Rare Danger by Beverly Jenkins
Author:Beverly Jenkins [Jenkins, Beverly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Montlake
Published: 2021-11-16T05:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER SIX
When they finished lunch, Jasmine walked to her car, and Torr to his. First stop, her office to grab the surveillance video.
Inside, he looked around. âNice cozy place.â
She chuckled. âIf you mean small, yes. I only have one full-time employee. Sheâs all I need for now. Everything else is handled by freelancers.â
âHowâd you get started?â
Keeping Terriâs name out of it, she explained about the favor for a friend. âEverything sort of blossomed from there.â
âAre there other services like this?â
âNow that, I donât know. I would think there are, though. Never really looked into it.â
She downloaded the section of the video with Taylor on it and copied it to a thumb drive. âIâm all set. Letâs go see my parents. They donât live far.â
She reset the alarm and locked up, and they headed out.
Her parents lived in the tree-lined enclave known as Indian Village. The original owners of the spacious homes were the early auto magnates and the movers and shakers that put Detroit on the nationâs map.
After parking, they got out and walked toward the big brick house Jas and her sisters had grown up in. Flowers blooming in a riot of colors surrounded it.
âLove the flowers,â Torr said as they climbed the stone steps to the wide front porch.
âWait until you see the ones in the back. Thereâs no grass, which Daddy appreciates because he doesnât have to mow.â
Jasmine rang the bell. Seeing her mother peek out from behind the blinds over the big picture window, she waved. Then came the sound of locks being undone. The door opened, and her motherâwearing a smile, a tee emblazoned with the letters DPD, shorts, and flip-flopsâheld the screen aside so they could enter.
Jas shared a hug with her, then made the introductions. âMama, this is Torr Noble. Torr, my mom, Ellen Ware.â
âNice to meet you, Torr.â
âSame here, Mrs. Ware.â
Jasmine saw the questions her momâs eyes held as she sized up Torr, but Jas set them aside. âIs Daddy here?â
âYes, heâs watching the Tigers lose. Again.â
âTorr and I need to speak with you two about something kind of serious.â
Her motherâs silent curiosity rose. âOkay, come on.â
She led the way to the den-like room Jasâs dad used as his Dad Cave, and Jasâs memories of growing up in the big house surfaced as always: playing hide-and-seek with her sisters, doing puzzles together in the wintertime, holiday celebrations, street showers out front in the summer. She trailed her hand lightly over the wealth of healthy houseplants her mother also loved.
âRick?â her mom said. âJas is here. Says she has something she needs to talk to us about.â
He looked up from the game. Rick Ware was a big man, NFL lineman big. His graying hair highlighted his sixty-plus years, but he was still healthy and strong enough to make bad guys shake in their Jordans. He checked out Torr for a long moment, then picked up the remote to mute the sound on the flat-screen TV. He stood, his frame filling the room, and held out his hand to Torr.
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