Above Ground by Don Easton

Author:Don Easton [Easton, Don]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: FIC022000, cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents
Publisher: Dundurn Press Limited
Published: 2007-03-30T04:00:00+00:00

Jack waited briefly and then said, “Today was a chance to give Satans Wrath a good kick in the balls. Besides losing the money, we’ve just cut off their Colombian connection.”

Laura gestured to the sports bags in the back seat and asked, “What do you plan on doing with that?”

Jack sighed, then admitted, “There was another reason I did this tonight.”

“You wanted to pay off your Visa?”

“I couldn’t stand the idea that the bad guys had this much money while Holly can’t even afford to buy a wheelchair. In a little while, when things cool down, $1 million goes anonymously to her. Later, in dribs and drabs over a year, the rest to spinal cord research.”

“That should make Holly happy.”

“It’s not that much when you consider the expenses she’s going to have. Even if she buys the most modest home, she’ll still be lucky if she has enough left over to cover expenses for the rest of Charlie’s life.”

Laura nodded, then said, “Considering what she lost — her family, her baby — nothing could compensate for that.”

“You got that right.”

“The Colombians will still want the rest of their money back.”

“Let Satans Wrath figure that out. They’ve still got the coke so it won’t take them long to repay. Maybe they won’t even bother. They’ll know the Colombians won’t deal with them again.”

Laura remained silent.

“So that’s the story. Do you want to help me ... or arrest me?”

Laura continued to remain silent.

Jack stared at her, then said, “I can’t take the stress any longer.” He withdrew his gun and dropped it in her lap and said, “I’m exhausted, burnt out ... and this conversation is killing me. If you want to call and have me busted, go ahead.”

Laura sighed, then said, “This is absolutely nuts. Maybe it’s not too late. Let’s haul the body back to the motel. We can’t be doing this. It’s wrong.”

“What’s wrong about it? The guy is even getting a proper burial — almost.”

Laura glanced at her watch and saw that they didn’t have much time. Even taking the body back could land us both in jail. She thought for a moment and then said, “Just a minute,” and went to the trunk and took another look.

“What were you doing?” Jack asked when she returned.

“Small calibre that plugged him. Hardly any blood,” she said, while handing Jack his gun back. “Obviously wasn’t your piece.”

“I told you I didn’t shoot him.”

“So you said, but you also lie to people. Let’s take him back. There’s still time.”

Jack tried to wipe the sleep and stress from his eyes, then turned on the interior light and said, “Take a look at the picture stuck in the sun visor.”

Laura removed the picture.

“That’s Charlie taking his first steps. I want you to imagine him in a wheelchair, maybe for the rest of his life. I want you to picture his mother. Stuck with raising a paraplegic baby and another child who is only four years old.”

Laura looked at Jack.

“Don’t look at me! Look

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