Desperate Measures

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Authors: Cindy Cromer
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throat. Now she had to tell them about Uncle Nick, the big loser of the family. She knew she had no choice. Her life and the safety of her family were in danger, dammit! Her life didn’t sound so ideal now instead it resembled a daytime drama.
     

Chapter Ten
     
     
    Jack’s eyes, like his daughter’s, turned a different shade when angry or upset. They were now a dark cold blue; much different from their original sea green color. After ending the horrifying call from his daughter, Jack punched in the number he knew by heart but never used. “You son of a bitch!” he screamed when the phone was answered on the first ring.
    “Jack, to what do I owe the pleasure of this call?”
    “How dare you threaten my daughter!”
    “Jack, you better calm down and tell me what the hell you’re talking about, you know you’re family. Why would I ever want to hurt you, or Caitlin?”
    “I’m warning you for the last time, stay away from my family, and don’t start up your shit again. You’ve always had it in for Caitlin. You touch one hair on her head and I’ll kill you. Do you hear me? I don’t care what happens to me!” Jack slammed down the phone.
     
    * * * *
     
    Perfect! Just perfect! Jack would soon be on the scene. It’d been a stroke of genius to tap the phone line. Aces told him to stay put but Daddy would run to her aid.
    The chain of events were in motion, the plan having fallen into place, with each piece placed where it should be. Jack and Aces. Isn’t that cute? The ten, queen, and king would do nothing for this flush. The biggest flush of the century, rivaling an international poker tournament. Soon the big payoff would set up, resulting in satisfaction and retribution. They were just as important as money.
     
    * * * *
     
    “Why haven’t you seen your uncle over all these years, Caitlin?” Drew asked.
    “Nick Holland is nothing like my mother. From what I remember, and have been told, he was always in trouble, into drugs, burglary, you name it. He may be dead by now. The last time I saw him, he and my parents had a huge fight. Nana was there too…”
    Drew interrupted her. “Wait a minute. Who’s Nana?”
    Frustrated, Caitlin stood and approached the dry erase board, located in the front of the room, on which someone had sketched a family tree. The ancestry chart portrayed her father’s side, so she filled in the blanks.
    Drew studied the diagram for a moment, updated his notebook, and then said, “Okay, Marie Holland, or as you call her, Nana, is your grandmother on your mother’s side. Her husband, Harold, passed away when your mother and Nick were infants. Thanks for completing that chart. I had a hell of a time filling in the who’s-who on your father’s side”
    Caitlin moved on and relayed the information about her mother’s twin brother. “When Nick’s cases appeared on the docket, my father as District Attorney, was put in a difficult position. Dad bailed him out one too many times and with the last charge against my uncle, my father refused to help him anymore. Rumors of favoritism had begun to spread through the office and police department.
    “Nick came to our house and barged in shouting, ranting, and raging at both of my parents and Nana. In his drug-induced state, he scared me and my brothers. Dean and Daniel were only eight at the time. It was summer so I took the boys outside to play on the beach.
    “When we went back to the house Nick had left and we found Nana in tears, crying about her son. My mother and father were at an important fundraising dinner. Nana hugged and kissed us then sent my brothers to take a bath and get the sand off them. She knew I heard a lot of what happened with my uncle and made a promise to me that we wouldn’t ever see Uncle Nick again. Nana told me she couldn’t believe that my mother and Nick were twins. She said they could be from different planets.
    “So whatever happened at the house that day remains a mystery and Nick Holland’s name

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