Logan nearly fainted when he heard McKenzie's announcement.
"Where, baby, where did you see your mommy?"
"In that ally. Up ahead."
Logan sped to where McKenzie had been and checked it out, but of course there was no one there. If Max had been there, she would have left the second McKenzie saw her.
"Daddy, she's gone. Where did my mommy go, daddy?" Logan just realized that he had left McKenzie behind, and that she was now beside him.
"Are you sure you saw her. Are you sure it was her?"
"Yes, Daddy. Where did she go?"
"I don't know. Are you absolutely sure it was her?"
"YES! Why don't you believe me? I saw my mommy!"
"Alright, I believe you. But we have to go home now."
"What about lunch?"
"I think this might be more exciting. Your mommy might be here, and she might come see us. What if we are not home?"
"Right! Let's go home! Maybe my mommy will be there. Hey, where's my picture? I dropped it when I saw my mommy. Now it's gone!"
They looked everywhere for the picture, but couldn't find it. McKenzie was so upset that she didn't want to go home. Logan ended up carrying her. It had been a long morning for her, and she was asleep by the time they get to the penthouse. He put her to bed and went to plug in his laptop to recharge. As Logan went to the kitchen to get something to eat, a lot was going through his head.
'What are you doing, Max?' He was surprised that McKenzie had seen her, if it had been her. The Max he knew never would have been caught, especially not by a five year old. But then, McKenzie was not just any five year old, she was Max's daughter. He was really upset that they had lost the picture. He figured Max probably took it somehow, but why, he didn't know. It was just another part of the mystery. Like why Max had left Seattle in the first place. She had lots of friends that would have helped her.
"Why, Max. Why?"
"You wanna know why, Logan? I'll tell you why."

To Be Continued...