I watched the kid dry her hair and going over her words in my head, bad people looking for her? What the fuck was that about, she's just a kid after all, she looks a lot like my kid that got killed by some 'bad people.'<br/><br/>"Where ya headed Jill?" I really didn't mean to ask, but it slipped out, she stopped the drying of her hair and looked at me through the mass of dark curls, I thought just for one moment there, she looked at me differently, as if she had something to say but maybe I was wrong, she then, without a word carried on.<br/><br/>I walked over to the window, looking down I saw a dark colored sedan pull up across the road, a couple of suits in the front seats, I knew that look too well, were these the 'bad people' after this kid?<br/><br/>I looked back at the girl, the dog laying at her feet, I had to help her, I had to get her to where she was going, how? I didn't particularly know at this point, maybe I was feeling some recompense for my little girl, maybe I just couldn't stand the fact that some young kid was being chased by thugs.<br/><br/>I looked at a picture that was by the bed of my little girl and wife, I knew then I had to go and get a car and get going, this was not going to be easy. slowly walking to the wardrobe I pulled out my gun and strapped it on under my arm, putting on my jacket over the top, I said, "Look kid I am going to help you get to where ever you are going, I don't take no for an answer, you need help and you know it now pack everything up and be ready for when I get back, I'm going to get us some transport, stay away from the windows and lock the door I will be about ten minutes and one last thing," I looked and her little face staring at me, she looked so young, "please don't run, I mean you no harm, let's just say I need to do this okay.<br/><br/>Again there was no reply just a nod of that pretty little head, walking out of the door I waited till I heard the click of the lock, walking downstairs and out the front door I stared at the two guys in the sedan, just to let them know I knew that they were there, I walked a short distance to a car lot that was nearby.<br/><br/>I was looking at some of the cars when I heard, "Hey there Max how ya doing? Looking fer a car then are ya? Don't worry Lizzy told me all bout ya partner, what ya a looking fer then?" Turning and looking at the salesman, I smiled and said, "If Lizzy told ya all about me she then no doubt told ya I was a cop, so I don't want any of ya crap cars, I want something that is fast so what ya got?"<br/><br/>The salesman looked at me and answered, "Yeah Lizzy told me you were a cop and by all accounts you sound a real nice guy, I got something you might just like and I tell you what I will do a good deal fer ya ta boot." We walked to what looked like a shed, on opening it the salesman stood proudly back and said, "what bout dis lil beauty a 1997 Ford Mustang 3.8 liter?"<br/><br/>I looked at the car and said, "How much?" the salesman smiled the widest smile and said, "firstly, seeing you're a cop, I want you to kick those two guys butts over there in that sedan, they came in here all lardy dardy threatening me and all that shit, asking after some girl that'll been seen round these here parts," I stopped him and asked "what dya tell 'em?"<br/><br/>"Nutin' mister honest, I know I saw ya talking to some kid when I was openin' up, but I didn't tell 'em anything, anyways mister secondly you cun have dis car as a present from me, ya see, I ain't seen lizzy so 'appy since ya turned up 'ere, her ol' man was a cop and 'er papi to, now you be careful okay."<br/><br/>He grabbed my wrist and placed the keys on the palm of my hand, "oh and you come back here after you do watcha gotta do, ya hear?"<br/><br/>I smiled and said, "I'll come back," I jumped in the car and started the motor, it sounded beautiful, I slowly drove it out of the shed and to the back of Lizzy's house.<br/><br/>Walking, near running up the stairs, I knocked on the door, it swung open I called out, "Jill? It's me," no answer, I heard a dog bark out the front and a girl scream, looking out of the window I saw Jill struggling with the two suits from the sedan.<br/><br/>I ran down the stairs and out the front door, pulling my gun I shout, "Freeze you bastard," one turned and pulled a gun, he fired, the shot hit my shoulder, the burning sensation made me cringe, but a dove to one side and fired a single shot back which his the guy holding Jill in the arm making him let go, she run towards me crying, the dog following her.<br/><br/>The two thugs jumped in their car and with a wheel spin drove off. Jill wrapped her arms around me and sobbed for a couple of moments, she pulled back then said "thanks Max," I replied, "I got a car round back, let's get our stuff and go, shall we?"<br/><br/>Going upstairs to our room, collecting the two suitcases I left another hundred on the bedside cabinet for any damage that the thugs done, then walking out back of the house, Jill stopped, staring at the car, "wow" she said, I opened the trunk, put the cases inside, jumped in the driving seat and started the engine, "you getting in or what?" I asked.