better.
“What is the plan, Travis?” she asked as she took a bite of
pie.
“Where did you get the gun?” he countered.
“It was my father’s. And before you ask, yes, I know how to
use it,” she said defensively.
Travis didn’t look surprised by her statement.
“Are you going to send the money, Jessie?” He leaned back in
his chair and she fought the urge to squirm under his gaze.
“No, I’m not. I don’t owe him a damn thing.”
Travis nodded and stared intently at her for a second, as if
he were trying to decide if she was telling the truth. “Can I ask why not?”
Jessie dropped her fork on her plate and it clattered loudly
in the silent kitchen.
“What do you mean, why not?”
“Look, I’m just saying that if you sent it to him he might
just leave you alone and disappear from your life altogether.”
Jessie debated her next words carefully. She needed him to
understand that she wanted this to be over.
“Travis, he won’t. He blames me for losing his job and
ruining his life. He will come for his revenge sooner or later. And, to be
honest, I’m tired of waiting. I’m tired of looking over my shoulder. I need
your help.”
He was silent and Jessie realized he was going to turn her
down.
“I’ve already been hired by someone to track him down. It
wouldn’t be right for me to take money from you too. This is dangerous, Jessie,
and I think the farther away you are, the better.”
“I’m not running. Let me hire you as a bodyguard then.” She
hated that she was pleading but he was right, the whole situation was
dangerous.
“Jessie, you aren’t telling me something. What is really
going on?”
Taking a deep breath, she told him about the letter and the
two phone calls in detail. When she was done, Travis let out a big breath and
stood to pace the short length of the kitchen.
Jessie sat quietly and waited.
Finally he turned to her. “Okay, here’s the deal.” He put
his hands on the table and she had to tilt her head to look up at him.
“Hire me on to work at your landscape business. But I don’t
want you to pay me. We can set up the equipment to trace his calls, see if we
can find him before he finds you.”
“I have to pay you, it wouldn’t feel right otherwise.”
“That’s the deal, Jessie. Take it or leave it.”
“Fine, but what if he doesn’t call again?” she asked.
“Then we’ll be ready when he makes his move.”
“Okay, Travis. We’ll do it your way. But know this. I am
trusting you. Don’t make me regret it.”
Travis called Ian after his talk with Jessie in the kitchen.
She had excused herself to do some paperwork and hadn’t invited him along.
Things were getting more complicated by the second. He had made a promise that
he now wondered if he was going to be able to keep. Granted he didn’t expect
Cyrus to miraculously make contact with her after all this time.
He shouldn’t have spent a night between Jessie’s legs. It
had clouded his brain. All he could think about last night when he had been
lying next to her was all the things that they hadn’t had time for in their
agreed one night together.
Like those long legs of hers over his shoulders.
He worried that he wouldn’t be able to keep his word. She
was too sexy for her own good. What he needed to do now was stay focused and keep
them both from being killed.
“Davis.”
Travis jerked back to the present. “Ian. I have a
development on the Parker case.”
“Where are you, Turner? I expected you to still be sleeping
at your desk when I came in this morning.”
“Parker’s ex-wife called me last night after he contacted
her. He is extorting her. It might be the in we need to get our hands on him.”
He could hear Ian drop his booted feet to the floor and he
pictured him grabbing a pen and whatever paper was closest. Ian was a creature
of habit.
“I take it you’re back in Hill Valley?” Ian asked.
“Yeah, I may be here for a while. Is that going to be
“What is the plan, Travis?” she asked as she took a bite of
pie.
“Where did you get the gun?” he countered.
“It was my father’s. And before you ask, yes, I know how to
use it,” she said defensively.
Travis didn’t look surprised by her statement.
“Are you going to send the money, Jessie?” He leaned back in
his chair and she fought the urge to squirm under his gaze.
“No, I’m not. I don’t owe him a damn thing.”
Travis nodded and stared intently at her for a second, as if
he were trying to decide if she was telling the truth. “Can I ask why not?”
Jessie dropped her fork on her plate and it clattered loudly
in the silent kitchen.
“What do you mean, why not?”
“Look, I’m just saying that if you sent it to him he might
just leave you alone and disappear from your life altogether.”
Jessie debated her next words carefully. She needed him to
understand that she wanted this to be over.
“Travis, he won’t. He blames me for losing his job and
ruining his life. He will come for his revenge sooner or later. And, to be
honest, I’m tired of waiting. I’m tired of looking over my shoulder. I need
your help.”
He was silent and Jessie realized he was going to turn her
down.
“I’ve already been hired by someone to track him down. It
wouldn’t be right for me to take money from you too. This is dangerous, Jessie,
and I think the farther away you are, the better.”
“I’m not running. Let me hire you as a bodyguard then.” She
hated that she was pleading but he was right, the whole situation was
dangerous.
“Jessie, you aren’t telling me something. What is really
going on?”
Taking a deep breath, she told him about the letter and the
two phone calls in detail. When she was done, Travis let out a big breath and
stood to pace the short length of the kitchen.
Jessie sat quietly and waited.
Finally he turned to her. “Okay, here’s the deal.” He put
his hands on the table and she had to tilt her head to look up at him.
“Hire me on to work at your landscape business. But I don’t
want you to pay me. We can set up the equipment to trace his calls, see if we
can find him before he finds you.”
“I have to pay you, it wouldn’t feel right otherwise.”
“That’s the deal, Jessie. Take it or leave it.”
“Fine, but what if he doesn’t call again?” she asked.
“Then we’ll be ready when he makes his move.”
“Okay, Travis. We’ll do it your way. But know this. I am
trusting you. Don’t make me regret it.”
Travis called Ian after his talk with Jessie in the kitchen.
She had excused herself to do some paperwork and hadn’t invited him along.
Things were getting more complicated by the second. He had made a promise that
he now wondered if he was going to be able to keep. Granted he didn’t expect
Cyrus to miraculously make contact with her after all this time.
He shouldn’t have spent a night between Jessie’s legs. It
had clouded his brain. All he could think about last night when he had been
lying next to her was all the things that they hadn’t had time for in their
agreed one night together.
Like those long legs of hers over his shoulders.
He worried that he wouldn’t be able to keep his word. She
was too sexy for her own good. What he needed to do now was stay focused and keep
them both from being killed.
“Davis.”
Travis jerked back to the present. “Ian. I have a
development on the Parker case.”
“Where are you, Turner? I expected you to still be sleeping
at your desk when I came in this morning.”
“Parker’s ex-wife called me last night after he contacted
her. He is extorting her. It might be the in we need to get our hands on him.”
He could hear Ian drop his booted feet to the floor and he
pictured him grabbing a pen and whatever paper was closest. Ian was a creature
of habit.
“I take it you’re back in Hill Valley?” Ian asked.
“Yeah, I may be here for a while. Is that going to be
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