Page 37 of On the Power Play

Clara

Landed yet?

Yep. Just

He didn't ask why she was up at eleven o'clock on a Tuesday. She was either at the hospital on shift or had just arrived home.

Clara

I don't think you're a prostitute.

Phew. I was worried

Even if you slept with her, I wouldn't think that

I'm not going to sleep with her. Sorry to crush your dreams

Then who are you going to sleep with Jack? It's been three years

This isn't a normal conversation to have with one's sister

This is a matter of health, of which I'm an expert

You're a sex therapist now?

Jack, I loved Angie. You know that. She wouldn't want you to be alone the rest of your life

Jack rubbed the back of his neck. This wasn't a conversation he wanted to have in the aisle of an airplane at one o'clock in the morning.

Clara

Maybe a fake relationship could be good. Could remind you that women are fun?

There was that word again. Jack clicked off his phone and put it in his pocket.

The woman in front of him turned her head. "You think you'll beat the Oilers Saturday?"

Jack exhaled and forced a smile to his face. "You better believe it."

The doors opened, saving him from having to stand there awkwardly or answer more questions he didn't have the energy for. Instead, he walked down the connecting bridge and into the terminal to an immediate entourage.

Tony’s assistant, Kels, was there, along with two men who looked like they were straight out of Men in Black.

"Is this a thing?" He pointed to their earpieces.

Kels tapped something into his phone. "You're with Delia now. We have to take precautions."

Jack fell into step with them. Was this how she travelled? The idea of being escorted everywhere he went left him conflicted. He had to admit, it was cool as shit to walk through the terminal with dudes wearing indoor sunglasses. Less cool to think about having to coordinate with someone else every time he left the hotel.

"Glad you made the flight." Kels typed away on his phone and somehow still made it smoothly onto the moving walkway.

"Tony threatened me."

Kels laughed. "Such a softie."

Jack followed the men through the mostly quiet airport, following signs to the LINK train. "How did you end up working for him anyway?"

"I was sleeping with his sister."

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