Cole and His Dog by Edward Kendrick

Author:Edward Kendrick [Kendrick, Edward]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
Published: 2017-04-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“Where did you come from?” Mike asked when he turned and saw Cole standing there.

“Home?”

“That’s not what I meant.”

Cole smiled. “I know. I came in the back door.”

“It should have been locked.”

“That’s probably my fault,” Gino said, apparently having overheard them. “I was out back having a smoke. The latch must not have caught when I came back in.”

Cole resisted a sigh of relief, having forgotten about the fact the back door was supposed to be kept locked at all times, when he told Mike how he’d gotten into the restaurant. He and Ky had teleported there, landing in the storage room. Once he knew Cole could do it in one hop, Ky had left.

“Next time, be sure,” Mike grumbled, giving Gino a disgusted look. When Gino walked away, Mike said, “That guy showed up again. He was outside when I got here. I made it a point to tell him that you hadn’t changed your mind and come back. I think he got the message because the last time I checked, he was gone.”

“Thanks. He’s persistent, if nothing else. If my real father did send him…” Cole shook his head. He knew that was the case—or at least that the guy had to be one of Marsham’s people, even if Marsham wasn’t his father.

“If he tries again, I’ll call the cops. That should make him think twice.”

As if. He’ll be gone before they get out of their car. Still, I suppose it can’t hurt. Cole didn’t say it aloud. Instead, he thanked Mike, telling him that he hoped it didn’t come down to that, before getting to work. For the first hour, he tensed every time the door opened. Finally, when nothing happened, he began to relax.

Still, by the end of the day, he was glad to get out of there.

“Where’s your bike?” Mike asked as Cole got ready to leave.

“I got a ride in, from a friend,” Cole quickly alibied. “He works on the block behind us, and offered, so I took him up on it.”

“Great.” Mike smiled. “Now I don’t have to worry about you getting home safe.”

“Nope. I’m good.” Cole headed out, via the back door, and after checking to make certain no one was in the alley at the moment, he teleported to Ky’s house.

* * * *

“That’s twice now,” Ky said when Cole told him about Marsham’s man showing up at the restaurant that morning. “I don’t like it.”

“I’m not wild about it, either,” Cole replied. “Before you say I have to quit, I’m not going to. I like the job, I like the people. As long as I teleport in and out, the way I did today, I’ll be fine. You said it yourself. There’s no way they’d grab me while I’m inside. They know dropping in, snatching me, and vanishing would reveal there are paranormals around. They wouldn’t want that any more than we do.”

Ky sighed, nodding to acknowledge Cole was right on all counts. “I think I’m going to be

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