The moment Franklin landed in Chicago, he didn't waste a second. Before he'd even fully settled into the car, he had Frederick on the phone.
"Fred, where are you?" Franklin asked casually. "I'm in town. Short trip."
There was a brief pause on the other end before Frederick replied, sounding distracted. "Frank, I'm on my way to my parents' place. I need to pick Rose up and get her ready for school. I'll catch up with you later."
Franklin's lips curved slightly. "No need. I'll meet you there. I've got a gift for Rose."
Silence.
Frederick frowned, trying to process that. "You… have a gift for Rose?"
"Yeah," Franklin said easily. "I'm like ten minutes away."
Frederick hung up feeling oddly unsettled, and by the time he pulled into his parents' driveway, chaos had already
