"Anytime." He said it off-handedly, but it was true. "Do you want her answer to that question or the real answer? She'll tell you she's fine, and she looks and sounds fine. But she's scared." His arms squeezed a bit harder around her. "Our dad went missing maybe a day or so after you did. Mom's got half the police force out looking. There's been a whole rash of it lately, apparently, ransom notes everywhere."
Duncan pushed her towards the door, just a bit. Nice as holding her was, he'd rather be doing it inside.