The Last Sunday by Terry E. Hill

Author:Terry E. Hill [Hill, Terry E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, African American, General, Urban
ISBN: 9781622862412
Google: RXRGAQAAQBAJ
Amazon: 160162395X
Barnesnoble: 160162395X
Goodreads: 17318448
Publisher: Urban Books
Published: 2013-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

The waters off the California coast between Catalina Island and Long Beach were calm and tranquil, the occasional wave causing the yacht to rock gently from bow to stern. The rear deck held a series of wooden chairs and chaise lounges with blue-striped cushions. A brown lacquered table with chrome pedestal legs held a vase filled with orchids, a bucket filled with champagne and ice, and two flutes.

Cherrywood covered much of the walls of the main cabin below deck. A big-screen television was positioned on a wall next to a state-of-the-art sound system. Overstuffed tan chairs and couches had been placed seemingly in no particular order around the large space. A wet bar complete with stools and taps was in one corner of the cabin.

It was 199 feet of floating elegance, complete with six staterooms, a formal dining room, a six-person sauna, a Jacuzzi on deck, and a wine cellar, and had a range of 5,380 nautical miles.

Samantha and David sat looking out a bank of tinted windows at the endless Pacific Ocean, while the three-man crew labored above deck, unseen and unheard. They each held a glass of champagne.

“You can’t screw it up this time, David,” Samantha said calmly without looking in his direction. “There’s too much at stake.”

David did not speak. He took a gulp of champagne and stared blankly at the horizon. The gentle rocking of the boat intensified the churning in his stomach.

“Danny St. John has been living with Gideon Truman for the past four weeks. You’ll find them at his home in Hollywood Hills.”

“How do you know that?” David asked, looking in her direction.

“I know everything about Danny and Gideon. I have a man in Switzerland that will tell you the number of hairs on anyone’s head in the world for the right price.”

“What else do you know about them?” David regretted asking the question as soon as the words left his mouth.

“I know that Danny has a hundred twenty-seven dollars in his bank account. I know that he’s estranged from his mother. That he has a cat named Parker, and that he’s a social worker at a nonprofit agency that works with the homeless. What else would you like to know?” she asked confidently.

“How about Gideon?”

“He has a net worth of twenty million dollars. His only living relative is his grandmother in Texas. He’s never been in a long-term relationship. Before he met Danny, he occasionally hired male prostitutes, who would visit him in hotels downtown. I also know the alarm system on his home has been temporarily disabled.”

“Disabled?” David said in disbelief.

“That’s correct.”

“I don’t believe you.”

“You would be surprised how responsive the manager of his security company was to an anonymous offer of ten thousand dollars to accidentally allow his service to lapse for one week,” she said with a disdainful smile. “It’s a shame what some people will do for money these days.”

David looked away in disgust.

“It has to be done this week, David. I want it done before the cathedral opening this Sunday.

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