on me than saying anything useful . She was out of options and out of leads. She was going to have to speak to Pete and Laura, and hope they could lead her to their missing nephew. She wanted him by her side so bad she wanted to scream. She could still taste his lips on hers as their moment of comfort was followed by needless threats and violence. She couldn't blame him for leaving. How was he supposed to know they were the good guys? She had manipulated him, Asa had misled him and kept information from him, and Malachi had threatened him. I would have run, too , she thought while she drove through Arlington. Eventually she wound up at the Archers, and she took a deep breath before ringing their doorbell.
Pete Archer opened the door and looked at the young lady that stood before him. "May I help you?" he asked when she didn't say anything.
"Mr. Archer, I'm TJ, um, I mean Thomas' friend, Abby. I was wondering if you might know where he is. It's very important that I find him." She had her hands in her pockets and looked at the floor, how can I tell these people what's going on?
Pete's wife joined him at the door when she heard Thomas' name mentioned. "This is Abby. Says she has something important to discuss with Tommy." he said to bring his wife up to speed.
"We haven't seen Thomas since Sunday dinner two weeks ago, dear. We are expecting him later on tonight, probably after a long bike ride. Is everything all right?"
No, everything is not all right. Mystical beings are trying to kill your nephew and he fled after one of the good guys threatened to kill him with a sword! was the first thing that popped into her mind, but what she said was, "Not really, we had a big fight. If you know where he is I really need to talk to him." That wasn't too far from the truth.
"We're sorry, ma'am, he hasn't spoken to us at all about any fights or trouble. He'll go to see his friend Lucas when he's got problems, which isn't often."
"I've already been to see Lucas; he didn't know where Thomas was. Please, is there anywhere else he might go I have to find him."
"This is beginning to sound an awful lot like the police looking for a suspect, what's going on? What's Thomas into?" Laura asked with a look of deep concern in her eyes.
"TJ, I mean Thomas, hasn't done anything wrong and I'm not a cop, Missus Archer. We were sort of seeing each other, and I blew it. He took it hard and took off last night. I can't find him anywhere and I'm starting to get worried."
"You're one of Asa's people, aren't you?" Laura inquired in an accusatory tone.
"Laura," Pete said as if to cut her off from saying something she shouldn't.
"No, Pete, she's one of them!"
"How....?"
"How did I know?" Laura began. "You referred to him as TJ, twice. The only people that ever called him that were the people that knew him before Devlin killed his parents, and there's no reason to come looking for him now, unless Devlin has finally caught up to him."
"How do you know any of that? Asa said he placed TJ with people that didn't know who he was."
Laura half growled as she replied, "Asa has a casual relationship with the truth. He only tells it when it suits his needs. We know everything!"
"Now, young lady, how's about you start tellin us the truth. What happened to Tommy?" Pete demanded as he put his hands on his hips in an I'm waiting gesture.
Before Abby could answer, Laura's breath caught when she recognized who she was talking to. "You're Abby Fitzpatrick! I'd recognize those green eyes anywhere. You're the Shifter Thomas' parents bound him to. No wonder you're so desperate to find him." Pete looked awed at his wife's revelation, but as soon as she said it he saw it.
Abby knew she could not deny it, and she knew Asa had lied to Thomas yet again. His aunt and uncle did know what happened to his parents. They knew a lot more than that, too. "Yes, I am Abby Fitzpatrick. Thomas is in trouble, Devlin did catch up to him, and two attempts were made on his life Friday.
Pete Archer opened the door and looked at the young lady that stood before him. "May I help you?" he asked when she didn't say anything.
"Mr. Archer, I'm TJ, um, I mean Thomas' friend, Abby. I was wondering if you might know where he is. It's very important that I find him." She had her hands in her pockets and looked at the floor, how can I tell these people what's going on?
Pete's wife joined him at the door when she heard Thomas' name mentioned. "This is Abby. Says she has something important to discuss with Tommy." he said to bring his wife up to speed.
"We haven't seen Thomas since Sunday dinner two weeks ago, dear. We are expecting him later on tonight, probably after a long bike ride. Is everything all right?"
No, everything is not all right. Mystical beings are trying to kill your nephew and he fled after one of the good guys threatened to kill him with a sword! was the first thing that popped into her mind, but what she said was, "Not really, we had a big fight. If you know where he is I really need to talk to him." That wasn't too far from the truth.
"We're sorry, ma'am, he hasn't spoken to us at all about any fights or trouble. He'll go to see his friend Lucas when he's got problems, which isn't often."
"I've already been to see Lucas; he didn't know where Thomas was. Please, is there anywhere else he might go I have to find him."
"This is beginning to sound an awful lot like the police looking for a suspect, what's going on? What's Thomas into?" Laura asked with a look of deep concern in her eyes.
"TJ, I mean Thomas, hasn't done anything wrong and I'm not a cop, Missus Archer. We were sort of seeing each other, and I blew it. He took it hard and took off last night. I can't find him anywhere and I'm starting to get worried."
"You're one of Asa's people, aren't you?" Laura inquired in an accusatory tone.
"Laura," Pete said as if to cut her off from saying something she shouldn't.
"No, Pete, she's one of them!"
"How....?"
"How did I know?" Laura began. "You referred to him as TJ, twice. The only people that ever called him that were the people that knew him before Devlin killed his parents, and there's no reason to come looking for him now, unless Devlin has finally caught up to him."
"How do you know any of that? Asa said he placed TJ with people that didn't know who he was."
Laura half growled as she replied, "Asa has a casual relationship with the truth. He only tells it when it suits his needs. We know everything!"
"Now, young lady, how's about you start tellin us the truth. What happened to Tommy?" Pete demanded as he put his hands on his hips in an I'm waiting gesture.
Before Abby could answer, Laura's breath caught when she recognized who she was talking to. "You're Abby Fitzpatrick! I'd recognize those green eyes anywhere. You're the Shifter Thomas' parents bound him to. No wonder you're so desperate to find him." Pete looked awed at his wife's revelation, but as soon as she said it he saw it.
Abby knew she could not deny it, and she knew Asa had lied to Thomas yet again. His aunt and uncle did know what happened to his parents. They knew a lot more than that, too. "Yes, I am Abby Fitzpatrick. Thomas is in trouble, Devlin did catch up to him, and two attempts were made on his life Friday.
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