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Little Toy Bikers and a Woman on the Run

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Chapter 356 Test Results

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Decker answered the phone on the second ring. It was Monday a little after 11 in the morning. He was surprised Scarlett had waited that long to call him.

"Dad, I can't get the password you gave me to work on the site so I can't see if the paternity test results are in."

"Give me a couple of minutes to look into it. Did you have a nice weekend?"

"You know I didn't. I told Jax that I was spending the weekend with you and I stayed at a motel Saturday and Sunday. I just got back to my condo a few minutes ago. I don't even know the town's name that I stayed in. I just got in my car and drove as long as my back would let me. I couldn't face the drive to the lake house. When Jax got hurt, that drive was really tough and painful."

"You could have stayed in Charming and used the store as an excuse not to see him."

"The excuse wouldn't have been good enough. I drugged him Friday night. I just don't want to spend time with him until I know he's not my brother. Could you find out about the password?"

"I'll call you back as soon as I find out something."

Decker knew exactly why Scarlett's password didn't work—he hadn't given her the correct password. If the information were bad news, he didn't want her to find out from a computer screen.

He pulled up the website and entered the real password. He stared at the results. They surprised him. He waited twenty minutes before calling Scarlett back.

"I had the same problem with the password. I contacted the company and there's some kind of computer problem. Their IT department is working on it. Should be OK in a couple of hours. Are you doing anything critical today? I thought I could help you pick up the van."

"I don't have any vendor appointments today and I could really use the van."

"OK. I'll be there in about an hour and a half. Maybe we can grab dinner tonight."

"Why don't you just stay the night?"

"OK," he said and ended the phone call.

Decker looked again at the test results. He dreaded telling Scarlett that Clay Morrow was Jax's real father.