inside to get some drinks, and I led him to a gazebo outside the back.

'This is not going to be easy, Hank; I am not sure how much you already know.' I started, and Hank frowned, unsure of what was going on.

'Give it to me straight!' He said, encouraging me to continue.

'Kitty is involved with the syndicate. He nodded.

'Her sewing room had been used to make high-end clothing for girls, and she had been supplying the girls for the use of the syndicates' high-profile visitors. Some of the things they did to those girls made my heart break. Before I go any further, my question to you is, did you know?' I had to ask, and this was challenging for me.

'I suspected it when I had to treat so many girls that were all battered and bruised and had been brutally used in bed. I have a journal I started to make about six months ago when I noticed a consistency in the bruises and ages of the women. They were too young to be in a violent relationship, and I tried to get them to talk to me, but they were too scared of Kitty. Though I had no idea to the extent Kitty was involved. He sounded tired.

'We are here to support you in this, but there is more. He nodded again, his eyes closed, and he was close to tears as he listened to what I had to say. I showed him the reports and hugged him as he cried when he saw them.

'I had not gone into that depth of investigation. It is so sad to see this, but I thank you, as it answers a number of the questions that have plagued me over the years. I will supply you with my journals of the girls over the past six months and give you my support to do what is necessary. I am grateful for the heads-up and that you are now just down the street, for when I need you and I think I am going to need you a lot. He said that Pam moved over and hugged him, promising to be there too, and no matter what time, day or night, if he needed to talk or just company to let us know, we were there for him. This had hit him hard, and I knew if he were innocent, it would. His reaction told me he did not know the extent of Kitty's betrayal.

Hank left not long after we talked and promised to bring the journals over shortly. Kitty was out for the day with Margaret, so he could look around the house in places he never usually goes and see if he could find anything to aid us. I wanted to go with him, but he needed to do this alone and gather his wits about him. He had to prepare himself for the pending arrest and the fallout from his children over this.