All Jacked Up by Penny McCall

Author:Penny McCall [McCall, Penny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780425214831
Publisher: Berkley Pub Group
Published: 2009-04-11T22:27:29+00:00

chapter 14

“WHAT KIND OF COPS ARE THEY?” JACK ASKED HARLEY on the way to the bathroom, thumb and forefinger pinching the bridge of his streaming nose.“The usual kind,” she said.

“Uniforms or plainclothes?”

“Local boys in blue.” Harley began to sort through the heap on the bed, making two smaller piles. “You have to get out of here.”

“What makes you think they’re looking for us?”

“Because they said so. Tiny is downstairs holding them off.”

“Maybe we should let them catch us,” Aubrey said because it made perfect sense to her. Okay, she wanted to get a rise out of Jack, but it was her life, too, and she deserved a vote.

Jack popped out of the bathroom. Even with a tissue shoved up his left nostril he managed to get his opinion across.

“Fine, maybe we should let them catch me.”

Jack’s expression didn’t change.

“Don’t you want to know how they found us?”

“We know how they found us.”

“I was expecting hit men.”

“There are all kinds of hit men.”

“Do they usually travel in large groups?” Harley asked. “Because there are a lot of cops down there.”

“It only takes one,” Jack said, ducking back into the bathroom.

“But nothing’s going to happen while they’re all together, right?” Aubrey said. “If I go with the cops, I can ask them how they knew we were here.” More important, if she went with the cops, they’d take her back to Washington. “And then I can tell you how they’re tracking us.”

“My bet is you won’t last twenty-four hours,” Jack said, raising his voice to carry over the sound of running water, “but even if you do, they’ll hand you over to the Feds, you’ll go into protective custody, and you won’t be calling anyone.”

“I’m not going into protective custody.”

“The Feds don’t give people choices—”

“I’ve noticed.”

Jack came back into the bedroom, minus the tissue but still sporting a cranky expression. “If you make it back to Washington, you’ll be surrounded by agents.”

“They can’t all be as bad as you, Jack.”

“No, some of them are worse. And one them is the mole.”

Aubrey’s stomach didn’t like that idea. Neither did the rest of her, judging by the cold sweat, the pounding heart, and the fact that her brain was sending her feet frantic messages to run without giving any coherent direction. Thankfully Harley was there to supply a game plan.

“Put this stuff on.” She threw some clothing at Jack, and turned to Aubrey. “Strip,” she ordered.

Jack dropped the stuff he’d caught, his head whipping back up to stare at the two women. Aubrey was too busy doing a double take of her own, panic replaced by shock and outrage. “I will not.”

“Yeah, you will,” Harley said with a look in her eye that added, “just try me.”

Great, exactly what Jack would want, Aubrey thought, a cat-fight that was guaranteed to end in nudity, seeing as how that was the goal going in. And since Harley was sure to win, she might as well save herself the humiliation—and the maiming. She headed for the bathroom.

Harley stepped in front of her.

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