Bab 66: Chapter 66

"Whatever." She hopped off her chair and dug her vibrating cell from her back pocket. "I don't..." Eyes on the screen, her face paled several shades and she went rigid.

Olivia frowned. "What's up?"

"My Uncle Clint is coming for a visit." Her hand trembled as her throat worked a swallow.

"Blech. When?" Olivia peered at the phone.

"I don't know. Kyle just texted." Amy's thumbs went to work in reply.

Nakos's gut bottomed out as her complexion slipped from an insipid shade of white to green. "I don't remember you mentioning him before." More over, why would the uncle elicit this kind of reaction from her?

"My mother's brother. He lives in Texas." Her voice shook almost as badly as her hands. "He doesn't come up very often. A couple times when we were kids and once when Chris and I were married. That was the only time my ex proved useful. He told my parents we wouldn't be around, that we were camping. Since Chris hates familial things, it worked for him."