The combination of elation from the night before, and adrenaline beginning to pump as he was finally back on the chase and done with the waiting for s...mething to happen, had him fully awake.As groggy as Whitaker was in the mornings, she was enough of a professional to push through when things got serious. She was up and dressed by the time Taylor had gotten their bags together. They were out the door and on the way to the airport, ten minutes after Crawford’s call.On the short flight into. I was sad and furious.As I promised, I quit my Dads firm. I had plenty of money saved up as I was a damn good attorney, so I didn’t need his job or his money. I also had received a healthy settlement from the trucking company and their insurance. I gave Greg his ring back and told him to take a hike and lose my number. He was not happy, calling me every name he could think of and threatening that this was not over. I was still hobbled and depended on help from other sources other than family to. "Yes, honey," JJ replied, smiling slightly, understanding that her son's protective instincts were kicking in. "I'll make sure that I arrange it so that you can meet him, before you go to Grandma's." Are you sure that he's a good guy, Mom?" Blake asked guardedly.JJ let out a breath and said, "I know I haven't had the best track record, in the last few years, Honey. I'm as sure as I can be. I've seen the man in a very stressful situation. He faced the situation with presence of mind, and even. "We'll get to the bottom of this, sweetheart. Maybe it will turn out to be nothing at all," Shirley said, thinking that my only concern was my mom's health.I gave her a reassuring smile as the small plane lifted off the ground. Her hand joined mine on the armrest between our seats and she smiled back at me.I decided to focus on the good things that had happened to us over the past week. Once we were airborne the plane stopped vibrating and we were able to talk without our fellow passengers.