hunt her mother down . All right, enough of this shit, just go to the place, wait for them to open the doors and do this.
She parked her old car on the street and watched people scurrying through the rain with their heads down, as they hurried to their destinations. She got out of the car and ran around the building through the rain and checked the back door. She looked at the parking lot and saw two vehicles there, neither was the dark blue SUV. The door opened when she turned the handle, so she went inside.
Chapter Ten
She heard the murmur of voices coming from Porter’s office, and stood there for a minute taking a few deep breaths before tapping on the solid wood. It got quiet and someone opened the door. The man that answered was tall with wide shoulders and graying brown hair. His eyes were a green color, but it was the facial bone structure that held her attention. She could swear she’d seen him somewhere before, but had no memory of the meeting if she actually had met him.
He was smiling politely until he saw her face, now he was frowning. He stood back for her to enter the room, and she fought the urge to turn and run. Porter was sitting behind his desk with his hands tied down on the arms of his chair, and he looked at her with his head tilted sideways like he was trying to place where he knew her from. She could tell the minute he remembered who she was and he shot the tall man a look of almost, was that fear?
Porter jerked his head toward the door and yelled at her to, “Get the hell out of here. You’ve caused enough trouble around here.”
“Oh no, she’s not going anywhere until I get some answers, and you’d better hope those answers aren’t what I suspect they’re going to be.” He pulled a phone out of his pocket and punched an icon before putting the phone back into his pocket. “My name’s William Kelley, perhaps you’ve heard of me?”
She took the hand he held out and allowed him to clasp her fingers for a moment until she drew hers back. “Jolly, I’m Jolly Baker.” His eyes narrowed even more as he shot Porter a you’re-in-trouble-now look.
The door opened, and two men entered the room. She was thankful that neither was James. She had herself pumped up to plead with Porter to call off his dogs, but it looked like Porter might have issues of his own.
“Look, I just stopped in to ask Porter to do me a favor. I’m not here to cause anyone any trouble, really. I just need to talk to him in private for a minute and I can get out of your way, I promise.” She tried to smile, but she was so nervous she knew she hadn’t pulled it off when William Kelley looked at her again.
“Well now, since I’m Porter’s boss, and I own this place, you can say anything you need to with me here, isn’t that right, Porter? She might not understand that I already know every secret that goes on here already, so she can talk freely, right?” He was looking at Porter and the club boss shook his head.
“No, our business has nothing to do with the club, it’s more of a personal problem. It’s been a long time since I last saw you. We can meet later, I’ll have James arrange something.”
The big man moved fast and if Jolly wasn’t already frightened enough, she watched him punch Porter in the mouth. “I suggest you discuss the issue here and now, or the young lady will see something she really doesn’t need to be a part of. So if she needs your permission to talk, I think you might want give it to her.”
Porter looked miserable, his split lip was bleeding and beginning to swell. “If you got something you want to say, say it and get the hell out of here.” He closed his eyes and drew in a deep breath as if he was gearing up for more abuse. She couldn’t find it in her to feel very sorry for him, maybe later if she lived through today, but right now, she came here for a reason.
“I’ve been running from you and James for over two years now. I came here today to ask you to
She parked her old car on the street and watched people scurrying through the rain with their heads down, as they hurried to their destinations. She got out of the car and ran around the building through the rain and checked the back door. She looked at the parking lot and saw two vehicles there, neither was the dark blue SUV. The door opened when she turned the handle, so she went inside.
Chapter Ten
She heard the murmur of voices coming from Porter’s office, and stood there for a minute taking a few deep breaths before tapping on the solid wood. It got quiet and someone opened the door. The man that answered was tall with wide shoulders and graying brown hair. His eyes were a green color, but it was the facial bone structure that held her attention. She could swear she’d seen him somewhere before, but had no memory of the meeting if she actually had met him.
He was smiling politely until he saw her face, now he was frowning. He stood back for her to enter the room, and she fought the urge to turn and run. Porter was sitting behind his desk with his hands tied down on the arms of his chair, and he looked at her with his head tilted sideways like he was trying to place where he knew her from. She could tell the minute he remembered who she was and he shot the tall man a look of almost, was that fear?
Porter jerked his head toward the door and yelled at her to, “Get the hell out of here. You’ve caused enough trouble around here.”
“Oh no, she’s not going anywhere until I get some answers, and you’d better hope those answers aren’t what I suspect they’re going to be.” He pulled a phone out of his pocket and punched an icon before putting the phone back into his pocket. “My name’s William Kelley, perhaps you’ve heard of me?”
She took the hand he held out and allowed him to clasp her fingers for a moment until she drew hers back. “Jolly, I’m Jolly Baker.” His eyes narrowed even more as he shot Porter a you’re-in-trouble-now look.
The door opened, and two men entered the room. She was thankful that neither was James. She had herself pumped up to plead with Porter to call off his dogs, but it looked like Porter might have issues of his own.
“Look, I just stopped in to ask Porter to do me a favor. I’m not here to cause anyone any trouble, really. I just need to talk to him in private for a minute and I can get out of your way, I promise.” She tried to smile, but she was so nervous she knew she hadn’t pulled it off when William Kelley looked at her again.
“Well now, since I’m Porter’s boss, and I own this place, you can say anything you need to with me here, isn’t that right, Porter? She might not understand that I already know every secret that goes on here already, so she can talk freely, right?” He was looking at Porter and the club boss shook his head.
“No, our business has nothing to do with the club, it’s more of a personal problem. It’s been a long time since I last saw you. We can meet later, I’ll have James arrange something.”
The big man moved fast and if Jolly wasn’t already frightened enough, she watched him punch Porter in the mouth. “I suggest you discuss the issue here and now, or the young lady will see something she really doesn’t need to be a part of. So if she needs your permission to talk, I think you might want give it to her.”
Porter looked miserable, his split lip was bleeding and beginning to swell. “If you got something you want to say, say it and get the hell out of here.” He closed his eyes and drew in a deep breath as if he was gearing up for more abuse. She couldn’t find it in her to feel very sorry for him, maybe later if she lived through today, but right now, she came here for a reason.
“I’ve been running from you and James for over two years now. I came here today to ask you to
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