Terra briefly glanced at Jack, compassion in her eyes. “Well, of course Freckles has a boy. I can’t wait to meet Freckles so I can know him better and help search for his boy.”
Aunt Nadine ate some of her burger.
“See that man talking to Gramps?” She glanced at Jack.
“Yeah. Who is he?”
“His name is Marcus Briggs. Gramps hired him to be his campaign manager.”
Jack almost choked on his drink. “So he is running. I kind of figured.” He caught himself before he said more. “What office?”
“State representative,” she said.
He wanted to ask more, but Aunt Nadine asked Terra about the rosebushes out front, and the conversation shifted to landscaping. Jack moved so they could speak directly instead of around him. He quickly finished off his burger, then chugged his drink. Over the rim of his cup, he caught two figures stepping into the house. Terra’s grandfather, Robert, and Owen’s Army friend, Leif.
Jack excused himself and entered the home as if he belonged there. After placing Aunt Nadine’s poster on the counter, he headed down the hallway for the bathroom, but his instincts kicked in and he just kept walking until he heard voices outside Robert’s office.
Robert and Leif were behind closed doors. Jack couldn’t make out what they were saying, and though it certainly wasn’t his business, he found it interesting they would choose this time to have a private conversation.
A sound drew his attention. Terra stood at the end of the hallway, a question in her eyes.
What are you doing here?