Serial Novel: Falling in Public, Ch. 28
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Falling in Public
Chapter 28
Eddie pulled up outside Sean Winston's gated estate and turned off the engine, leaving the radio playing softly in the background. He didn't think Holly would be well enough yet to move, so the odds were against her being here. But following Sean was better than doing nothing, and with a lot of luck he'd be visiting Holly soon.
The thought left a sour taste in Eddie's mouth.
Settling back in the seat for a long wait, he was surprised when Sean came down the front stairs flanked by a couple of bodyguards carrying luggage. They got into a waiting limo, and adrenaline shot through Eddie's system as he started the car. Maybe they wouldn't make him wait after all. He pulled into traffic behind the long black car and considered the damage Sean's bomb had done to his studo - and his couch - as if kidnapping Holly wasn't enough. It would be his pleasure to take the man apart, if given the chance.
Twenty minutes later, Eddie frowned as they approached the airport. Where would Sean be going? Had they taken Holly out of the city with her shot-up leg? He handed his keys off to the valet and ran to keep Sean and his men in sight as they walked briskly down the wide mall. Checking in at a small private gate, they left the terminal for the tarmac, with no sign of Holly at all.
Just about ready to follow them out, Eddie heard a loud two-tone alarm from the security checkpoint. Glancing back out of idle curiousity, he did a double-take when he saw someone who looked just like Holly undergoing a wand search as she stood off to the side. Scanning the surrounding area, he saw Leland Ellison waiting a few feet away, looking anything but happy.
That explained a lot, Eddie thought as he tried to figure out what to do. Ellison was known for his ruthless determination to do whatever it took to get what he or his clients wanted, and he was often at the heart of some lawsuit. Somehow he always managed to evade the law, though no one really knew how. Enough people had been party to his less savory methods of doing business that it was mind-boggling how he managed to keep them all quiet.
This time, he was going down.
Holly swayed on her feet, or rather the one that appeared to be taking most of the weight, and Eddie wondered how he was going to get her out of there when she couldn't even walk on her own. As he watched, a man in a janitor's uniform approached her with a wheelchair, but she seemed to be arguing with him about using it. The security guard appeared to join the argument, and just then Holly looked over the guard's shoulder and met Eddie's gaze. Her eyes widened in recognition for a minute, and maybe even relief, though he couldn't be sure. She winked, and then turned her focus back to the security guard.
Raising both hands, she shoved him away as hard as she could, earning a collective gasp from the crowd behind her.
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Falling in Public
Chapter 28
Eddie pulled up outside Sean Winston's gated estate and turned off the engine, leaving the radio playing softly in the background. He didn't think Holly would be well enough yet to move, so the odds were against her being here. But following Sean was better than doing nothing, and with a lot of luck he'd be visiting Holly soon.
The thought left a sour taste in Eddie's mouth.
Settling back in the seat for a long wait, he was surprised when Sean came down the front stairs flanked by a couple of bodyguards carrying luggage. They got into a waiting limo, and adrenaline shot through Eddie's system as he started the car. Maybe they wouldn't make him wait after all. He pulled into traffic behind the long black car and considered the damage Sean's bomb had done to his studo - and his couch - as if kidnapping Holly wasn't enough. It would be his pleasure to take the man apart, if given the chance.
Twenty minutes later, Eddie frowned as they approached the airport. Where would Sean be going? Had they taken Holly out of the city with her shot-up leg? He handed his keys off to the valet and ran to keep Sean and his men in sight as they walked briskly down the wide mall. Checking in at a small private gate, they left the terminal for the tarmac, with no sign of Holly at all.
Just about ready to follow them out, Eddie heard a loud two-tone alarm from the security checkpoint. Glancing back out of idle curiousity, he did a double-take when he saw someone who looked just like Holly undergoing a wand search as she stood off to the side. Scanning the surrounding area, he saw Leland Ellison waiting a few feet away, looking anything but happy.
That explained a lot, Eddie thought as he tried to figure out what to do. Ellison was known for his ruthless determination to do whatever it took to get what he or his clients wanted, and he was often at the heart of some lawsuit. Somehow he always managed to evade the law, though no one really knew how. Enough people had been party to his less savory methods of doing business that it was mind-boggling how he managed to keep them all quiet.
This time, he was going down.
Holly swayed on her feet, or rather the one that appeared to be taking most of the weight, and Eddie wondered how he was going to get her out of there when she couldn't even walk on her own. As he watched, a man in a janitor's uniform approached her with a wheelchair, but she seemed to be arguing with him about using it. The security guard appeared to join the argument, and just then Holly looked over the guard's shoulder and met Eddie's gaze. Her eyes widened in recognition for a minute, and maybe even relief, though he couldn't be sure. She winked, and then turned her focus back to the security guard.
Raising both hands, she shoved him away as hard as she could, earning a collective gasp from the crowd behind her.
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