Two
Uncle Chris was climbing out of his SVU as I pulled up and into the circle drive in front of the house. He took one look at my face and came over to the driver’s side of my Jeep, his eyes narrowing.
“What’s the matter?”
“I’ll tell you inside. I have to pack.”
His brows lifted as I climbed out of my car and headed for the front door. He was wearing dress shoes. There must have been a board meeting or something today that I’d forgotten or that he hadn’t mentioned. “Pack?” my uncle echoed. “Where are you going now?”
“Virginia,” I said as we walked into the foyer. “I got a phone call today and I’ve got to get there tonight.”
“I can arrange—”
“I’m driving,” I said. “It’s going to take that long to get my head on straight.” I turned toward him, throat tightening around a lump. “Tim’s alive.”
“We knew that,” Chris said. “We knew that eighteen months ago after you and Kate came back.”
“He’s in Virginia, Uncle Chris. Brigid O’Connell called me and Tim was with her. He’s alive and he’s here, he’s back. I have to find out what’s going on.”
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