“Taking your time returning my call, Cloudman. Didn’t you get the message I left with your aunt?” Bill gripped the phone and turned away from Heather but she followed him, her face etched with concern. “It’s a matter of time before you’re caught and sent back to jail, Oscar.” Oscar laughed into the phone. “Now, that’s the tough lawman speaking. Only, you are not a lawman anymore, are you? You are a regular guy who lost his best friend and his strung-out sister.” “What do you know about my sister?” Bill spat the words. “More than you think.” While Bill fought against a tide of anger, Heather touched his arm. The sensation brought his spinning rage down a notch and he took a breath. The man was baiting him, prodding at his most vulnerable parts. “Why don’t you and I meet and settle this?” He ignored Heather’s suddenly tightened grip. “This is between you and me, man-to-man.” “You’re right about that, but it’s so much fun to make you squirm. Watch the big tough guy cringe knowing I can get to his loved ones any time, any day.
