Page 28 of Kane's Bounty
Joshua said, “Let’s get her fueled up and get the hell out of here. You have no idea what you’ve gotten yourself into, Kane.”
“I have some idea.” He turned to Lena, who had been listening and watching everything. “You can go up and relax. We’ll be ready to go shortly.” He handed her the duffle and she trotted up the steps. He watched as her ass swayed with every step. When he turned back, Josh was watching him.
“You got a problem, bro.”
“I know.”
They moved quickly, fueling the jet and going through a system checklist.
When it was all done, the brothers climbed the steps.
Lena sat comfortably, drinking a bottle of water and looking out the window. When she heard them, she turned.
“I hope you don’t mind. I helped myself.” She lifted the plastic bottle.
“Nope. That’s what it’s for.” Josh asked, “Where to?”
“Head for the northeast US. We need to find a place where we can talk. Do you have a spot?” Kane asked.
“Maryland?”
“Perfect.”
“Don’t we need a flight plan?” Lena asked.
Kane shook his head. “Josh never uses them.”
Joshua smiled. “Seatbacks and tray tables, folks. Let’s get gone. There’s some clean clothes in the closet.” He pointed to a cupboard and left them alone in the cabin, but didn’t close the cockpit door.
She went over and opened the door, pulling out jeans and a blue shirt for him. She tossed them over. There was another pair of jeans and a cream-colored blouse for her. She stripped down and changed. “Why didn’t you tell him where to go? Don’t you trust him?”
“Josh is the only person on the planet I do trust.” Actually, he would amend that. In the last forty-eight hours, he’d grown to trust Lena as well. He shed his dirty clothes for the clean ones Joshua had provided and buckled his seat belt.
Kane watched his brother as he expertly maneuvered the plane down the runway. Lena’s voice cut through his thoughts.
“Then why?”
The cabin had four luxurious bucket seats, which could be pushed back to sleeping position. It had two tables that pulled out and a small couch tucked into the corner. The plane was top of the line. Lena looked perfect seated in it. He needed to keep his head clear and not be distracted by how much he loved looking at her, not to mention touching her. “We need a plan. It’s better to go somewhere we’ll be safe, can tell Josh the situation and find out what he knows before we go see your grandmother. We’re going to have to ask a lot of my brother in the next few days. Once we see Grandma and find out what she can tell us about the visions, someone is going to have to protect her. No doubt Thorn is waiting for just this kind of move. He’ll be on us as soon as we surface.”
Lena looked down at the carpet. “Should I just go to Boston?”
He hated the sorrow in her voice.
They were airborne. He unbuckled his seat belt and turned toward her. “You’re going to have to trust me, Lena. I’m not going to let anything happen to your grandmother.”
“She’s all I have.” A single tear slid down her cheek.
He kissed it away. What was the constant tightening of his chest? “That’s not exactly true, but I understand.”
She straightened her shoulders and her chest rose in a deep intake of breath that she let out slowly. “I thought you said you and your brother were not close?”
He shrugged. “I should warn you that he can hear us.”
She looked toward the cabin. Joshua waved his hand, indicating he could indeed hear them. “Does he have some kind of super hearing or something?”
“No, he has the cabin wired. He’s a spy, what do you expect?”
“Should I not ask about your relationship with him while he’s listening?”
