" But..." I couldn't believe this was happening. We'd come all this way, and it wasn't fair. I glared at the clerk, then glared at Jake. If only Gary ...were here, he'd ... Shit. That wasn't fair to Jake. Like, what would Gary do? What could Gary do?I took a deep breath, then turned back to the clerk. "Sorry, " I said, giving the clerk a sad smile. "This is really hard for me. Look, my father never even reported her missing or anything, even though she's been gone for years. He's not going to pick. MacMillan. She said she would feed the baby before she went and either take her with her or leave her with Joe and Katy.When we met with Mr MacMillan the baby was left at home. When we had settled down in the chairs that he had set out for us, he told us that he was a little disappointed that Sinead was not with us. He had hoped to see how she was developing. Once we got down to business, Isa told him about the new company we were seeking to start and the reasons for it. She made it clear that. Luckily, there wasn't too much sand left, and he stepped back and took a good look at his handiwork.There was a metal ring jutting out from a thicker piece of metal further down. He silently cursed as he realized it would be significantly too large to carry. It looked not unlike a safe, and since the sand was relatively low, it was a good possibility that someone else had been here recently. He figured there may at least be something valuable inside. Given the threat of someone else guarding. She wanted me to show her how much I wanted her to continue to ignore me. She wanted a sacrifice. She asked me how much money I had in my wallet right at that moment. I told her about 26 dollars. She asked me if it would give me pleasure to give it to her right then and there, and if I did, she would consider continuing to play our ignore games. I swallowed hard, but agreed to do it. She was so pleased that she leaned over the table and kissed me on my cheek, causing me to blush several.