We're going

Austin swallows hard. Up until now, he’s done well with not allowing his emotions to get tied up in this whole thing, but right about now, he’s tired and at his weakest. He can’t imagine what’s been happening to Jason, or what will happen if they don’t get to him in time.
He looks into Katie’s eyes for a moment, with the same stare as Jason…one that can penetrate the deepest of hearts. He knows she’s right. “Alright. I trust your judgment and I agree.”

He picks up the phone one more time. “Yeah, it’s me again. Listen, we’re going to head to Myersville too. No, don’t call off Lukas. Keep him there and have him call my cell phone if he finds anything. We’ll be on the road.” Hanging up, he turns around to Rosetta. “We’re going to Myersville. We don’t have enough time to sit around until we’re a hundred percent sure of his location.”

Austin glances around the room, realizing that now others are listening to him as well. “I know all of you would probably volunteer to help, but in a situation like this, we can’t risk everyone going in at once. They get wind of an invasion, Jason’s life will be the first we lose.” He stops for just a moment, swallowing his fear. “I’d like myself, Con and Katie to go in one vehicle, and…..Mick and Rosetta in another.” He looks at both of them, the past reflecting in his eyes. How this is so much the same, yet so different than over eighteen years ago. “How ‘bout it?”

Mick looks up quickly to Rosetta, more than willing, but wanting her to be okay with it too.


Cindy giggles and shakes her head. “Is there anything you don’t know how to do?” Her grin remains, even though she becomes more solemn. “You distract a woman so well…” She turns as Austin begins to talk, her tension returning.