End Game (Games Thriller Series) by J.E. Taylor

Author:J.E. Taylor [Taylor, J.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JET-Fueled Fiction
Published: 2011-07-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Jessica slid her sunglasses on and slipped her earphones in as she walked out of the lobby and crossed the road to enter Central Park. She switched her music player on and began running slowly through the jogging paths thinking about everything that had happened last night. She didn’t notice the shadow jogging behind her until his hand landed on her shoulder. Jessica reacted quickly and violently, knocking him down with a spin kick that Chris taught her.

“Jess!”

His familiar voice stopped her in her tracks and she spun around, watching as Tom stood, holding his ribs and staring warily at her. He picked up his baseball cap and slid it back on backward, like he always did when they were married. “Hell of a spin kick you got there.”

“What are you doing here?”

He shrugged. “The premiere’s Friday and I didn’t have any where else to go. Besides, I figured he’d bring you here. I just assumed he still had a place in the city somewhere.”

Jessica nodded and began jogging again. Tom caught up to her.

“And I figured you would go jogging.”

Jessica glanced over at him. “You look a little better than the last time I saw you.”

“I haven’t had a drink since then. It’s been tough, though.”

“I’d kill for one right about now.”

“Why, something happen last night?”

Jessica let out a small laugh. “Oh, yeah,” she said and kept jogging.

He reached out and stopped her. “What?”

“Sharon put a contract out all right,” she said and yanked her arm away from him. Anger welled up in her for the first time since the assassin walked into the studio. “Chris let one live.” She started running again. “The rest, well, they didn’t get the chance to hurt anyone. My kids saw what Chris did. And my four-year-old kept watch while Chris went to get Emily and Eric.”

“I’m sorry.” He kept pace with her.

Jessica looked over at him. “My four-year-old,” she said and sped up.

“Which one?” Tom asked.

“CJ,” she answered. “Chris’s son. I told you, he has more power inside him than Chris, Eric, and me combined.” Jessica let out a little laugh. “And he is on pace to be a genius just like his father.”

Tom’s eyebrows scrunched together and he cocked his head to the side looking more like an inquisitive puppy than a forty-year-old man.

She glanced over and caught his look. “Ty was a member of Mensa.”

“And Tommy?”

She looked over at him again. “He is sweet.” She smiled, refraining from saying ‘like his father’.

“Are you sure he doesn’t have any abilities?”

Jessica shook her head. “He hasn’t shown any signs at this point.”

Tom quietly jogged with her. “Can I see him?”

Jessica didn’t answer him right away; she kept running as she thought about it. “Someday.”

“When?”

“When it’s safe,” she answered, shutting him down completely and then a thought crossed her mind making her tense up. Jessica looked around them and over her shoulder. She couldn’t see anyone following them and relaxed a fraction.

“What are you doing?” Tom asked, watching her.

“Making sure we haven’t been followed.

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