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It takes me less than a minute before I come back and help Grant out of the car. He looks around the garage and points to a covered vehicle with the cane he is using.
“What’s that?”
I smile and walk over to the car. I whip off the cover to reveal a sporty jeep.
“I got this for your twenty-fifth birthday.”
“You’ve had that sitting here for three years?”
”Not exactly. I keep it gassed and tuned up. License, registration, and insurance are up to date as well. I try to take it out at least once a week to keep the battery alive. It’s yours when you get back home.”
I put the cover back on the vehicle and walk back to where he is waiting at the foot of the steps. I stand behind him as he takes his time to get up the steps. As soon as we are inside, the heat hits us. I place my keys, phone, and wallet on the table by the door, then turn and arm the system. Grant is watching me as I do so.
“How does that work?”
I briefly explain the system to him, enjoying the rapt attention he is paying. He looks at me in fascination.
“It’s that simple, huh?”
“Simple, yet effective. It trips within a second of being opened without the code.”
“Wow.”
“Let’s get you settled. Your room is down here. I didn’t want you climbing the stairs.”
“So, I won’t see upstairs?”
“Do you want to see it?
“I do.”
“I’ll take you up.”
Without hesitation, I carefully lift him into my arms. He laughs.
“We’re really making up for lost time, aren’t we?”
“Tell me about it.”
I take the steps carefully. Just as I put him on the landing upstairs, I hear my phone ringing downstairs.
“I’ll be fine, Dad. I’ll hobble around until you come back.”
I give him a thumbs up and take the stairs two at a time. I catch the phone on the fourth ring.
“Colleymore.” I put the phone on speaker while I move around the kitchen fetching plates for the pizza.
“Archer Colleymore?”
“Speaking.”
“Hi. It’s Michelle. Sidney’s friend.”
At the sound of Sidney’s name, I stop in my tracks.
“Look, I can’t talk for very long, so I’ve got to be quick. It’s about Sidney. She has no idea I’m calling you. And she’s actually forbade me to call you. There are a few things you need to know. She cares for you a lot. But Spike has her really spooked. The thing with your being Grant’s father does not sit well with her either. But I think that she’s using these things as excuses.”
“Michelle, I’ve paid Spike off. He’s no longer a threat.”
