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She was getting tired
of listening to him, she wanted to leave – a fast exit was what she needed.
    Ed was smart enough to sense the
tension; - change of tactics! ‘Take my car Amy; I’ll get a taxi to Jack’s
place.’
    What? Amy wondered; - was he for
real? ‘Oh no, I’ll get a taxi, that’s no problem.’ She said quickly. On the
other hand a little play with his precious car was too tempting.
    ‘I insist sugar – it will suit you.’
Ed said with a knowing grin.
    ‘All right, I’ll take it!’ The Aston
was a beautiful car – with the wrong owner.

 
    Chapter Five
     
     
     
    Frank offered Jack and Justin a ride
to the house. They had enjoyed a tasty meal earlier in Nonna’s and chatted
about old times as usual. Frank wanted to talk to Justin, but he elected to
wait.
    ‘Who is this girl,... Jack was
trying to secure for himself?’ Frank enquired.
    ‘A
young lawyer.’ Justin revealed.
    ‘Who?’ Frank’s interest perked up.
    ‘Picture this Frank; the girl is out
on a date with her boyfriend and gets hijacked by another man, in this case -
Jack!’
    ‘No surprise there!’ Frank chuckled.
    ‘What do you mean?’ Jack asked.
    ‘She sounds way too young for you
Jack.’ Frank stated.
    ‘There was a boyfriend right
before your eyes!’ Justin pointed out.
    ‘Ed? He doesn’t count, and she was
willing…..’ Jack pursued.
    ‘How do you know Ed?’ Justin asked.
    ‘… loser.’ Jack blurted out.
    ‘What sort of loser are we
talking here?’ Frank was amused.
    ‘He only wants to get laid! He's
into casual sex!’ Jack relayed a piece of gossip.
    Frank suppressed a smile. ‘You
should talk Jack, all this arguing about a girl?’
    A girl, that Frank had also noticed
when he entered the restaurant. Of course, the guys didn’t need to know that!
Frank also knew, that Jack had probably invited her to his beach house. That
was his usual thing. This time it had worked perfectly for Frank.
    ‘She was something else Frank.’ Jack
wasn’t giving in.
    ‘I suppose she was different.’
Justin admitted. ‘She had dark hair Jack!’
    ‘You’ll see Frank!’
    ‘If she turns up!’
    ‘Turns up?’ Frank asked.
    ‘Come on Frank, you should know how
Jack works, he invited her to his house – of course.’ Justin said.
    ‘No surprise there!’ Frank agreed.
    ‘She will come!’ Jack said satisfied
with the last word. ‘You will see.’
    Frank and Jack had met Justin some
years ago. Frank needed a singer for one of his movies. Justin had provided a soul
singer who won an award for the movie and their solid friendship began.
    ‘It’s nearing midnight!’ Justin
stated.
    ‘You’re ready for bed? Take one of
the bedrooms – I have plenty available.’
    ‘You crack me up Jack!’ Justin
laughed.
    ‘I know I do!’
    Frank reached for a cigar. ‘No
response?’ He looked at Justin.
    ‘You got it!’ Justin said.
    ‘The deal is shaky Justin.’ Jack
said with his usual frankness.
    ‘What deal? God! There are no
secrets between you guys.’ Justin said sharply.
    ‘What is a secret – nothing anymore?!’
    Justin was waiting for a call from
his lawyers, confirming the sale of the company. He had a gut feeling the deal
was too good to be legitimate. Yet, his lawyers seemed satisfied.
    ‘You know what I’m thinking …?’
Justin turned to Jack. ‘Something isn’t right, I feel it.’
    Frank was enjoying his cigar and the
company. He wanted to offer Justin the help of his lawyers but Justin was on
top of things, it wasn’t his place to interfere.
    ‘Go with your gut feeling – it will
never let you down.’ Frank said, noticing that they had arrived at Jack’s beach
house.
    The display of cars on the drive was
unbelievable.
    Justin focused his attention on
Jack. ‘You said a few friends?’
    ‘I don’t know what happened – they
must belong to next door.’ Jack said, not meeting Justin’s eyes.
    Justin and Frank exchanged a
meaningful look. Jack was