Hiding Catherine by Jennifer Becker

Author:Jennifer Becker [Becker, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aces Press, LLC
Published: 2018-07-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

The sun had set a few hours ago, and Charlie had started up the fire pit in his backyard. Everyone sat in a chair around it except Catherine who was snuggled in Charlie’s lap. She listened to the guys tease each other and joke about training incidents during what they called Q course. Ortiz’s was her favorite, when the trainers kept trying to find out where his Oreo supply was coming from. It turned out he had made friends with someone on base, and they snuck them to him. He claimed that was where his nickname came from. She looked around the fire pit trying to match the names with faces. The nicknames she didn’t think she would ever remember, but their real names she would eventually get. She already knew Ortiz and Alex who still insisted on calling Charlie Bdog to his great annoyance. There was Vincent, Bennett, Daniel, and Tony.

“You’re being awful quiet,” Charlie whispered in her ear making her shiver, which had nothing to do with the cold.

“I’m enjoying listening to you guys.” She snuggled deeper against him then yawned.

Charlie wrapped his arms tighter around her. “I think you’re ready to call it a night.”

“It is getting pretty late.” She had no idea what time it was, other than the sun had set a few hours ago, but she loathed leaving.

“We’re going to call it a night as well. 0400 PT comes pretty early.” Ortiz stood up. “Catherine, it was a great pleasure to meet you, and thank you for the pies.” Ortiz had eaten half of each pie on his own. She had made apple, pumpkin, cherry, and an apricot fried pie.

“You as well,” she said standing up.

Charlie’s phone rang as they stood up. He looked at the caller ID then at his team. “It’s Tex.” He said before heading inside.

Well, that was cryptic.

“Who’s Tex?” she asked the guys.

They all looked around uncomfortably for a moment. “Maybe you should ask Charlie that,” Vincent suggested.

“But I’m asking you. Who is he?” Was it a he or could it be a she?

“Tex is an ex-SEAL who helps out with computer stuff from time to time,” Ortiz told her when she crossed her arms and glared at them.

“And he calls late at night?”

“He’s always available. If he’s calling Charlie at this hour it's important.”

“Oh, well I guess I’ll just see myself out.” She didn’t know how long his call would take and she didn’t want to stand around his house awkwardly if he was planning on sending her home anyway.

“Leave the pies?” Ortiz asked hopefully.

“Sure,” Catherine went inside, and looked for Charlie so she could wave goodbye, but didn’t see him. She would text him when she got home she decided. She grabbed her purse and was heading outside when she heard Charlie yelling behind a closed door next to the front door.

“What do you mean you can’t find him, Tex? This is what you do. Martin Fenton has to be found. I don’t care how much digging you did.

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