Chương 48: Chapter 48: "Listen, Cyberwhore!" Part 3

When Raptor and Gideon began discussing the next steps in their plan, Jessica noticed the girl search the pockets of her camo coat.

"Psst."

Danielle stared at the next sofa. "Looking for this?" said Valerie, dangling a 9-millimeter.

Danielle jumped out of the cushions and reached for her weapon. She almost took Valerie by surprise, but Valerie held the pistol out of reach while Dexter and Shannon quickly pinned blondie against the couch.

"That's enough, Dani!" said Gideon. The girl froze in place, making nervous eye contact with her uncle. "Quit the hasslin' and sittown. We're having a discussion."

Danielle crossed her arms, huffed, and fell back on the sofa to brood to herself.

Warily, Jessica steered from Dani's woeful glare to Gideon's. "I know that look. Don't mind her," he said. "You'd be prone to anger, too, if yer parents were abducted by aliens."

Jessica scratched her scalp. "What does that mean?"