Capturing Liberty by D.G. Whiskey

Author:D.G. Whiskey [Whiskey, D.G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-04-18T23:00:00+00:00

“Hello?” Gary’s voice was clear, although the reception on the cell phone was a little tinny. “Derek?”

“Hey, Gare, I wanted to make sure you were okay. Have you settled in at the house?”

Derek dodged a puddle as he paced away from the entrance to the club. It was noisy enough to make it difficult to hear his brother’s words, so he tried to find what quiet he could in the crowded nighttime streets of Los Angeles.

“I’m fine, Derek. Shouldn’t you be enjoying your date?” Gary’s voice was a little exasperated. As the youngest, he already had to put up with three concerned older brothers at the best of times. They had each taken a special interest in looking out for him since he was born, especially since their mother had never been there for him.

Derek winced. He still shied away from calling his meetings with Sara “dates.” It layered in an array of expectations he wasn’t comfortable with. He had been a bachelor living it up for a couple years, and he wasn’t actively looking to change that. He just couldn’t seem to get enough of the bright blonde who showed him a unique side of things.

“We’re doing fine, Gary. You know it’s dangerous here for us. It’s not a bad idea to check in every once in a while so we know everything’s good. We don’t even know who would have reason to take us out—without suspects there’s nothing we can do beyond remaining vigilant.”

Gary was six years younger than he was, and the difference in age, while not as marked as when they were younger, was still telling.

“Ah, relax, D. It’s not like someone will break into your house and get me. I’m not running out to go have any wild parties. I’m respecting your wishes that much. I could do it, you know. I’ve gotten tons of invites since I landed yesterday.”

Derek believed it. Even if he’d wanted to go to them all, Gary would have had to turn down the majority of invitations he received simply because he couldn’t be in multiple places at the same time. In L.A. it seemed like there was always an endless supply of parties, if that’s what you wanted.

“I’m glad you’re taking it at least that seriously. Remember, someone tried to run me off the road the other day, and I still have a splint on my hand for the fractured finger. This wasn’t one of Evan’s nebulous ‘accidents’ where he can’t put a finger on what went wrong. This was an actual act of aggression. It means whoever’s responsible has stepped their game up and isn’t afraid to let us know of their existence.”

“Yeah, yeah, I get it. I’ll just be here, watching Netflix and wasting away. I don’t get why you can go out but I can’t. We took the same lessons growing up, and I took them more recently than you did. If you recall, I beat you a few rounds the last time we sparred.”

And that had been a shock.

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