The McKays 03 Hard Time by A.J. Carella

Author:A.J. Carella [Carella, A.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2014-11-08T00:00:00+00:00

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They were all sitting around the dining room table when the doorbell rang two hours later. Steeling herself against what she knew was going to be a well-deserved tongue-lashing Kat left the others and went to open the front door.

“What’s going on, Kat?”

She’d barely had a chance to open the door before he strode in, barking the question at her. “I was in a very important meeting and I get a message from you telling me that I need to come and that it’s a matter of life or death.” He turned to face her as she closed the door. “This better be good.”

“I’m sorry, I didn’t know who else to call.” She didn’t know where it came from but faced with his anger, the strong front she was desperately trying to keep up in front of the others crumbled and her eyes filled with tears.

“Hey!” Callahan’s face softened as he took a step closer and wrapped her in hug. “It can’t be that bad, surely?”

The hug felt good and Kat wanted to stay there and just forget about everything that was happening for a little while, but she knew she couldn’t. Pulling herself away, she wiped the tears from her eyes. “It is. You’d better come with me. There’re some people you need to meet.”

Leading him into the dining room, she introduced him to everyone around the table until she got to Jake. This is it. He’s either going to help us or we’re all going to jail. Taking a deep breath, she introduced her nephew, watching him closely for his reaction.

If he was surprised, his face didn’t show it. He showed no reaction at all as far as Kat could see, apart from a slight tightening of his lips.

“Say something,” Kat said after a few seconds of silence.

Tearing his eyes away from Jake and focusing on her, Kat could see the anger in his eyes. “What are you playing at, Kat?” He pulled his phone from his pocket. “I’ve got to call this in.” His fingers started dialing.

“No!” Reaching forward, Kat snatched the phone from his hand. “Please. Give me five minutes to explain and then, if you still want to, you can call it in.”

She held her breath as he looked around the table, his eyes briefly settling on Jake before turning his attention back to her. “Five minutes, Kat.”

She sat down at the table next to Jake and waited until he pulled out a chair and sat opposite her. For the second time in twenty-four hours, she recounted the events so far. This time, though, Callahan interrupted, frequently asking questions and seeking clarification from Jake on a few points.

“So this friend of yours, Kyle, is now missing?”

Kat nodded.

Callahan shook his head. “I can’t believe this. How could you be so stupid?”

His words stung. In hindsight, maybe their plan hadn’t been the best idea in the world but what choice had they had? “Would you have helped if we’d come to you at the beginning? Would you have kept Jake safe?”

Callahan stood up.

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