Chapter 246 - Call it as I see it (1/2)
CHAPTER 31: Call it as I see it
Ry answered his phone on the third ring and was instantly taken aback. ”Wait, wait, wait!” He yelled toward the phone as he held it away from his ear and quickly pressed the speaker button.
[-asshole! You could have gotten him in serious trouble or even killed! What were you thinking! It's your JOB to protect him, not come up with new ways of endangering his life!] Jos's voice became shriller with each word.
”It's nice to hear from you too, Jos. Oh, what? Yes, the weather is nice here. We're doing fine...” Ry answered sarcastically.
[Orion, I swear to the gods, I will come over there and smack that smart mouth of yours with all ten tentacles at the same damn time if you don't cut the shit!] Jos yelled with building frustration.
Russ chuckled, recalling the many times she'd taken that same tone with him or Shelly when they were much younger. He sent Ry a devilish smile as he leaned forward. ”Oh, what all were you told? I'm sure it wasn't even half of the trouble this crazy bastard has gotten me into! Did they tell you we broke into the Embassy prison, Ry seduced the guard, and taught me how to torture information out of people?! AND we broke-”
Ry tossed the phone onto the table as he shot both hands out to cover Russ's mouth. ”Damnit, kid!” He turned his attention back to the phone. ”I'm not sure what Arei has told you, but I'm sure it was an over-exaggeration.” His words came out broken as he struggled against Russ who was dead set on stirring up trouble.
[I'm sure he didn't over-exaggerate, considering he seemed to think I already knew!] Jos yelled back.
Ry arched a brow toward the screen. ”Why are you so upset. You sound more like a pissed-off mother hen than a love-scorned ex.”
Anger was audible in her voice now as she growled her reply. [Orion, don't you dare think by bringing that up, it will make me any less tempted to storm over there and shove my tentacle so far up your a.s.s you taste calamari for a damn year!]
”HE WOULD LIKE THAT!” Russ called out as he broke free of Ry's grip for a brief second. He kicked away from the hulking man as he yelled. ”He's forcing me to share a room with him too! I think he's trying to-”
”You little shit!” Ry yelled as he launched himself at Russ.
”OH NO!! He just touched one of my no-no spots-” Russ's last words were only muffled briefly. ”Save me!” He called out barely able to contain laughter.
”Do something with him!” Ry growled toward Poseidon, who to this point had only been listening and watching in amus.e.m.e.nt.
Poseidon flicked his wrist and sent his son a faux bored look before turning back to the diary he read. ”There better?”
Barking sounded and Jos began yelling again. [Did you turn him into a dog again!]
Ry rolled his eyes as the hyper Pomeranian barked louder, hiding under the sectional sofa just out of reach. ”No, he's just putting on-”
”Yes, of course, we did!” Poseidon threw in, drowning out Ry's lies. ”Now dear, is there any other reason you're calling other than to yell and threaten my son? If not then by all means continue, but if there is some information, please divulge it before continuing.”
Arei couldn't control his amused laughter as he plucked the phone from Jos's angry grip and pressed it to his ear. ”We do have information, as you can guess it involves the illegal interrogation Ry and Russ performed and the party you all crashed. Two of those party guests were none other than Vivian and Bionca's sons by Xavier DeMarco. I guarantee they recognized Russ instantly and, if I had to guess, will be after revenge before too long. Depending on how much of a show the kid put on with the guard, I'd say they may even try something before leaving the island.”
Ry let out an awkward laugh. [ I wouldn't count on them coming at him by themselves. It was a pretty impressive show...]
”How could you let that happen!” Jos yelled as she tugged against Arei's arm, trying her best to reach the phone far above her head.
Arei laughed down at her, unable to hide his amus.e.m.e.nt at how cute and short she seemed as she tried to reach the phone still at his ear. ”How about I let you lead the first couple training fights against Jos when we get to the island. She seems more than eager to get a tentacle or two around you, Ry.”
[Pass. I've fought against her when I wasn't her target, I'm not about to go up against her when I am.] Ry said as he finally gave up on retrieving the yapping dog. ”Just turn the little shit back already. The barking's more annoying than his irritating voice.” Ry said away from the phone.
A loud crash sounded before Russ yelled out. ”You could have waited until I'd gotten out from under the couch!”
Boredom could be heard in Poseidon's voice. ”As Ry said, the barking was annoying.” His voice came closer to the phone. [Is there any other news?]
”No, not at the moment. Only that Peg wants to request a formal investigation into the DeMarco's and Fern.” Arei said as he rested the phone against his shoulder and pulled Jos into a tight hug. He let her weight rest against him as he leaned against the heavy library doors. He stroked her back as he waited for the three men on the other end of the phone to discuss the pros and cons of doing such a thing.
[Let me speak with Prometheus first before you boys launch a formal request.] Poseidon finally answered. He was just about to end the call when another thought came to mind. [Oh yes, ask Jos which room was Cam's old bedroom.]
Arei flipped the call over to speaker. ”Dad wants to know if you remember which room Cam stayed in as a girl before she and Ales got married.
Jos took a few minutes to think back. ”When she was younger, it was the second floor... third or fourth room on the left. Ales's old room would have been two doors down from that on the opposite side of the hall if that helps. After Ales was forced to move into his parents' room, she stayed in the attached bridal suites until they were married... then they shared his room.”
[It will make it a bit harder not knowing the exact room, but it's definitely better than going in completely blind. We've read through enough of her journals by now to suspect secret passages in at least her old bedroom. We're going to zap in there later tonight and try to find them.] Poseidon informed them. [So, if you come across any more information tonight, text it. We will call once we are back here if we find anything.]