Nick waved goodbye to the realtor. After all this time, he was finally ready to put David and Danielle’s house up for sale. During the past four days, Nick had boxed up all the dishes and kitchen counter appliances and donated them to charity. He sold some items to the antique shop in town.He went upstairs. David and Danielle’s bedroom was the last room he hadn’t gone through. Nick put it off because of the strange setup of the room. A few days after their murders, Nick had gone upstairs to the master bedroom. He saw a laptop and a camera setup. It looked like they had filmed themselves having sex.Nick had locked the door to the bedroom and never let anyone in it. He didn’t want his brother’s sex life known to outsiders. Nick didn’t want to know that much about it either. What he did know was David adored Danielle.When the realtor had come over, Nick had hid the camera in the closet. Now, he has to deal with it. Nick tackled the papers that were in the desk in the master bedroom. N
Nick had called the attorney that helped him get David’s will out of probate. He had explained the situation with the website and stressed that discretion was absolutely crucial. He had been understanding and assured Nick that he would take care of it.It was 9 p.m. Nick stood outside of Joe’s Diner. He was going to let it go, but Bonnie could have answers to questions that wouldn’t go away.He walked in. An old couple was sitting in a booth. Other than them, there was no one in there. Nick walked up to the counter.Bonnie had a big smile when she came out of the kitchen. “Hey, Dalton, what can I get you?”He slowly looked up at her. “Information.”“About what?” she chirped.Nick leaned in close. “PlanetVoyeur.com”Her face went pale. “After all this time . . . you’re asking me about it, now?”“I just found out today,” Nick whispered.“How?” she whispered.He took a deep breath. “The videos are still on the website.”Her eyes went back in her head.Nick thought she was going to faint.
Nick was at the station. Seven days today, and he hadn’t heard from Jackie at all. It looked like he would have to put his plan into motion. He remembered the sheriff mumbling in the past about how stubborn Jackie could be.Guess he wasn’t exaggerating. Nick didn’t mind. He smiled about what he had in mind. Jackie was so sexy when she was mad. Luckily, he had remembered chatting with Jodi two months ago about cars. Jodi had mentioned how much Jackie loved that silver Mustang convertible of hers.“What are you smirking about?” Goldman asked as he approached him in the reception area.“Oh, just my plans for Jackie tomorrow,” Nick replied.“So, she hasn’t come to you,” Goldman stated.“Nope, but she will if I don’t hear from her today.”“Dalton,” the sheriff said as he walked down the hall towards them. “I approved your days off.” The sheriff handed Nick the paperwork.“Thanks, Sheriff,” he said with a big grin.The sheriff returned his smile. “Got big plans for a long weekend, huh?”“O
Nick and Goldman had parked in a discrete location outside of Garvey’s to watch A.J. put Jackie’s beloved Mustang on his tow truck. Nick and Goldman had laughed hysterically as they watched Jackie run out of the hotel. They had doubled over in the cruiser when Jackie hurled her portfolio on the ground. They had cracked up again when Jackie screamed at the top of her lungs and stomped her feet.“Now, what is she doing?” Goldman asked as he snickered.Nick chuckled. “Looks, like she’s getting into Jodi’s jeep.”Goldman moved his head from side to side around Nick’s head. “Looks like she is wearing a business suit. She’s going somewhere important.”“She is – the impound lot,” Nick said and laughed.Goldman laughed, too. “You want me to tail ‘em?”Nick thought for a moment. He smiled. “Nah, she’ll end up at the impound sooner or later.” -------Jodi had dropped Jackie off outside of the station and pulled off. Jackie shoved
Nick and Goldman leaned against the cruiser with their arms crossed and smirks on their faces. A.J. leaned against the tow truck that still had Jackie’s Mustang hooked on the back of it a few feet across from them. Two of A.J.’s sons sat a few feet away on top of an old junker that was parked on a dirt hill.“I see a sheriff’s car!” one of the sons yelled.After a few moments, the car came into view for the men on the ground. The sheriff’s car sped through the open gate. It came to an abrupt halt in the dirt. Jackie leaped out before the sheriff cut the engine off. “You damn Neanderthal!” she yelled as she strode towards Nick and Goldman.Goldman snickered.A.J. covered his mouth and looked down. His sons couldn’t hear anything from the hill, but their eyebrows shot up when Jackie had leaped out of the car like a lioness.Nick grinned. Damn, she looked good. The pink top and long skirt hugged her curves in all the right places. She wore sunglasses so Nick couldn’t see her eyes. Her sw
It was Thursday evening. Jackie was in her room getting ready for bed. Usually, she wouldn’t go to bed before eight, but she had to get up early in the morning. Gabriella and Jodi were fluttering around in her room like giggling teenagers.Nick had called Jodi earlier that morning and asked her to pack certain types of clothes for Jackie. Jodi swore up and down that he didn’t say where they were going. He also instructed Jodi not to let Jackie see what was in the suitcases. Jackie wasn’t happy about it, but Jodi had said Jackie should enjoy someone else taking care of the little details for a change. Jodi had hidden the suitcase in the hotel. Jackie had spent an hour trying to find it. No luck.“Get into bed,” Gabriella said to Jackie. “We don’t want you to have circles under your eyes when your el novio guapo picks you up in the morning.”“Her what?” Jodi asked with a confused expression.“Hunky boyfriend and he’s not my hunky boyfriend,” Jackie said. Jackie’s Spanish was terrible. T
Jackie was surprised when she saw the black sedan and driver. She asked Nick what was going on. He smiled and told her that it will become clear as the trip went on. Gabriella and Barbara hugged Jackie long and tight like she was going away for six months. Jodi hugged her and whispered to her to relax and keep an open mind.Jackie realized that the sedan was taking them to Phoenix. After that, it didn’t take her long to realize that they were going to the airport. While at the airport, Jackie learned that they were going to Aspen. Jackie had never been to Colorado, and she told Nick she didn’t know how to ski. He didn’t seem to mind and said he would teach her if she wanted to learn. If not, there were other activities they could do.They flew first class. Jackie knew Nick paid for it with the money he inherited from David and Danielle’s estate. She didn’t know how much he got, but she didn’t want Nick wasting it on her, and she told him so during the flight. He patted her hand and sa
Nick and Jackie laughed as they walked back into the cabin. They skied most of the evening. Jackie found the experience exhilarating – freeing. It took two hours for her to get the hang of it on the beginner slopes. Nick convinced Jackie she was ready to upgrade to a bigger run.They took off their gear at the door.“You were great out there,” Nick said as he put his scarf on the hanger.“I was trying to keep up with you,” Jackie said breathlessly. “That was fun.”“I’m going to start a fire,” he said and brushed the back of his hand on her cold cheek.Nick got a fire started as Jackie struggled to take her ski boots off.“Need some help?” he asked with a smirk.She took a deep breath. “Yes,” she admitted.“Lean back,” he said.Jackie lay down on the couch. She put her foot in the air for him. “I can’t feel my feet. Maybe that’s why I’m having so much trouble.”“Brace yourself,” Nick said and took hold of the boot.They struggled, but Nick got it off. Once he did, he lifted both her fe