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Back The Jump
Chapters (52)
  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. BOOK ONE
  6. Chapter One
  7. Chapter Two
  8. Chapter Three
  9. Chapter Four
  10. Chapter Five
  11. Chapter Six
  12. Chapter Seven
  13. Chapter Eight
  14. Chapter Nine
  15. Chapter Ten
  16. Chapter Eleven
  17. Chapter Twelve
  18. Chapter Thirteen
  19. Chapter Fourteen
  20. Chapter Fifteen
  21. Chapter Sixteen
  22. Chapter Seventeen
  23. Chapter Eighteen
  24. Chapter Nineteen
  25. Chapter Twenty
  26. Chapter Twenty-One
  27. Chapter Twenty-Two
  28. Chapter Twenty-Three
  29. Chapter Twenty-Four
  30. Chapter Twenty-Five
  31. BOOK TWO
  32. Chapter Twenty-Six
  33. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  34. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  35. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  36. Chapter Thirty
  37. Chapter Thirty-One
  38. Chapter Thirty-Two
  39. Chapter Thirty-Three
  40. Chapter Thirty-Four
  41. Chapter Thirty-Five
  42. Chapter Thirty-Six
  43. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  44. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  45. Chapter Thirty-Nine
  46. BOOK THREE
  47. Chapter Forty
  48. Chapter Forty-One
  49. Chapter Forty-Two
  50. Chapter Forty-Three
  51. Chapter Forty-Four
  52. Epilogue

He stared into Anthony’s eyes and the two men looked away simultaneously. Alan knew Calder had put two and two together and would no doubt soon be making the miraculous four.

‘I’d better get down to Sharon, she’ll be pissed otherwise. ’ Anthony stood up. ‘One last thing, Al. Why are you helping Georgio so much?’

‘For old time’s sake,’ Alan told him. ‘He done me a right favour when I was banged up inside, a favour you have to repay. Without him, I wouldn’t have had a lot to come out for, you know.’

Anthony nodded. ‘I never really liked Georgio,’ he confessed. ‘I never trusted him. I don’t know why, he never did anything to me personally, like - it was just a gut feeling. I’ve got that feeling now.’

Alan stood up and looked into his friend’s face.

‘Remember this, Ant. It’s me who’s paying for everything, so keep that in mind. The favours are for me: not Georgio Brunos. Remember that won’t you?’

Anthony nodded. At the door he turned and said gently, ‘Make sure Georgio knows how I feel about what went down. Make sure he knows that whoever’s paying don’t mean a flying fuck when he puts my contacts on the line like that, OK?’

‘I’ll tell him, Anthony. Don’t worry. By the way, the meal’s on me. Enjoy yourself.’

Anthony shook his head. ‘Thanks all the same, Al, but unlike Georgio Brunos, I pay me own way. See you soon.’

Alan watched him leave the room, and inside felt the balloon of anger welling up.

Georgio had managed to poison a friendship Alan had nurtured for years. Anthony Calder would not trust him for a long time to come and it galled him.

Because of the two of them, Anthony and Georgio, he preferred Calder any day of the week.

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Donna drove past the car lot on her way to Maeve’s. As she glanced towards the forecourt she was amazed to see Stephen Brunos and Davey Jackson loading boxes into the back of a white Ford transit van. Parking her car, she walked back towards the forecourt and quietly went over to the two men.

‘Hello, Stephen, Davey. Thought I’d pop in and see if the insurance has been paid out yet.’

Davey dropped the box he was lifting on to the concrete and turned to face her.

‘Hello, Donna love, all right? Come inside and I’ll make us a cup of coffee. Fill you in on everything.’ He glanced over his shoulder at Stephen. ‘You’ll be all right here, won’t you?’

‘Course I will. You two get inside. I’ll ring you later, Davey.’ He carried on loading the boxes.

‘What are they?’ Donna’s voice was high. ‘I mean, what’s in the boxes?’