Double-Back (Jake Waters Book 3) by Bob Blink Read Free Book Online Page B

convinced the most recent trip might have been too far and was responsible for my misremembering events."
    "I think your current belief is the more likely case," Susan said.  "Especially since your recent loop wasn't as large, and you claim the same thing happened."
    "How would we find him?" Jim asked, "especially without revealing Jake has the same ability."
    "That's what we need to figure out," Jake said.

Chapter 6
     
    Natalie Rineri stepped from her bedroom into the large, expensively furnished living room of her fashionable apartment in one of the more desirable areas of Washington, DC.  It was morning, late for her if she'd been going to work, but she'd taken a couple of days off, so she could afford to linger.  She was alone, which meant Jeff and Paul had had more difficulties than they had planned when they left the evening before.  She hoped whatever had prevented their return wasn't serious.  She'd expected Paul at least, to return at some point.
    Suddenly she felt cold.  All she wore over the thin panties was an oversized T-shirt, which wasn't up to the task of concealing or warming a surprisingly curvaceous body on a slender and fit frame.  She stepped back into the bedroom and grabbed a robe she'd discarded the night before when she'd crawled into bed, in which she now wrapped around herself, hugging her arms around her chest after belting the garment in place.  She was cold, and it wasn't because of the temperature of the room, which she always kept comfortable.  She felt a little sick to her stomach with the remaining dull pounding of the headache that had settled solidly into the base of her skull.
    Her bare feet sunk into the rich carpeting as she made her way to the large window at the front of the main room.  The sun shone golden through her rich blond hair as she pushed aside the thin sheer curtain that masked the view outside.  The sun was high enough to shine into the room, and the street outside showed the early morning bustle of those who were hurrying off to their day's activities, be it work, or school, or in some cases early shopping.  She spotted Angie, making her way back from the fresh bakery she visited every morning with a bundle that was certain to contain bread and a number of still warm muffins.
    Today looked to be another very nice one, with the sky clear of clouds and the already sun bright in the sky.  It was spring, and the oppressive heat and humidity of the Washington summer was still weeks away.  Of course, Natalie had known what kind of day it would be, but despite the cheery look there was an ominous overtone to the morning she couldn't set aside.  It was due to far more than the absence of her brother and her lover who had set off together late the evening before.
    She let her eyes roam the street all the way to the distant corner, scanning the sidewalks and the cars parked along the side of the thoroughfare for anything that looked amiss.  She wasn't certain what she was looking for, or expecting to see, but whatever it might have been she didn't spot it.  A few cars were parked along the far side of the street, two of which she thought she recognized, but truthfully she had paid little attention in the past so she couldn't be certain.  In addition to Angie she spotted an older woman walking a small poodle, and two men hurrying in opposite directions as they headed to some destination that demanded their presence.  Otherwise the street was empty.  Looking the other way, she saw much the same.  It was that kind of neighborhood.  Those that lived here were well off, and those who worked, had their vehicles securely parked in the special garages under the apartments that lined the street.  The exits from those garages let out on the back streets on the opposite side of the building, leaving the street below unmarred by unsightly ramps leading into the darkness below. 
    She let the sheer curtain drop back into place, muting the light from the bright morning sun