Fight like a mother
Her finger hovered over the call back button when Lincoln's phone started ringing from where he'd left it on the desk, maybe he forgot it in his rush to leave.
Daggy glanced at the screen and saw a name she didn't recognize, just "J" with no other identifier.
The phone stopped ringing and immediately started again, like whoever was calling was insistent.
After four more rings, Daggy picked it up without thinking, intending to answer and let them know Lincoln had left his phone behind, but the call went to voicemail before she could swipe to accept.
A text came through a moment later and Daggy's thumb accidentally brushed the notification, opening the message thread.