A Changed Man (Altered Book 1) by Unknown Read Free Book Online Page B

the house for a while today and I would love to talk to you some more; maybe hear more about you and my grandmother?"
    "Well I think that’s a great idea! Maybe I could introduce you around some! There’s a diner on Second Street called Rosie's; they have the best apple pie you have ever let into your mouth! How bout we meet up there in about a half an hour?"
    "That sounds great Olive. I'll see you there."
    Jackie left the store and went back to her car, now what to do to kill a half hour?  Jackie needed lumber to replace the broken deck planks on her porch steps, something that should have been done already.  They were a bit dangerous if you didn't watch where you were stepping. She decided to head on over to the local builder supply store and see about having some wood delivered.  She only had her Subaru, so there was no way to haul it herself. She pulled in and parked. Walking up to the front door, a man came out and held the door open for her to go in. "Ma'am." The man tipped his ball cap.
    "Thanks" Jackie said walking through the door.  She made her way to the counter and placed her order with the large burly man working the register.  He had a name tag pinned to his chest that read Adam. She told him how many pieces and what size boards she needed.  He took down her address and told her it would be delivered within the next two hours. Perfect she thought. It would be there by the time she got home and she could start on it first thing in the morning. She promptly paid and thanked Adam for his time and left for her lunch date with Olive.
    Jackie pulled into the parking lot of Rosie's Diner with five minutes to spare.  She went in and grabbed a table next to a window that faced the street so she could watch for Olive. She had just sat down when the front door swung open and in walked six rather big men all dressed in black. They all wore black cargo pants, black t-Shirts, and laced up military style black boots.  They definitely looked like a team of some kind. They walked straight to the counter and started talking to the lady who was working there. Jackie watched as one of the men, the one who seemed to be in charge, took a picture out of his back pocket and showed it to the woman while the other men walked around the diner looking at the patrons. These guys are definitely looking for someone. Jackie thought. She watched the woman behind the counter shake her head no, and with one more glance around the leader of this dangerous looking pack snapped his fingers and they all filed out the door in true military style. Jackie watched them split up once outside; with half of them going to the right out the door and the other half going left. She guessed they were going to search all the businesses on the street, probably the entire town. Men like that weren’t out just looking for a small time burglar or something.  Whoever they were searching for must have done something pretty bad. Just then Olive walked in the door.
    "Olive!  Over here." Jackie waved her hand in the air.
    "Did something happen? Olive asked. I just watched a group of men leave the diner and scatter up the street!"
    "Yeah, I think they were looking for someone.  They showed the lady at the counter a picture."
    Olive looked over toward the counter. "Oh that's Rosie, she owns the place. Rosie!" Olive waved at her. "Come here dear, I want you to meet somebody!"
    Rosie came out from behind the counter.  She was a pretty woman with long brown hair pulled back in to a ponytail and big brown eyes; she was on the thinner side and looked to be in her mid forties. She walked over to Jackie and Olives table.
    "Rosie, I want you to meet Jackie" Olive said. "She's Evie Stones granddaughter. She's living up at Evie’s place now."
    "Nice to meet you Jackie, I'm Roseanne Barrenger, but everybody just calls me Rosie. I was so sad to hear of your grandmothers passing, she was such a sweet woman."
    "Very nice to meet you too; and thank you.  It seems like she