is capable of. If he’s the one that pushed Jerrod Hill over the railing, he’s already proven himself capable of murder. If you two are on the right track, he might stop at nothing to prevent the truth from getting out. Besides, if I’m around, I’ll slap these on him.” Jimmy reached into a pocket and pulled out a pair of cuffs.
Sara turned to Sean and laced her fingers in his. “Someone came prepared.”
“I’d say.” Sean pressed his forehead to hers.
“I pull out cuffs and you guys get all—”
“Now, now, don’t read any more into it.” Sean pulled back from Sara and pointed a finger at Jimmy.
“So, are you going to give me a little tour while we’re in the Big Apple?”
Sara was grinning and nodding.
“I suppose we have some time,” Sean said.
Sara let out a little squeal and clapped her hands. “What, darling? It’s been a while since we’ve been here. We never even got to see Edward off.”
“Edward?” Jimmy asked.
“Edward Cranston used to be the CEO of Universal Acquisitions Corporation, but he took retirement. The man would have been hard to replace,” Sean explained, adding the last part for Sara’s benefit. With the statement, he remembered he had received an email naming Edward’s successor, but he couldn’t recall the name.
“Ah, an older man with a bow tie?”
“Yes, that’s him. How did you know?”
“Wild guess. He was at your wedding reception at the house.”
“Yes, I guess he would have been. We didn’t get a chance to really know him, but he struck us both as a great guy,” Sean said.
“I seem to remember a young man there also. He said he worked at Universal Acquisitions too. What was his name?” Jimmy snapped his fingers. “Adam was his first name. Yes, we had talked once briefly on the phone during a previous situation .”
Sean noticed the delicacy Jimmy applied to his wording. The situation referred to a time when both Sean’s and Sara ’s lives hung in the balance.
They remained silent as the three of them peered out the windows at the towering buildings they drove by.
“Let’s go by the office before lunch and the condo.”
“The condo?”
“Yeah, you didn’t think we were staying in a hotel, did you?”
“Nah, no. Why would I think that?” Jimmy stretched out his arms along the back of the seat.
Sean loved to see his former boss, and training officer from back in the day, sitting across from him, still a part of his life. What he loved even more was sharing some of the finer things with the man who had been there at the start.
Grand Reception
JIMMY DIDN ’T IMPRESS EASILY. AT least he didn’t think he did, but looking around this place, he was impressed—in spades. His joints, which had barked at him all morning, were rendered mute by the architectural attributes of Universal Acquisitions Corporation.
He walked, looking upward. “And you say this is only one of many companies you own?”
Sean put a hand on Jimmy’s shoulder. “That’s right, and they’re spread out all over the world. We visited one while we were in Italy.”
“Italy…” Jimmy knew the word came off his lips as if he were a boy and carried off on the breeze of a fantasy. He had never been a traveler. There were always other ways to spend money, and, when the incoming matched pretty much on par with the outgoing, it didn’t leave room for frivolous endeavors.
“Maybe one day you’ll come with us,” Sara said.
“Me? Italy? Not in this lifetime. Wow, this place is truly amazing. Is this what it’s like to be gods?”
“Jimmy, we wouldn’t know.” Sean removed his hand from Jimmy’s shoulder, and both he and Sara laughed.
They reached the front desk, and a redhead smiled at them in greeting. “Good afternoon, welcome to Universal Acquisitions. What can I help you with today?”
Sean took a step ahead of Sara and Jimmy. “I’m Sean McKinley. This is my wife, Sara, and our friend Jimmy.”
“Mr. and Mrs. McKinley.”
Sara turned to Sean and laced her fingers in his. “Someone came prepared.”
“I’d say.” Sean pressed his forehead to hers.
“I pull out cuffs and you guys get all—”
“Now, now, don’t read any more into it.” Sean pulled back from Sara and pointed a finger at Jimmy.
“So, are you going to give me a little tour while we’re in the Big Apple?”
Sara was grinning and nodding.
“I suppose we have some time,” Sean said.
Sara let out a little squeal and clapped her hands. “What, darling? It’s been a while since we’ve been here. We never even got to see Edward off.”
“Edward?” Jimmy asked.
“Edward Cranston used to be the CEO of Universal Acquisitions Corporation, but he took retirement. The man would have been hard to replace,” Sean explained, adding the last part for Sara’s benefit. With the statement, he remembered he had received an email naming Edward’s successor, but he couldn’t recall the name.
“Ah, an older man with a bow tie?”
“Yes, that’s him. How did you know?”
“Wild guess. He was at your wedding reception at the house.”
“Yes, I guess he would have been. We didn’t get a chance to really know him, but he struck us both as a great guy,” Sean said.
“I seem to remember a young man there also. He said he worked at Universal Acquisitions too. What was his name?” Jimmy snapped his fingers. “Adam was his first name. Yes, we had talked once briefly on the phone during a previous situation .”
Sean noticed the delicacy Jimmy applied to his wording. The situation referred to a time when both Sean’s and Sara ’s lives hung in the balance.
They remained silent as the three of them peered out the windows at the towering buildings they drove by.
“Let’s go by the office before lunch and the condo.”
“The condo?”
“Yeah, you didn’t think we were staying in a hotel, did you?”
“Nah, no. Why would I think that?” Jimmy stretched out his arms along the back of the seat.
Sean loved to see his former boss, and training officer from back in the day, sitting across from him, still a part of his life. What he loved even more was sharing some of the finer things with the man who had been there at the start.
Grand Reception
JIMMY DIDN ’T IMPRESS EASILY. AT least he didn’t think he did, but looking around this place, he was impressed—in spades. His joints, which had barked at him all morning, were rendered mute by the architectural attributes of Universal Acquisitions Corporation.
He walked, looking upward. “And you say this is only one of many companies you own?”
Sean put a hand on Jimmy’s shoulder. “That’s right, and they’re spread out all over the world. We visited one while we were in Italy.”
“Italy…” Jimmy knew the word came off his lips as if he were a boy and carried off on the breeze of a fantasy. He had never been a traveler. There were always other ways to spend money, and, when the incoming matched pretty much on par with the outgoing, it didn’t leave room for frivolous endeavors.
“Maybe one day you’ll come with us,” Sara said.
“Me? Italy? Not in this lifetime. Wow, this place is truly amazing. Is this what it’s like to be gods?”
“Jimmy, we wouldn’t know.” Sean removed his hand from Jimmy’s shoulder, and both he and Sara laughed.
They reached the front desk, and a redhead smiled at them in greeting. “Good afternoon, welcome to Universal Acquisitions. What can I help you with today?”
Sean took a step ahead of Sara and Jimmy. “I’m Sean McKinley. This is my wife, Sara, and our friend Jimmy.”
“Mr. and Mrs. McKinley.”
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