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Authors: Char Robinson
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Shady Oaks. She stood and grabbing Judith by the forearm, pulled her up.
"Need a little air, carry on without us," she said quickly with a wave of her hand and a quick smile for Harry. They wove their way through the crowd as fast as they could and both exhaled loudly when they exited onto the broad front porch.
They stood quietly for a moment, surveying their surroundings before Judith sighed and sat down on the front steps.
"I am hoping to hear from the boys at any time," Cindy said as she joined her friend. "We haven't heard anything from Mick or Charlie, either and they promised to stay in touch." She carefully set the walkie down between them and patted it. "The boys are probably radio silent, but hopefully it won't be much longer."
Judith glanced at her friend's worried face. "I'm thinking positive; they will call in and let us know everyone and everything is just fine. As for Mick and Charlie, I'm sure they've lost track of time as usual."
Cindy nodded in response then straightened her spine when she felt something rub against her back. Smiling, she turned and picked up the small purring creature. "Moses! I was wondering where you were!"
Judith pointed at the gray tabby now sitting on Cindy's lap. "Don't you think it's strange how there were no cats around until we startled settling into the houses. Then they seemed to appear out of thin air and went about their business like nothing happened."
Cindy grinned at the still purring cat on her lap. "I agree, it was strange, it's like they hid out until things settled down then came strolling back in demanding dinner."
Judith laughed and reached over to scratch Moses behind his ears. The cat responded by purring louder, making them both chuckle.
She sighed again as she gazed out over the yard and beyond. "I really don't think I can sit here and wait for something to happen."
"Well, what should we do?" Cindy gently placed the cat on the porch and stood up to face her friend. "Would take us a while to find Mick and Charlie, and it would be dark before we even got close to the lake if we went up there."
"Yeah, it's too bad we couldn't fly up there and back," Judith grumbled. Suddenly her eyes widened and she jumped up excitedly. "Hey! We can't fly, but we know someone who can!"
Cindy's mouth opened in surprise. "Are you serious? Do you really think he would?"
Judith was already reaching for the door. "We won't know unless we ask!"
Cindy scurried up the steps and quickly followed Judith inside. Harry was no longer the center of attention, the group had broken up and were now chatting in small groups. She waited just inside the door while Judith threaded her way back over to Harry, where she bent and whispered in his ear. He gave her a quick grin, nodded, and stood up to follow her out.
Cindy gave him a smile when they approached and she stepped aside, holding the door for them to go through first.
Wasting no time, Judith turned to Harry. "We have a big favor to ask of you."
Harry raised his eyebrows as he gave her a quizzical look.
"You met Charlie and Mick earlier today, when you first landed. They were on their way to check with our people out on the perimeter of town because there's a group of mercenary-type people up on Fletcher's Mountain who are very dangerous. They took Cindy and Mick's daughter," she said with a wave toward Cindy. "They also have Charlie's daughter and both their boyfriends, and for some reason they're holding them hostage."
Cindy watched as Harry raised his eyebrows even higher. "There's a few military platoons around still, one of them we are friendly with," Cindy interjected. "My two sons went up there with them to find out what's going on and we haven't heard from them," she said with a tremor in her voice that surprised her.
She realized she was a little more distraught than she cared to admit. She gave herself a mental shake and looked directly into Harry's eyes. "We'd like to ask you to consider flying up the mountain to take a
"Need a little air, carry on without us," she said quickly with a wave of her hand and a quick smile for Harry. They wove their way through the crowd as fast as they could and both exhaled loudly when they exited onto the broad front porch.
They stood quietly for a moment, surveying their surroundings before Judith sighed and sat down on the front steps.
"I am hoping to hear from the boys at any time," Cindy said as she joined her friend. "We haven't heard anything from Mick or Charlie, either and they promised to stay in touch." She carefully set the walkie down between them and patted it. "The boys are probably radio silent, but hopefully it won't be much longer."
Judith glanced at her friend's worried face. "I'm thinking positive; they will call in and let us know everyone and everything is just fine. As for Mick and Charlie, I'm sure they've lost track of time as usual."
Cindy nodded in response then straightened her spine when she felt something rub against her back. Smiling, she turned and picked up the small purring creature. "Moses! I was wondering where you were!"
Judith pointed at the gray tabby now sitting on Cindy's lap. "Don't you think it's strange how there were no cats around until we startled settling into the houses. Then they seemed to appear out of thin air and went about their business like nothing happened."
Cindy grinned at the still purring cat on her lap. "I agree, it was strange, it's like they hid out until things settled down then came strolling back in demanding dinner."
Judith laughed and reached over to scratch Moses behind his ears. The cat responded by purring louder, making them both chuckle.
She sighed again as she gazed out over the yard and beyond. "I really don't think I can sit here and wait for something to happen."
"Well, what should we do?" Cindy gently placed the cat on the porch and stood up to face her friend. "Would take us a while to find Mick and Charlie, and it would be dark before we even got close to the lake if we went up there."
"Yeah, it's too bad we couldn't fly up there and back," Judith grumbled. Suddenly her eyes widened and she jumped up excitedly. "Hey! We can't fly, but we know someone who can!"
Cindy's mouth opened in surprise. "Are you serious? Do you really think he would?"
Judith was already reaching for the door. "We won't know unless we ask!"
Cindy scurried up the steps and quickly followed Judith inside. Harry was no longer the center of attention, the group had broken up and were now chatting in small groups. She waited just inside the door while Judith threaded her way back over to Harry, where she bent and whispered in his ear. He gave her a quick grin, nodded, and stood up to follow her out.
Cindy gave him a smile when they approached and she stepped aside, holding the door for them to go through first.
Wasting no time, Judith turned to Harry. "We have a big favor to ask of you."
Harry raised his eyebrows as he gave her a quizzical look.
"You met Charlie and Mick earlier today, when you first landed. They were on their way to check with our people out on the perimeter of town because there's a group of mercenary-type people up on Fletcher's Mountain who are very dangerous. They took Cindy and Mick's daughter," she said with a wave toward Cindy. "They also have Charlie's daughter and both their boyfriends, and for some reason they're holding them hostage."
Cindy watched as Harry raised his eyebrows even higher. "There's a few military platoons around still, one of them we are friendly with," Cindy interjected. "My two sons went up there with them to find out what's going on and we haven't heard from them," she said with a tremor in her voice that surprised her.
She realized she was a little more distraught than she cared to admit. She gave herself a mental shake and looked directly into Harry's eyes. "We'd like to ask you to consider flying up the mountain to take a
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