| Chapter 12: "I'm telling you, I saw someone." Emily insisted as the two walked up the beach. "It was probably just a reflection or something." "Lucky Spencer will you listen to me? I'm telling you that I saw someone with a gun." Lucky stopped walking. "Okay, say you did see someone-" "I did." "Okay, you did see someone…why would they open fire like that?" She shrugged. "I don't know." "Listen, Johnny and Benny combed the beach. They didn't see anyone." "That means nothing." She said angrily. Lucky reached over and took her arm to calm her. "Come on. Let's go back to the house. We've got to tell Carly." But Johnny and Benny had already told Carly the events of that evening. Now, they sat in the den, going over what had happened. "It's not Moreno, is it?" Lucky asked. Emily looked at Renaldo, who stood in the doorway. He shook his head. "I don't think he would make a move like that-no, I don't think it was him." "Then who?" Renaldo shrugged. "We're trying our best to find out." "Jason's okay, right?" Carly asked. "Yeah, he called this afternoon while you were taking Michael for a walk." Impulsively, she reached over into Michael's crib and gently stroked his cheek. The sleeping child hardly stirred. "I don't think that it's anything to be worried about." He said. "I'd just be on your guard." Emily stood up. "I'm tired, I'm going to go to bed. I'll see you guys in the morning." "I'll go with you." Carly stood, picked up Michael, and started down the hall after Emily to her own room. Lucky looked at Renaldo. "Do you really think that it's nothing to worry about?" Renaldo sighed. "I only wish that I could say that." Jason looked up as the door to his penthouse opened. "What is it, Josh?" He asked the bodyguard. "David Tyler is here to see you." "Send him in." He walked away from the dry sink with a glass of water in his hand. A moment later, a boy no older than seventeen with dark brown hair and dark blue eyes, walked in. He glanced around the penthouse nervously before his eyes finally settled on Jason. "You must be David." The boy nodded. "I was told that you wanted to talk to me?" Jason nodded and set down the glass. "Is everything straightened out with Justus?" "Yeah. I'm now legally on my own." Jason stared at David. "I'm going to be straight with you. You came to me for a job because you were a runaway and you need the money. But there is far more to this job than that. It is hard and dangerous. You're working for me and it's going to be tough and you're life will always be in danger. It's a risk you will have to take. I'm going to ask you one time only. You can back out only now. Can you handle it?" David barely hesitated. "Yes." He replied. "Good. In that case, I'm going to fly you to an island where my sister, her friend, and my-uh, my friend is staying. One of my bodyguards named Renaldo will meet you there and will explain your assignment. You are to stay out of sight, do you hear?" David nodded. "I understand." "You'll be leaving tomorrow morning at seven a.m. There's a room in the penthouse next door that you can stay in tonight, and will be yours when you get back." "Thanks." David turned to leave. "Get some sleep." Jason called after him. He shook his head as the door shut behind the boy. "I hope you realize what you're getting into." He muttered to himself. Outside in the hall, David Tyler picked up his bag. "You're room is the second on the left." Josh said to him as he handed David a key. "Welcome to danger." |