Wrong Time by Mitchel Grace Read Free Book Online

and Jess’s room, there was
total silence. Neither of them knew what to say, but Michael knew that he
needed to say something soon.
    “So this is a little more awkward than
I imagined it would be,” Michael said.
    “Look, this doesn’t have to be awkward.
You just stay on your side of the bed, and I’ll stay on mine,” Jess said.
    Michael was confused. The two of them
had a moment back at the hospital, and he thought that things would just come
naturally like they did with Nathan and Sam, but so far, it seemed like that
spark back at the hospital had only made things awkward between the two of
them.
    “You don’t need to worry. I’m dead
tired, and it’s not like I would try anything anyway.”
    “Well, good.”
    Silence enveloped the room again, and
when Michael felt as if he couldn’t stand it anymore, he spoke.
    “I don’t want things to be weird
between us. I have always liked you, and I still like you, so nothing has
really changed. I’m still your friend, no matter what changes or doesn’t
change. There’s nothing for you to worry about right now. I would never try
anything, and it kind of offends me that you think I would.”
    “I know, and I’m sorry. This situation
is just a little weird for me.”
    “I understand,” Michael said while
turning to face her.
    Jess then reached out and took his
hand. There was clearly a spark between the two of them, but Jess still wasn’t
sure what to do with it, and Michael was just satisfied holding the hand of the
girl he had loved for so long. There, with their hands on an imaginary midline,
the two of them slept hand in hand.
    * * * * *
    Early that afternoon in Houston, Nathan
and Sam were sitting next to Chloe, who was handcuffed to a hospital bed.
    “Okay. First of all, where did the crew
who broke all of your friends out of the prison come from, and where are they
going?” Nathan asked.
    “Why would I tell you anything?” Chloe asked.
      “We can make life rather difficult for
you in the future if you don’t tell us what we want to hear. Let’s try another
question. Where has Markus Boyd gone to?” Sam asked.
    “Okay. If I didn’t answer your last
question, then you can certainly bet that I’m never going to answer this one.
Anything you guys could ever do to me, Markus could do tenfold. I won’t betray
a man who holds my life in his hands, and you two should really rethink what
you’re doing. If I were you, I would be running as far away from this situation
as possible because I can promise you one thing. None of you are getting out of
this alive if you keep pursuing him.”
    Sam motioned for Nathan to walk out of
the room with her.
    “It’s not going to do any good for us
to talk to her here. We need to get her to Washington as soon as possible. The
guys there will get anything that we could ever need out of her,” Sam said.
    “How exactly will they do that?” Nathan
asked.
    Nathan really didn’t like the tone of
voice that Sam took. He thought that Chloe may be tortured if they brought her
back to Washington, and despite the fact that she probably deserved it, Nathan
didn’t find it acceptable. He had seen the results of torture, and he wasn’t
going to be a part of it, directly or indirectly.
    “Sometimes they offer a new life for
information. You know, cash and a new identity.”  
    “And at other times?”
    “They use means that I personally don’t
like to ask questions about.”
    “You see, that’s what I was afraid of.
I can’t be a part of that, and I don’t see how you can.”
    “You won’t be a part of it, and hopefully,
it won’t even come to that.”
    “Let me talk to her alone,” Nathan said
and walked back into the room and sat down.  
    “Look, I’m going to be real honest with
you. We’re going to take you to Washington where they’ll probably offer you
some cash and a new life,” Nathan said.
    “There’s no such thing as a new life
for me. If I flipped on Markus, he would find me just like