Black Jack: A nail biting, hair-raising thriller (Jack Ryder Book 4) Read Free Page B

“This was a very nice man who told us that we now own a house. A real house.”
    Rosa let out a loud shriek. Kimberly looked up at her husband who was smiling widely.
    “A house? But how?”
    “Some aunt I never knew died and left it for me,” Kimberly said. “But there is one catch.”
    “There always is, isn’t there. What is it?” he asked.
    “It’s in Savannah, Georgia.”
    Joseph threw out his hands. “That’s not a catch. I always wanted to go to Savannah. Now we own a house there? I can’t wait to go.”
    “So you want to move there?” Kimberly asked.
    “Yes! I can easily get work down there and so can you! Let’s do it. It would be a new start for us as a family. We would have a house. A real house!”
    Joseph grabbed Kimberly and Rosa in his strong arms then lifted both of them in the air, with a loud laughter. The girls whined.
    “We’re going to Savannah. We’re going to Savannah!”

Chapter 4
    M ay 2016
    Shannon looked at herself in the mirror.
    “How does it feel up here over the chest?” the woman next to her asked pulling the dress in the sides. She was a very skilled tailor, hired by Sarah, standing right behind her, watching her every move.
    Sarah was Shannon’s new personal assistant. It was Jack’s idea to get a PA once the baby arrived so Shannon didn’t have to take care of anything else but the child. Sarah could handle everything else along with Shannon’s manager. Sarah had only been in her life for four months, but Shannon already loved her dearly. Not only took she care of every detail, she also knew how to make Shannon look spectacular no matter what the occasion was. She couldn’t think of anyone better to have her take care of the details of the wedding.
    “It’s a little tight,” Shannon said with a sigh. Losing the weight after giving birth the second time sure hadn’t been as easy as when she had Angela. Of course she was a lot younger then.
    “Could you loosen it a little up there, then,” Sarah told the tailor.
    Sarah looked at Shannon’s reflection over her shoulder. “Don’t worry about it. It’s only natural that they’re a little big when you breastfeed. As soon as you stop they’ll get smaller and before you know it you’ll wish you had them back.” Sarah laughed.
    Sarah was older than Shannon and her children had both gone off to college, when she applied for the job. Sarah was a big girl. She had a lot of authority and clout when she spoke and Shannon had noticed that people really listened when she opened her mouth. And she always got the job done, no matter what it was. Shannon liked that she was older and that she didn’t have a family waiting for her. Her husband had left her when the twins were just babies. She didn’t miss him one bit, though. He was more in the way than of help, she said laughing during her interview.
    “I don’t mind the breasts,” Shannon said. “Jack loves them. No it’s more the stomach and the wider hips. I guess I just need to be more patient.”
    Sarah shrugged. “Yeah and then maybe accept that your body has changed since you carried a second child. You’ve always been gorgeous. You still are. Look at yourself in that dress. Jack is going to pass out,” Sarah said and forced Shannon to look at herself. Shannon still thought she looked terrible, like a big pile of whipped cream. She missed her old body terribly.
    “I need you to take it off so the tailor can correct it,” Sarah said and helped Shannon pull the dress off.
    Shannon walked to the window and looked out into the yard of the house they had rented in Savannah for the week. It was many years since Shannon had last been in this town. None of them had any ties to it and that made it easier, Shannon believed. She had an aunt who once lived here, but that was all. Jack had no family here either. It was perfect.
    The kids were playing hide and go seek in the funny yard that almost looked like a maze from where she was standing on the first floor.