Nick picked up a blue diary. He desperately opened it and turned to the first page. That wasn’t it. Nick tossed it aside and found the black journal. He turned to the first page. He exhaled when he realized that it was a continuation of the red one he had read. Nick sat Indian style and zoomed in on the entry. We decided to meet one last time before the plan went into effect. Plus, we needed to speak to Jacobs about Matt Kirby. Would Matt be easier to deal with than Marty? We hoped. So, midnight last night we met at Jesse’s. His house is far away from other homes and is at the end of town. Jacobs walked in - with Matt Kirby. We couldn’t believe Jacobs exposed us. All of us thought that was it. David thought his own brother was waiting outside to arrest him for committing conspiracy against a cop or something like that. Nick groaned as he rubbed his forehead. “What the hell did you guys get involved in? What did you do?” Matt
Jodi drove as Jackie nervously twitched in the passenger seat of the red jeep. It was almost eleven. Jackie swore under her breath when Jodi got behind a car that was driving a little too slow. “Don’t worry. We’ll get there. He’s not going to leave because we’re a few minutes late,” Jodi soothed. Jackie gave her a weak smile. “I can’t thank you enough for coming.” “You would do the same for me and Matt if he was in trouble,” Jodi said. “It must be serious for Nick to call us on an orgy night.” “Luckily, we have competent employees,” Jackie said. “I know it was hard for you to keep this from Matt. I wouldn’t have asked you to if it wasn’t important.” “I know. Hopefully, when we meet with Dalton things will become more clear and I can tell Matt. I have learned my lesson about keeping secrets from him. Once it is all said and done, maybe Matt can help.” The car in front of them took the turn they were about
It was so quiet after Matt’s announcement that Nick could hear a pin drop.Look at them staring at me like I’m the elephant in the room. “When you say he knows,” Jacobs began. “Knows what exactly?” “All of us being here at the same time at an outsider’s request is not a coincidence,” Jesse said. “He knows . . . the big one. The one that ties us all together.” “Yes,” Nick snarled. “The outsider knows!” He stared at them as he slowly started walking the balcony again. He knew he was hard to see in his black long sleeve dress shirt and black jeans. His boots clunked on the planks. “Only half the story is in here,” Matt said as he held the red diary up. “Where’s the rest of it?” “Danielle wrote the rest in a separate diary. That I happen to have,” Nick answered. “Shit!” Jesse exclaimed. “And y’all said she wasn’t naïve.” “Actually, we said she wasn’t stupid,” Bonnie corrected nervously.
Nick took a few steps towards the twins. “I have to say, ladies, the operation was a masterstroke. I mean I know that you didn’t come up with every single detail of the plan, but to get everyone together to gang up on Marty - great idea. Pulling twin magic on Joe was a good idea, too, but it sounded like he was too smart for ya on that one.” Both of them gasped. “Yeah, Danielle wrote about the shower scene, too. Right after you told her, Jodi,” Nick revealed. “God, what was she thinking writing all that stuff?” Jodi asked rhetorically as she placed her hand on Jackie’s hair. “I believe she thought no one would see it, but fate stepped in,” Nick replied. “I had put the diaries in a box and forgot about them. I was putting the boxes away and the bottom fell out of one of them. One of the diaries fell open and a picture fell out. A picture of all of you – together - having a private celebration in Lester’s office after Matt wa
Two and a half months later . . .Cousins, Jodi and Gabriella Garvey, walked the campus of the state’s university. Gabriella had taken three business classes during the semester and she had just finished her exams. Gabriella’s car was in the shop. Jodi wasn’t busy, so she picked Gabriella up from the Phoenix campus.Before driving home, they had stopped at the campus coffee shop. They sat on a bench, chatting and enjoying their frozen coffee.“How do you think you did on your exams?” Jodi asked and sipped her drink through a straw.“Good, I think,” Gabriella replied. “I hope, anyway. You and Jackie spent a lot of money paying for my classes. I don’t know how I’ll repay you.”“Like Jackie had said, it was an investment,” Jodi said. “You’ll be able to handle the paperwork at Garvey’s now. Take on more responsibilities. It’s your birthright.”“Is it?” Gabriella said with doubt. “Daddy had sold his half to Garvey’s to Uncle Jack ages ago.”“That doesn’t matter. You’re still a
Nine weeks later . . .Jodi Garvey was in her room with her husband to be. They were discussing their future living arrangements.“Bunny, you were okay with moving in my house a couple of months ago,” Matt stated. “What’s changed?”“Nothing, I want to live in your house and keep my room here, too,” Jodi said. “That’s not a crime.”“What for?”“What’s the big deal?” Jodi asked as she sat on the edge of the bed.“You just answered my question with a question,” Matt said. “What is it really, Jodi?”“I . . . it’s a big change. I’ve lived here for over four years. My twin and cousin are here. My friends. We have breakfast and lunch together every day. That will change when I move into your house. If I give up my room . . .” She trailed off.“I see. You’re having a hard time leaving this place – permanently,” he said and stroked her dark, straight hair.“Yes,” she admitted. Matt took a deep breath. “Uh huh. Basically, you want to be able to spend the night here from time to ti
Matt was having a great time. The boys had completely transformed the conference room. They had a portable bar set up in the corner. A poker table was set up on the other side of the room. Matt’s police academy graduation portrait hung over the whiteboard on the wall.Matt had opened gifts from the guys. He was working on the last one. It was from Goldman. Matt opened the box. He laughed and held up the pack of edible underwear.The men chuckled.“Hell, that’s more of a gift for Jodi, isn’t it?” Jacobs asked.“It’s both their honeymoon,” Goldman said with a smile.“Thanks, guys, I appreciate it,” Matt said and put the edible drawls back in the box.“Now, let’s make a toast,” Walker said and raised his beer bottle. Walker cleared his throat. “To Matt Kirby. Excuse me, Sheriff Matt Kirby.”The men cheered.“May your marriage be happy and fruitful,” Walker said.“May your honeymoon be wet and wild, General,” Goldman shouted with excitement.Everyone laughed.“To Jodi for putting up with
Matt had peeled the strippers off of him and guided them one by one to one of his deputies. Billy and Carter were having a rematch at the poker table. Jacobs had joined the game as well. One of the girls sat at the table with them. Walker had gone home. The last thing he needed was for his wife to find out that he was looking at big tittied strippers.Matt made his way around his drunken deputies, George, and Lance who were all dancing and flirting with the girls, to get to the bar. “Jesus,” Matt enunciated once he got to the bar.Goldman laughed. “Is it too hot for ya, General?”Matt smiled and shook his head. “I’m going to be a married man in less than twenty-four hours. I can’t have a bunch of half-naked women shaking their pom poms in my face.”They both laughed.“How come you’re behind the bar? I would think you’d be on the floor with the girls,” Matt said. “Like the rest of the guys.”Goldman smiled. “I have plenty of girls who are just as sexy as them in my contacts. These guys