Here Without You (Red Hook 4)

Chapter 11

Noah started the morning meeting with a grim report.

“Greg and Sam found a body last night in the old barn. Kara Wilson,” Noah reported. He hated when these kinds of things happened in his town. Matt knew Noah really cared about the people and their safety. “I just got the coroner’s report. It was a drug overdose.”

Matt sat up in his chair. His gut tightened with tension. He had a feeling this had to do with the Ferguson brothers.

“According to the girl’s sister, Kara had been dating Pete for a few weeks, but she also hung out with Gerald when he had drugs. Her parents disowned her due to her drug use.” Noah had a folder in his hand. He passed it around for them to look at. Drake flipped through the pages with a sad shake of his head. “Shit, boss, she was only twenty. That breaks my heart.”

“Yes, too young to go like that.” Noah sighed. “Rumor has it Gerald has some new stuff from a different supplier. It’s strong, too strong. I talked to the DA, and if we can prove Gerald sold it to her, we can charge him with her murder. Right now, we can’t tie him to the attempted kidnapping of Holly. Pete decided he can’t remember if his brother had any part in Holly’s attempted kidnapping.”

“I can make him remember,” Tony said through clenched teeth, looking at the report.

“They both need to be off the street,” Sam said angrily. “This is a family-oriented town and we don’t need this shit around our children.”

“Amen,” Greg replied, taking the folder from Tony.

“Oh man, I know this girl’s parents. I’ve heard them talk about her. They tried to put her in rehab, but she never stayed. They said her boyfriend would always go get her. I had no idea it was Pete.”

“We have the bullet put in Matt’s tire. If we find Gerald and he has a weapon on him, we can tie him to that. The list gets longer and longer. We have a warrant for his arrest. All we have to do is find him.” Noah looked determined. He liked for his town to be a safe family place and everyone knew that.

“Where is Holly now?” Drake asked Matt, looking worried.

“I dropped her off at Faith’s house. She was going to take care of Hope so her sister could nap,” Matt informed them. He really wanted to see her and make sure she was fine. She knew to keep the doors locked and her cell phone on her. After making love to her last night, he had not wanted her out of his sight. He felt so possessive, like he knew he would. His only comfort was knowing that Holly felt the same. They’d lingered in bed and she’d admitted she didn’t want to be apart from him, but she really wanted to be there for her sister. He didn’t want her alone in her house, so he agreed to drop her off at her sister’s house.

Noah looked at his watch. “Adam was having lunch at home so he could make sure everything is okay. We need to find Gerald and get him off the street. We do not need more kids overdosing on this crap.”

“You need to watch your back if you are going to be dating Holly,” Drake told him. “Gerald likes to target those she cares about. Look what he did to Jasmine’s car, and we also found out he was the one who broke into their barn. We found Kate’s riding mower at the pawn shop.”

“Let me guess. Gerald pawned it,” Matt guessed.

“And under his own name, too.” Drake’s mouth thinned in anger. “I think he wanted to scare Jasmine for saying she was Holly’s lawyer.”

Matt nodded. “I got a taste of it when he shot my tire out last night. Scared Holly. She had a nightmare about Pete getting out again. I want this asshole locked up. Now we know he also has a gun. That is not good news.”

“We started a search in the woods.” Tony pointed to a map and marked the area they’d searched. “It got dark on us, so we stopped. We saw some signs of camping, but no one was around.”

“Jack Phillips knows those woods well,” Noah informed them. Jack was an old buddy of his and an avid hunter. “I can have him search some of the areas. He has a few ATVs. That will make the search quicker.”

“That would help. My gut says Gerald is out there. He has a goldmine selling to these kids. I doubt he’d leave town,” Matt said.

They ended the meeting with a determination to find Gerald Ferguson.

* * * *

Holly had given Matt a key just this morning when he left to go home and shower for his shift. They had kept in contact all day by texting. She told him she might take a nap. Entertaining an active toddler had worn her out. He promised to bring Chinese takeout.

But now that she showered and changed, she was wide awake. She heard the lock click and waited in her room, sitting on the bed listening him move around the kitchen. Finally, he stepped into the bedroom. She had her legs crossed and sat on the edge of the bed. He walked and stood before her, looking sexy in his uniform. She hoped he liked her purple bra with its lace edge and matching thong. She had already made plans with Jasmine and Alicia to take a shopping trip to the store in Morehead, the neighboring town.

“You keep greeting me in these sexy outfits and I might never let you leave this room. My own sexy harem slave.” His smile was big, so she assumed he liked what he saw. She uncrossed her legs and stood up.

“Would that be so bad?” she asked with a sultry look aimed at him. She ran her hands up and down his chest. His green eyes shone with lust and she hoped affection was in there somewhere. She sunk to her knees and unzipped his pants. She slid them down his thick, hard, muscled thighs. “We could do this every night.”

She pulled out his hard cock and caressed it with her hands, squeezing him. It aroused her to see the enthusiasm in his eyes. She looked up at him and brought her tongue out to lick the mushroom head of his cock. It was already covered in pre-cum. His hands went straight to her loose hair and she sucked him in to her mouth with eagerness. She loved the salty, musky taste of him. Hearing him groan with pleasure increased her own arousal. She felt moisture leak down her thighs as she cupped his balls in her hand. His thighs were thick and hard.

“Oh Lord, your mouth is incredible,” he growled. Matt set a slow pace, pushing into her mouth while gripping her hair tightly. She didn’t mind. It added to her pleasure and excitement. She felt his cock thicken in her mouth and knew he would be coming soon. Within minutes, his seed slid down her throat. She swallowed it and licked her lips.

He pulled her up and hugged her tightly, burying his face in her neck. “Fuck. That was amazing, Holly. I could get used to being greeted that way.”