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"Come on John, I know you are in there!" Michael yelled through the door.
Natalie groaned and sat up. She looked over at the clock. 8am! What the hell was Michael pounding on the door at 8 in the morning for? She looked over at John who was still sleeping. He had a smile on his face and she wondered what he was dreaming about.
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"I'm not going away so you might as well open the door." Michael said.
Natalie reached over and shook John awake. "What is it?" He asked concerned. John sat up looking at Natalie who had gotten out of bed and put on one of his old shirts and a pair of shorts. "That shirt looks much better on you." He said with a rakish grin.
"You need to get dressed" Natalie said "Michael is at the door and he won't go away." As Natalie walked to the door to let Michael in, John got up and pulled on his pants.
"About time." Michael said coming in the door.
"What the hell do you want at 8 in the morning?" John asked crossly. He and Natalie had talked half the night and hadn't gotten to sleep till about 4 am and he was still tired.
"I got this from a nurse yesterday, who said a tall, good looking, dark haired woman gave it to her to give to me. I wanted to know if you know a Willow Summers." Handing him a business card that looked exactly like the one John had received yesterday. John looked at the back.
Michael McBain,
Please come to this address,
one week from today, at 2 PM.
I need to speak with you.
I will explain when I see you
Willow Summers.
Natalie looked over John's shoulder at the card. "Who is Willow Summers?" She asked.
John looked puzzled "I have no idea," he said. He looked at Michael and said, "I got one of these yesterday too." He wasn't sure what it meant but he wanted to find out. John got his phone and called Bo.
"Hello?" Bo said groggily.
"Bo? Its John, I need a favor." John said.
"Do you have any idea what time it is?" Bo asked, trying to wake up. He didn't usually get up till 10 or 11 after working the night shift.
"Michael and I were contacted by someone named Willow Summers wanting us to meet her next week. Michael and I have no idea who she is and with a killer running loose I don't want to take any chances. I was wondering if you could do a back round check on her?" John asked.
"I'm not really supposed to do that, but for you I will. Just don't call me this early again unless you are missing a body part." Bo said as he took the information from John and hung up the phone.
Natalie took the card from John, turned it over, and let out a gasp of surprise. John and Michael turned to look at her. "What?" they said in unison. "You don't recognize the company name John?" Natalie asked.
"No. Why?" John said.
"Summers Investigations is one of the best private investigation firms in the United Stated!" She exclaimed. "Kevin uses them when he wants to find out everything there is to know on his political opponents and his corporate enemies. They are based in New York but they take cases from all over the world. The are very hush, hush. They also are very expensive."
"Why would they want to talk to us?" Michael wondered. "Maybe someone hired them to find us or something." Even more confused then before.
"Well, if someone hired them to find you guys they must be very rich to afford Summers Investigations." Natalie said. Looking at John she asked, "Are you going to meet her? Can I come if you do? I have always wanted to meet someone who worked for them. And from the name this Willow is probably the owners daughter." Natalie paused then said "or wife depending on how young his taste."
"I'll think about it" John replied with a grin. That's what he loved about her. She was always looking on the bright side.
Michael sat on the couch looking from one to the other. They seemed different. Natalie seemed happier then she usually was and John seemed more comfortable around Natalie, less worried. He wondered what had happen to bring about these changes. What ever had happened, he was glad for it. Michael loved his brother and anything that made him look this happy was all right by him. Family was very important to Michael even if he hadn't been the best at showing it.
"So, are we gonna meet with her?" Michael asked. He hoped John said yes. He was very curious as to what this was about. But he didn't want to go with out John. "It might be fun."
"I'll let you know after I hear back from Bo." John said. He didn't think this was a set up but he wanted to be sure, especially if Natalie came along with them. He wasn't gonna take chances with her life.
Suddenly Natalie's phone began to ring. Natalie picked it up and said "Hello."