Twisted Saga ReGenesis (Book 3 of 3)

Chapter 4 - Boiling Points

The two old friends begin their day loading up, ready to hit the road with the events leading up to the wedding proceed steadily.

"Brook, think we should open the entire Grand Ballroom? I mean, with everyone coming, we're going to need the room if we wanna provide the largest dancefloor for Sara, you know." Emily suggests overseeing the setup for the reception.

"Um, sounds like a good idea, sis. I think a forty by forty area should be good enough. It's not like most people dance anyway." Brook replies, looking over the finalized table charts.

"Should we keep dad somewhere in the back to keep a fight from breaking out? You know he's going to want to pick a battle with anyone in his way."

Emily taps her finger to her lips, thinking it over.

"Yeah, put him in the middle on the left side. Keep Uncle James in the same location, only on the right side of the dance floor. Oh, the projector needs to be tested along with the PA system."

She reaches down, taking her phone from her pocket to speed dial the head of Banquets.

"Hey Sherry, we're in the Grand Ballroom. We need to run through the protector sequence and do a mic check right now." Emily listens as Sherry replies to her.

"Great, we're here waiting now, so thank you for rushing. Bye."

The double trouble sisters stand and observe as the final touches are put in place.

"Hey, Sherry, instead of ten seconds, let's slow it down to, say, twelve seconds between slides. Give everyone else in the room a chance to get a glimpse. Thank you!" Brook calls out from the far edge of the room.

Busy at work wrapping up her last day before preparing to take off on her honeymoon, Sara is a nervous wreck. She's distracted by the thought of the family arriving that she fails to notice Kyle at her desk.

"Hey, Earth to Sara, snap back to reality, please." He states, smacking his hands together.

"Oh, yeah, sorry, got lost in the details of the wedding and the rehearsal and mom being here, and just yeah... Sorry Kyle, what's up?"

Kyle looks over his shoulder, and when he sees some of their coworkers stare. He knows he needs to lower the tone of his voice.

"I'm telling Pop everything when he gets here. So, make sure you stay out of the line of fire. I know it'll cost me my job more than likely, but I've talked to Captain Tanner on the Ohio State Patrol, and I have a position there if I want it. I just wanted to give you a heads up because James is going to be pissed."

Everyone is informed about possible leaks; a call goes up to James' office immediately once Kyle entered Sara's work area.

"Mr. Cline, sir, thought you should know your FBI investigation liaison is in Miss Trout's area. They're keeping a hushed tone about them, sir." One of the IT technicians' spills as James listens closely.

"Thank you. I'll handle this one personally."

James is livid and makes his way to the elevator. He drops down to the third floor to witness Kyle chatting with Sara. She sees her uncle coming towards them.

"Fuck, he knows you're here, get going; I'll cover for you," Sara whispers to keep the panicky glare out of her eyes as Kyle doesn't look back.

"Kyle! Get back here right now!" James orders making his way into the office.

"What's going on here, Sara?" He begins when Kyle slowly makes his way back to the office.

"Nothing, just talking about the wedding." She indicates keeping her eyes on her screen.