MEGA-AX1 The Inferno Read Online Free PDF Page B

I just wanted to know if and who from MEGA-HQ ended up texting you….so I could wring their little necks.”
    “I’ve never been out of contact from headquarters for any long periods of time. I don’t understand why this weekend was so important that I not be reached.”
    “Jessie, everyone needs some down time. You never take any. This anniversary is always so hard on you, and we all agreed that this weekend, you would take some time for yourself whether you wanted to or not. I was designated to ensure that you did.”
    Jessie couldn’t be too angry with them. She knew they were acting out of love, but it still bothered her that they resorted to subterfuge instead of having a good old-fashioned conversation. Jessie believed that you didn’t always have to devise a plan to get inside. Sometimes you can just walk right in through the front door.
    Yes, this weekend was always difficult. But, she had managed for the last eight years. Why was this year any different?
    “I still don’t see the need for all of this extreme planning. You guys could have just talked to me about it.”
    “We talk to you every year about it. And…every year you ignore us. This time we weren’t taking no for an answer.” Téa was still scrolling through her phone. “So, it was Max who sent the text. What did he want anyway?”
    “He just needed my authorization for an agreement.”
    Téa stood up and reached into her purse. She pulled out a circular object that looked no bigger than a quarter. She tapped it twice and it opened up as if it were a portal into Max’s bedroom.
    “Hey Max...it’s Téa. Wake up.”
    Max was in bed with the covers hanging half on and half off of his body. His arm was slung over his eyes. You could see the rise and fall of his chiseled chest that was lightly dusted with hair.
    Téa giggled. “Max! You might want to pull that cover over just a little bit before you show me and Jessie your little bits.”
    Without removing his arm or opening his eyes, Max used his other hand to pull the covers over his body. “Téa, didn’t I tell you not to use that thing on me. And believe me when I tell you, there isn’t anything on me the size of a ‘bit’.”
    “As long as any of us are wearing our amulet, we will always have visual access to each other. I don’t understand how you don’t love this gadget as much as me. I think it’s so cool that our holograms make it seem as though we are in the same room. Anyway, back to my point, you weren’t supposed to text us this weekend.”
    Still unmoved, Max lay in bed as if Téa wasn’t there. Then, he lifted his head and arm to look at the clock. “It’s almost four o’clock in the morning. How did you know I wasn’t in bed with a woman? And, can you get off of my bed? It’s weird.” He could see them just as plainly as if they were standing right there.
    “I just wanted to tell you to follow the plan.”
    “I’m following the plan, but the authorization couldn’t wait.”
    Jessie was sitting there listening to them discuss her as if she wasn’t there. It was starting to get under her skin.
    “Hello...you and Téa do know I’m sitting here right? I don’t need a babysitter or someone telling me how to manage my time.”
    Max was now fully awake, “Don’t get your panties in a bunch. Nobody is trying to tell you how to do anything. You should be happy you have people who care about your well-being. Where are you guys anyway? Whose house is that?”
    “Téa dragged me to a party to meet up with that guy she met at the bar yesterday.”
    “I did no such thing. You needed a night out…maybe even a hook-up, and I wanted to see Michael. It was a win-win for everybody.”
    Max sat up in bed. “I’m guessing neither one of you are getting any tonight otherwise you wouldn’t be here talking to me.”
    Jessie laughed. “Téa still might have a shot at it. We’re still at the party or is it the after-after party?”
    “Have you been drinking