Found by H. Terrell Griffin

Author:H. Terrell Griffin [Griffin, H. Terrell]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Mystery
ISBN: 9781608090990
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Amazon: 160809099X
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Goodreads: 17606522
Publisher: Oceanview Publishing
Published: 2012-12-31T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER FORTY

The policemen left just as Jock and Logan were coming in. “Did you guys have a nice round?” I asked.

“I don’t want to talk about it, podna,” said Jock.

“It wasn’t that bad,” said Logan. “We had finished the second round and were in the clubhouse when the rain hit.”

“Why were the cops here?” asked Jock.

I told them about our afternoon and our speculation as to who was shooting at us.

“I think it’s time to have a chat with Mr. Bonino,” said Jock.

“Nobody knows where he lives or works or even what he looks like,” I said.

Jock grinned. “I’ll bet DeLuca does,” he said. “I think I might pay him a visit in the hospital.”

“The sheriff has him under guard,” I said.

“I’ll make a call,” said Jock.

“Jock,” J.D. said, “what are you going to do?”

“Have a little chat with DeLuca.”

“Come on, Jock,” said J.D. “You can’t beat him up in a hospital surrounded by cops.”

Jock looked puzzled. “Who said anything about beating him up?” he asked.

“J.D.,” I said, “let it go.”

“Sorry, Jock. I’m a suspicious person,” J.D. said.

“I noticed,” Jock said, grinning.

“Anybody up for Tiny’s?” Logan asked.

J.D. shook her head. I said, “Not us. I think I’d just as soon stay in and do nothing.”

“I’ll go with you, Logan,” said Jock. “If it’s all right, I think I’ll stay at your place tonight. Matt, keep your pistol handy. The shooter might come back.”

“Maybe J.D. will stay and protect me,” I said.

“Maybe,” said J.D. “If I don’t have to cook.”

“What’s Jock going to do?” J.D. asked after they’d left.

“Whatever he has to,” I said.

“I’m still not comfortable with his methods.”

“He’s not either, you know. But he does what he has to do to keep the country safe. And sometimes, when his family’s threatened, he does it to keep us safe.”

“We’re his family,” she said.

“Bingo.”

“How big a family are we? How many people does he consider family?”

“There’s you, me, and Logan,” I said. “I think his director, Dave Kendall, fits in there as well. It’s a small group. Jock can’t afford to get too close to anybody. It might bring harm to them.”

“Then how did we get into such a select group?”

I laughed. “Jock and I have been closer than brothers since we were twelve. We both came from very dysfunctional families and I think we kind of clung to each other as kids. Our high school buddy, Fran Masse, once said that Jock and I challenge each other every day. Not in a confrontational sense, but by each of us inspiring the other to seek excellence. We are each part of the other’s success. We’ve taken care of each other for a very long time.

“You and Logan sort of married into the family. Jock knows I love you and he knows that Logan has become more than just a friend. Other than you and Jock, Logan is my best friend, and Jock isn’t going to let anything happen to any of us.”

“He’s a very strange man,” said J.D. “He’s gentle and

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