or are you enjoying your vacation?”
Going back to work would solve the problem of access to Elkins’s court files, but it would also limit her time for working with Jake and Harry. Jordan had given her only a week. “Are you okay?”
“The oncologist is starting me on chemo again in two weeks. I’ll be fine until then, but I miss you around here. You kept us all straight.”
Jenna laughed. “I miss you guys, too, but I think I’ll stay off at least another week. How about I come back a week from Monday? That way, I’ll be there when you start your treatments.”
“You enjoy your vacation, then.”
“Thanks, David, I will. Bye.”
Jenna hung up the phone and flopped down in the middle of the living room floor. Jordan’s paranoia was getting to her. David had made her take a vacation when he should have stood behind her and defended her. Now, all of a sudden when she was closing in on Elkins and Dade, he suddenly wanted her back at the office. Why? Was he telling the truth, or did someone think it would be easier to keep an eye on her there?
Sighing, she stood up and headed for her bedroom. Thanks to Beaumont, she’d missed dinner, and Jake and Harry were planning on stopping by around midnight. If she hurried, she’d have just enough time to take a shower before they arrived.
True to form, Jake and Harry arrived right at midnight. Jenna let them in and motioned toward the kitchen. “If you’re hungry, it’s breakfast again.”
Harry eyed the empty living room. “Looks like you’ve been busy today.”
“Now if I just had the money to furnish it, I’d be fine.”
Jenna waited until they were seated and plates were filled with bacon and her specialty omelet. She was eventually going to have to go shopping. “Did you find out anything today?”
Jake took a bite of bacon and washed it down with coffee. “I called a friend of mine in Lexington, Kentucky. He’s doing some checking there, but it’s probably a dead end. The Elkinses stayed at a private farm owned by Mrs. Elkins. She leaves a staff there year-round, and she and Mr. Elkins stay there during race season. They always attend the Derby and the Keeneland meets. Usually stay there for a few weeks. Odds are, even if the staff saw something, they’ll be too scared to tell it. Don’t the Elkinses have a maid that’s been with them for years?”
Jenna nodded. “I think Michael called her Maria. She’s been with them since he was a little boy.”
“Have you met her?” Harry asked.
“No. Michael wanted to keep our relationship quiet until after he announced his candidacy for judge.”
Jake frowned, shot a quizzical look at Harry, and asked, “How long have you been dating this guy?”
Jenna felt her cheeks flush. “About six months. You don’t have to say it, Savior, or even insinuate it. I’m an idiot… or at least, I was an idiot.”
Harry steered the conversation back to the case. “I feel like we’re looking for a needle in a haystack, and we’re doing it by jumping up and down on our butts. Eventually, one of us is going to wind up screaming ouch. Have you talked to Michael since he left the hospital?”
Jenna shook her head. “It took me all evening to clean up the mess Elkins made of my furniture. Then Beaumont came calling. I had just enough time to shower and prepare this luscious meal before you guys knocked. Why do you ask?”
“Because you know his mother died in Kentucky. Even if his father tried to put fear into you, Michael is going to have to deal with that one way or the other. Either he convinces you to not talk, or he makes sure you can’t talk. It might be a good idea to move to a motel until we figure out where we’re going on this,” Harry said.
“No. In fact, hell no. I almost lost my job; I’ve been shot at, dumped in the middle of nowhere to be eaten by bugs, and tortured; and I ruined my only pair ever of seven-hundred-dollar shoes. I am not leaving my home.”
Harry grinned, meeting her
Going back to work would solve the problem of access to Elkins’s court files, but it would also limit her time for working with Jake and Harry. Jordan had given her only a week. “Are you okay?”
“The oncologist is starting me on chemo again in two weeks. I’ll be fine until then, but I miss you around here. You kept us all straight.”
Jenna laughed. “I miss you guys, too, but I think I’ll stay off at least another week. How about I come back a week from Monday? That way, I’ll be there when you start your treatments.”
“You enjoy your vacation, then.”
“Thanks, David, I will. Bye.”
Jenna hung up the phone and flopped down in the middle of the living room floor. Jordan’s paranoia was getting to her. David had made her take a vacation when he should have stood behind her and defended her. Now, all of a sudden when she was closing in on Elkins and Dade, he suddenly wanted her back at the office. Why? Was he telling the truth, or did someone think it would be easier to keep an eye on her there?
Sighing, she stood up and headed for her bedroom. Thanks to Beaumont, she’d missed dinner, and Jake and Harry were planning on stopping by around midnight. If she hurried, she’d have just enough time to take a shower before they arrived.
True to form, Jake and Harry arrived right at midnight. Jenna let them in and motioned toward the kitchen. “If you’re hungry, it’s breakfast again.”
Harry eyed the empty living room. “Looks like you’ve been busy today.”
“Now if I just had the money to furnish it, I’d be fine.”
Jenna waited until they were seated and plates were filled with bacon and her specialty omelet. She was eventually going to have to go shopping. “Did you find out anything today?”
Jake took a bite of bacon and washed it down with coffee. “I called a friend of mine in Lexington, Kentucky. He’s doing some checking there, but it’s probably a dead end. The Elkinses stayed at a private farm owned by Mrs. Elkins. She leaves a staff there year-round, and she and Mr. Elkins stay there during race season. They always attend the Derby and the Keeneland meets. Usually stay there for a few weeks. Odds are, even if the staff saw something, they’ll be too scared to tell it. Don’t the Elkinses have a maid that’s been with them for years?”
Jenna nodded. “I think Michael called her Maria. She’s been with them since he was a little boy.”
“Have you met her?” Harry asked.
“No. Michael wanted to keep our relationship quiet until after he announced his candidacy for judge.”
Jake frowned, shot a quizzical look at Harry, and asked, “How long have you been dating this guy?”
Jenna felt her cheeks flush. “About six months. You don’t have to say it, Savior, or even insinuate it. I’m an idiot… or at least, I was an idiot.”
Harry steered the conversation back to the case. “I feel like we’re looking for a needle in a haystack, and we’re doing it by jumping up and down on our butts. Eventually, one of us is going to wind up screaming ouch. Have you talked to Michael since he left the hospital?”
Jenna shook her head. “It took me all evening to clean up the mess Elkins made of my furniture. Then Beaumont came calling. I had just enough time to shower and prepare this luscious meal before you guys knocked. Why do you ask?”
“Because you know his mother died in Kentucky. Even if his father tried to put fear into you, Michael is going to have to deal with that one way or the other. Either he convinces you to not talk, or he makes sure you can’t talk. It might be a good idea to move to a motel until we figure out where we’re going on this,” Harry said.
“No. In fact, hell no. I almost lost my job; I’ve been shot at, dumped in the middle of nowhere to be eaten by bugs, and tortured; and I ruined my only pair ever of seven-hundred-dollar shoes. I am not leaving my home.”
Harry grinned, meeting her
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