"Okay Sharona calm down. I'm going to put him on now"
Monk handed Benji the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi sweetie"
"Oh hey mom," Benji said excitedly, "I'm on a train now"
"That sounds like fun"
"It is fun."
"Is Adrian taking good care of you?"
"Yes-huh," Benji replied, "really good"
Sharona smiled. She knew that he was excited to be on a train. Benji had never been on a train before.
"Where are you guys going," she asked
"Well we're getting off in New York," Benjy explained, "and I'm not sure yet where the next stop is.
"Mr. Monk says we need to follow the trail of clues. This is really cool and really exciting"
"I know it is sweetie," Sharona said smiling, "put Adrian back on. I love you"
"I love you too mom," Benji said before putting Monk back on the phone.
"Hello?"
"You listen to me and you listen carefully," Sharona said, "you take care of him and if it comes down to him or her, you save him do you hear me. He's not even 12 years old yet. Do I make myself clear?"
"Sharona-"
"DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?"
"Perfectly but it's not going to come down to that. You can trust me"
"Oh yeah because ya did so much ta earn my trust. You'll be lucky if I don't whack the crap outta you when you get back"
Monk could understand Sharona being angry. After all what Monk did could loosely be considered kidnapping. Still it was something he had to do. Trudy's well-being depended on it. He lost her once and he sure as hell was not going to loose her again.
"When we get back," Monk said, "I'll take whatever you feel I have coming. Right now I need to focus on Trudy"
"How do you know she wasn't-"
"Something's going on," Monk explained, "I know if it weren't and I know that it is"
"Well just be careful," Sharona said, "I love you… as a friend of course and you have my son with you"