Kiss Me Goodbye

Chapter 28

Something was terribly wrong. She could feel it in her bones.

Christy enters into her empty house. Roberta is out thank god because she desperately needs a few minutes to herself.

She can't quite put her finger on it but there's a prickling that she's feeling in the back of the neck since this morning and she had learned to depend on her senses and intuitions because they haven't failed her so far. And if she's going to go by her instincts then what she's feeling should make her lock herself in a safe room and stay there until the feeling and the danger behind it passes.

For the last two days everything's been great with Dean. He hadn't said he loved her but he showed it to her with every caress, with every look, with every considerate word. He showed her he loved by caring. Since she could spend time with him freely if under Matt's watchful eye she learned a great deal about him. That definitely wasn't the problem.

She had phoned Matt immediately after Dean had left her house that day and told him a modified version of what happened. He was elated. She then went to see the family lawyer regarding monetary matters and of course the will. She didn't like lawyers in general but Jim Barton in particular irritated her more. He hid malice in his eyes and gait even in his handshake. But she didn't know any other lawyers and she had an urgent matter that needed to be settled as quickly as possible. Despite her suspicions she decided to trust him with her matter, after all even if he were a pervert he had made an oath as a lawyer to keep what she asks confidential.

Two days had passed where Dean would come to visit. Today Christy had decided that she would visit him since he was overwhelmed with work.

The thing, come to think of it, is that Garcia isn't outside any longer. Under any other circumstance this would have been great news. She wondered that fateful day if the reason for him leaving was because Matt decided he trusted her enough not to need a spy. But then again Matt hasn't called her since that day and he isn't one to be known for patience. Also, it was common knowledge that Matt didn't trust his own hand so why give her this latitude and remove his minion from his station so suddenly now.

Two days without a call from him. This too should have been great news. She wasn't missing him for no one misses a reptilian back stabbing murderer but for some weird reason this radio silence put her on edge.

On the bright side Dean was there for her when she needed his help, and Roberta of course.

Where was her mother by the way? She hadn't said anything about leaving.

Oh well she might have had to get something for the house while Christy was out.

Christiana drags her feet still bothered and not able to perfectly put her finger on the reason. She threw her purse on the bed and then sat near it to the edge and unlaced her sneakers.

After this act she was going to retire for good, she thought sarcastically. Acting wasn't something she aspired to especially when it was life threatening. She longed for the escape her work allowed.

When she used to sit alone and read text after text and translate them she was at home. She felt safe, cocooned in a place of her own where nothing could reach her. At least she didn't put herself or those she loved in constant danger. This hero business wasn't her cup of tea, she thinks as she heads down to the kitchen fills a glass of orange juice and sits at the kitchen island sipping it dreamily.

She had started this, and she will finish it come what may be it Matt's demise or her own. Though she rather prefers the first option, she was no coward.

The phone rings startling her from her reverie. Christy drags her feet and gets down from the high stool to answer it.

"Hello?"