Book Two by Jools Sinclair

Author:Jools Sinclair [Jools Sinclair]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, river running, Young Adult, Paranormal romance, Romance, Suspense, ghosts, Soccer
Publisher: Jools Sinclair
Published: 2011-12-07T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 21

Kate’s favor seemed to make Dr. Mortimer happy. But it was still wrong the way she did it. It made me feel like a four-year-old.

“Could you come over to the house for a few days and stay with Abby?” Kate asked.

I was putting my bag into the backseat and hoped that I heard wrong. I slammed the trunk and joined them again.

“I have to go to Portland next week and don’t want her staying alone.”

“Of course,” Dr. Mortimer said. “Just email me the dates. It would be my pleasure.”

“Hey,” I said. “Come on. I’m not a kid. I can stay by myself.”

She looked over at me, her eyebrows high on her head. She seemed to realize what she had done.

“Oh, Abby. I’m sorry. I should have talked with you about it first. I didn’t mean for it to sound like that. I would just feel better if someone were at the house while I was gone. That you weren’t by yourself.”

I rolled my eyes at her as I said goodbye.

“Thanks for coming out to the game, Dr. Mortimer,” I said.

I got in the Jeep and drove home.

I was furious. Kate was out of line. There was no need to embarrass me like that in front of Dr. Mortimer and there was no need to bring in a babysitter for her 19-year-old sister. I tried to calm down as drove, but my anger just kept building. I threw myself, sweat and all, on the sofa and waited for her to get home.

Ten minutes later I heard the key in the door.

“Come on. I said I was sorry,” she said. “I didn’t mean anything by it. I wasn’t thinking. It’s just that I need to go to Portland and I don’t want to leave you here by yourself and I knew you couldn’t come with me because of your job. Come on. I’m sorry. Forgive me.”

“I’m taking a shower,” I said, getting up and walking away.

The water cooled off my anger somewhat. When I returned, Kate was watching TV.

“All right. I forgive you,” I said, sitting down next to her.

She smiled and held out her hand and I shook it.

“Thanks, Abby. I wouldn’t have liked that either. Sorry, again.”

“But I don’t need anybody coming over to the house and watching me. Seriously. That’s just dumb.”

“He’s not watching you. I just didn’t want anyone to notice you were here by yourself. I won’t be able to go if I’m all freaked out about it. Could you just do it for me?”

“All right,” I said after a long pause. “What’s in Portland anyway?”

“The newspaper is sending me there to check on the background of a guy who was arrested last week for identity theft who used to live in Portland. He was using another name and had been serving as one of the county commissioners. Anyway, I figured I might as well look into the missing person files while I’m there.”

“Oh, that would be good,” I said.

“It works out too because there’s a lot of them, so I wouldn’t be able to get them all faxed over here to Bend anyway.

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