Brothers in Blue: Max by St. James Jeanne

Author:St. James,Jeanne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Loose Id LLC
Published: 2016-09-25T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Amanda awoke and stretched. It was Thursday, one of the days Greg didn’t go to day care. She thought of the pancake mix she had purchased the other day along with the fresh strawberries. It was going to be her first attempt at making pancakes. The microwavable ones didn’t count.

She dragged a brush through her long hair, tugging at knots with her fingers. After five minutes, she relented and tossed the brush back onto the dresser. She’d get her hair back in order once she washed it later. She straightened out her pink-striped pajama bottoms and made sure her little white tank top covered all the important stuff before heading down the hallway to Greg’s room.

His door was ajar. A sick feeling in the pit of her stomach hit her. She pushed it open wider. “Greg?”

She groaned as she ran down the stairs. Chaos ran up to meet her halfway. At least the dog was here. That was a good sign.

“Where’s he at, Chaos?” The dog barked in response. Amanda let out a curse. What did she expect, the dog to act like Lassie and lead her to Greg?

Hell yes, she did.

“C’mon, Chaos. Where’s he at?”

The dog barked and rushed down the steps beside her. At the bottom he circled twice, let out a shrill bark, and scampered to the front door.

She jammed the heel of her hand into her forehead. He was gone. Again.

“He went out the front door?” she asked the dog. Chaos barked once more and spun.

Shit! She was having a freaking conversation with a dog!

Amanda ran into the family room, snatched up the phone, and dialed 911.

“9-1-1. What’s your emergency?”

“My brother! He’s missing!”

“Okay, ma’am. Calm down. Your brother is missing?”

Didn’t she just say that? “Yes!”

“How long has he been missing for?”

“I don’t know. An hour?”

A silent pause. “How old is he?”

“Twenty-two.”

Another slight pause. “Ma’am, he is an adult. Call us back after—”

“But he’s…he’s…not right!” Amanda slammed the phone down. “Damn it!”

She bit her lip, drawing blood. She tried to think, but her head was spinning.

This was not supposed to be happening. They were supposed to be eating a nice breakfast of pancakes and syrup.

She grabbed the car keys off the hook.

She’d have to find Greg herself.

“Let’s go, boy!”

* * * *

Red, white, and blue lights flashed behind her, illuminating the inside of the car like a bad disco.

She cursed and slammed the steering wheel. Just what she needed.

As she opened the driver’s side window, Max’s head was suddenly filling the window. It was déjà vu.

“Amanda. What the hell are you doing? You ran through a red light. You’re going to get yourself killed.”

“Well, maybe this is the only way to get police help!”

“What?”

“I called 911, but they wouldn’t help.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Greg. He’s missing.”

“Christ! Again?”

Again? Yes, again. She had failed once again. She’d proved to herself and to Max Bryson that she was irresponsible. Once again.

Clasping both hands tightly on the steering wheel, she bit her lip to keep back the sob that so wanted to escape. “I’m so sorry.

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