In the diner, Harry rested his head against the booth window. He didn't want to admit it but Bob was right: He probably should have gotten a few hours' sleep before heading out. The talisman may have been small but the energy required had been substantial and he was looking forward to a few days of doing nothing to recuperate.

"Harry?" He looked up to see Jen standing by the table with her sister behind her. He hadn't seen them come in and he told himself firmly that he had NOT fallen asleep. He cleared his throat and stood.

"Jen, glad you could make it" She was rather tall for a woman, the top of her head being about level with his nose. She had light brown hair she kept pulled back in a short tail, dark blue eyes and a slightly bent nose from an old break. Her short sleeved EMT shirt was, well, 'filled to capacity' as it were and the aforementioned trousers only highlighted her athletic figure. They shook hands with a smile and Harry turned to her sister.

"Madelyn" He greeted her calmly but he was once again struck by the lack of similarity between the two. Madelyn was short, blonde, with sparkling blue eyes and had the type of face that belonged on a kitten calendar. She seemed distracted as she returned his greeting and kept looking at her feet, or at least trying to. She was heavily pregnant and Harry immediately helped her into the seat.

He also couldn't help noticing Jen running her hand over the tattoo on her left forearm. It was a stylised flower with 7 petals, 6 with split tips and one whole, and 3 runes in the circle that formed the centre. When they'd first met he'd asked her about it and she's evaded the question, laughing it off as 'teenage rebellion'. He'd needed the money so he hadn't pushed. It hadn't rung any alarm bells and he had honestly meant to check up on it but he had got so caught up with the talisman that he just hadn't had the time. But he did know that Jen scratching at it like that was a nervous habit.

"Is everything alright?" He asked.

"What? Oh, sorry. Just in a rush. I'm on shift tonight and Maddie has an appointment in an hour so…" Harry took the explanation at face value and sat back down.

"So, you'll be wanting this then" and he pulled a little bag out with a flourish. Jen sucked in a breath and he had the feeling she wanted to leap the table to hug him. She settled for a grin that Harry couldn't help but return as he passed it into her out stretched hand. The instant it touched her fingers she sucked in a breath and flinched. The pouch fell onto the table and she shook her hand.

"Bloody hell, you don't do anything by halves do you?" she picked it up more carefully and tipped it out onto her right hand. He'd attached it to a chain as well and she smiled again. She immediately helped Maddie put it on but Harry was staring at Jen. It was far from the reaction he had expected.

"This will keep him away?" her sister asked quietly and Harry's attention was immediately sucked back to the pregnant woman before him.

"Keep who away?" he asked as all of Bob's scepticism came back to proverbially haunt him.

"It doesn't matter" Jen interjected and pulled a thick envelope from her back pocket. She slid it across the table and helped Maddie to rise. "Job done Harry. Leave it alone, please" The last was said with real emotion and he paused for a second. The money was in front of him. He could cut and run guilt free. But they were obviously in more serious trouble than he originally thought and he didn't even considered it for more than a second. They needed his help. He opened his mouth.

"Harry, there you are" Lieutenant Murphy arrived at exactly the right time for Jen to manoeuvre her sister towards the exit.

"Thank you for your help Mr Dresden. Goodbye" She said quickly and they were gone. Murphy took the side of the table they had just vacated.

"Clients?" she asked and he looked from her to the closing door for a moment wondering if he should follow them. Then he realised that would mean running out on Murphy and decided against it. He turned back to the Lieutenant and forced a smile. Maybe he could get whatever this impromptu meeting was about over with quickly. Then he could get to the hospital and try to speak to Jen before her shift started.

"What can I do for you, Murphy?" She sighed before speaking.

"You know there's been a spree of break ins at occult stores and venders lately?" He slipped his payment into his pocket as she spoke.

"Sure, read about it in the paper. You need me to take a look at what was stolen? Find a link?"

"No" Harry furrowed his brow

"Talk to the owners for you?"

"No, thank you"

"Then what?" Murphy took a deep breath.

"Harry, they've hit your store. You've been robbed"

"Huh?"