Page 10 of Family Bonds- Jarrett & Andi

“I don’t know what I am,” he said. Maybe he was just more intrigued once he saw and talked to Andi than he was worried.

“When you figure it out, you know where to find me,” Mac said.

The two of them left, Mac turning down another hallway to leave, Jarrett going back to the ER to see Andi before he left.

He popped his head in and noticed Jack wasn’t there and it would give him a minute to talk to her alone.

“How’s the head?”

“Not as good as this soup,” she said. “I don’t think there is a drop left and I know it’s probably not fresh.”

“This late in the day, probably not,” he said. “Me, I’m a sucker for my mother’s homemade food. Especially her soups this time of year.”

“Homemade soup is the best,” she said. He could see she had to stop herself from saying more.

“If you need a dentist to take care of your teeth, Amanda’s brother-in-law, Coy, has a practice on the island.”

“Thanks,” she said. “I’ll need someone and I hadn’t realized that. I don’t see Amanda a lot. She only works part time and not normally when I am.”

“I’m sure Jack will be in soon.”

“He ran to the bathroom,” she said. “Hope he didn’t give you a hard time. He’s been that way since he was a kid.”

Jarrett narrowed his eyes at her and she held his stare. She was holding to her story and he couldn’t fault her.

What better way to have a US Marshal front and center in her life than by saying it was a relative?

He found that situation odd. People could be assigned new contacts in Witness Protection all the time. There was more to this than anyone was letting on.

He refused to believe they were related and knew it was just their front.

“We had a little chat. I’m sure he’s going to fill you in on it.”

“He will,” she said.

He put his and Mac’s cards on the tray. “Mine and my brother’s, who is the chief of police. One for both of you. Don’t hesitate to call either of us at any time for anything. I mean it.”

“So if my cat gets stuck in a tree I can reach out?” she asked.

He laughed, surprised she was so upbeat and friendly with him, and wondered if it was just a front to get him to think nothing was going on.

“That would be my other brother, Alex. Though I don’t think he’s rescuing too many more cats from trees. Got a dog out from under a deck not that long ago, but that was another cousin.”

“Huh?” she asked.

He was talking more than he normally did. “Alex is a captain with the fire department on the island.”

“Got it,” she said. “Hi, Jack. Investigator Bond?—”

“Jarrett,” he said.

“Jarrett was just dropping off his and his brother’s cards for us.”

“And telling her she could call at any point for anything.”

“No rescuing cats in trees though,” she said.

“Did you get another cat?” Jack asked.

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