The Combative by Mike Ryan

Author:Mike Ryan [Ryan, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: www.mikeryanbooks.com
Published: 2020-11-13T22:00:00+00:00

11

Jacobs had just returned to his house, surprised to see Franks greeting him by the door.

“What are you doing here?” Jacobs asked.

Tiffany jumped up from the couch and answered for him. “I asked him to come. I was a little nervous waiting here by myself. I mean, I know Gunner was here, but still.”

Jacobs smiled at her. “It’s fine.”

“Question is, why am I here before you?” Franks asked. “We both left at around the same time.”

“I drove over and met with Nate. He said everything was fine when I called him, but I guess I just wanted to see for myself. Make sure Tiff’s parents were OK.”

Tiffany smiled at him. “Thank you for that. Everything’s OK?”

“Yeah, everything’s fine.”

“I’m so glad.”

“Nothing to worry about tonight.”

“Eddie told me about the meeting. Seems kind of strange, don’t you think?”

Franks agreed. “Yeah, the more I’ve been thinking about it, the more I’m inclined to think something’s up.”

“Such as?” Jacobs asked.

“I dunno, man. Just seems off.”

“Could be. But without having specifics, I’m not gonna worry about it tonight. Besides, you got some homework to do in the morning.”

“I do?”

“Yeah. About a certain someone.”

“Mallette?” Tiffany asked.

Jacobs looked at her, not wanting to confirm it, but not willing to lie about it either. “Yeah.”

“Is it ever going to end for you?”

“It will. I just need to sort things out first.”

“OK. Well, since you’re back, I’m gonna go to bed now.” Tiffany leaned over and kissed him. “Goodnight.” She then retreated to her bedroom.

Franks pointed to the hallway she just disappeared from. “Hey, are you two gonna…”

“Would you stop?” Jacobs replied.

“What? It’s a legitimate question.”

“We got more important things to think about.”

“Oh, you mean like what Ames’ real goal was about meeting tonight?”

“Yeah. Like that.”

They threw around some ideas, though they couldn’t come up with anything concrete. At this point, Ames could have been up to just about anything. But after thirty minutes of discussing it, Jacobs was about done for the night.

“Let’s kick it around more tomorrow. I’m tired.”

“What do you want me to do about the Mallette thing?” Franks asked.

“Find out if there’s even a one percent chance that maniac might get out early.”

Franks nodded. “All right, will do. Are you actually gonna get some rest tonight or are you gonna curl up with…”

“Would you just get out of here?”

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