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could take any side street,” Grant said.
“She could,” Mack acknowledged. “But she doesn’t know the area. And she can’t be feeling great. I remember how I functioned when I came out of the VR for the first time after being in there for a month. I’m guessing she’s only going far enough to think she’s safe before getting a room.”
Grant sighed. “Okay, you go south, and I can go north.” He turned to Lily, a stark expression on his face. “How much money was in your wallet?”
“She left my money and took Mack’s”
Grant turned to his brother. “How much?”
“I’m not sure. Around two hundred dollars. Why?”
“I’m trying to judge what kind of room she’d get.”
“You think she’s savvy enough not to use Lily’s credit cards?” Mack shot back.
Grant shrugged. “I suppose it depends on how many thriller novels she’s read.”
Mack made an impatient gesture. “Okay we’re wasting time. We’d better get the show on the road. We’ll keep in touch, so each of us knows what the other is doing.”
When he said, “keep in touch,” he wasn’t talking about using their cell phones. He was referring to the ability he had with his twin brother to communicate mentally. They’d had it as boys, lost it as teens, and gotten it back when Mack was in the VR and Grant was in the real world searching for him.
“And I’ll call Frank,” Lily said, looking miserable about having to report the screwup.
oOo
Mack started for the door, then stopped and cursed.
“What?” Grant asked.
“Lily and I came in the same car.”
“You can use mine,” Terry said from the main room. “It’s my fault she’s gone,” he added, sounding like a guy on his way to the electric chair. “I should have checked the patients periodically.”
“No,” Grant corrected. “Both of us were watching the action on the screen. She knew it, and she took advantage of the situation. And when Corker went batshit, that gave her even more time to slip away without our noticing.”
“And I should have gotten an extra staffer in here,” Lily added. “But who would have thought Jenny was looking for an opportunity to bolt?” She spread her hands. “There’s no point in our beating ourselves up for what we should have done.”
Grant answered with a nod, but he was already thinking about current strategy. “Probably there’s no point in stopping at the first few motels,” he said as he and his brother headed for the door.
“But I guess we have to do it anyway, in case she suddenly realized she would be a fool to drive far. Or she stayed close like a double fake out,” Mack countered.
In the parking lot, they headed for separate cars. As soon as Grant was inside, he sent a message to his brother. Can you hear me?
The answer came back almost at once, Yeah.
When they’d first rediscovered the ability to talk mind to mind, they had only been able to communicate over short distances. But they had been practicing the skill, and now they had a range of several miles. Too bad they hadn’t checked the limit of their power. But there had been no need for long-distance communication until now.
Grant pulled out of the parking lot first and turned right. Mack was behind him and turned left.
He had tried to keep his attention focused on the immediate task. Now that he was alone, it was impossible to hold his emotions at bay.
He hated to admit that he’d been falling in love with Jenny Seville. He’d thought her feelings were similar. Otherwise why would she have finally gone to bed with him after all these months? But was he attributing too much to a few hours in a cabana by the pool at the Mirador Hotel?
Afterwards she’d reverted to her closed-up self. Because she didn’t trust him? Because she was afraid to get involved with him? Or because she thought she was a danger to him and everyone in the VR?
He sighed. Without more input from her, it had been impossible to figure out
“She could,” Mack acknowledged. “But she doesn’t know the area. And she can’t be feeling great. I remember how I functioned when I came out of the VR for the first time after being in there for a month. I’m guessing she’s only going far enough to think she’s safe before getting a room.”
Grant sighed. “Okay, you go south, and I can go north.” He turned to Lily, a stark expression on his face. “How much money was in your wallet?”
“She left my money and took Mack’s”
Grant turned to his brother. “How much?”
“I’m not sure. Around two hundred dollars. Why?”
“I’m trying to judge what kind of room she’d get.”
“You think she’s savvy enough not to use Lily’s credit cards?” Mack shot back.
Grant shrugged. “I suppose it depends on how many thriller novels she’s read.”
Mack made an impatient gesture. “Okay we’re wasting time. We’d better get the show on the road. We’ll keep in touch, so each of us knows what the other is doing.”
When he said, “keep in touch,” he wasn’t talking about using their cell phones. He was referring to the ability he had with his twin brother to communicate mentally. They’d had it as boys, lost it as teens, and gotten it back when Mack was in the VR and Grant was in the real world searching for him.
“And I’ll call Frank,” Lily said, looking miserable about having to report the screwup.
oOo
Mack started for the door, then stopped and cursed.
“What?” Grant asked.
“Lily and I came in the same car.”
“You can use mine,” Terry said from the main room. “It’s my fault she’s gone,” he added, sounding like a guy on his way to the electric chair. “I should have checked the patients periodically.”
“No,” Grant corrected. “Both of us were watching the action on the screen. She knew it, and she took advantage of the situation. And when Corker went batshit, that gave her even more time to slip away without our noticing.”
“And I should have gotten an extra staffer in here,” Lily added. “But who would have thought Jenny was looking for an opportunity to bolt?” She spread her hands. “There’s no point in our beating ourselves up for what we should have done.”
Grant answered with a nod, but he was already thinking about current strategy. “Probably there’s no point in stopping at the first few motels,” he said as he and his brother headed for the door.
“But I guess we have to do it anyway, in case she suddenly realized she would be a fool to drive far. Or she stayed close like a double fake out,” Mack countered.
In the parking lot, they headed for separate cars. As soon as Grant was inside, he sent a message to his brother. Can you hear me?
The answer came back almost at once, Yeah.
When they’d first rediscovered the ability to talk mind to mind, they had only been able to communicate over short distances. But they had been practicing the skill, and now they had a range of several miles. Too bad they hadn’t checked the limit of their power. But there had been no need for long-distance communication until now.
Grant pulled out of the parking lot first and turned right. Mack was behind him and turned left.
He had tried to keep his attention focused on the immediate task. Now that he was alone, it was impossible to hold his emotions at bay.
He hated to admit that he’d been falling in love with Jenny Seville. He’d thought her feelings were similar. Otherwise why would she have finally gone to bed with him after all these months? But was he attributing too much to a few hours in a cabana by the pool at the Mirador Hotel?
Afterwards she’d reverted to her closed-up self. Because she didn’t trust him? Because she was afraid to get involved with him? Or because she thought she was a danger to him and everyone in the VR?
He sighed. Without more input from her, it had been impossible to figure out
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