Chapter 11

After dinner, Killian and I sat in the living room as Mindy and Austin cleaned up. Mindy is one of those gals who never lets a guest help. I quit fighting years ago and tonight I was only too happy to surrender to my belly full of dessert and her comfy couch. Killian sat beside me looking positively drunk on the sugar high.

“I like pie.”

I patted his knee as he gave me a blissed out little grin. I dunno what my sister put in with the pecans and caramel, but Killian looked like he might be seeing The Face of God. My sister had some mad kitchen skills. I was more the Sara-Lee-thaw-it-on-the-counter type. Sometimes even that was too much work.

Austin came out with cups of coffee and set about firing up the fireplace.

“So if you were my dad’s evil brother, where would you hide?” I asked him as he got the kindling going.

Austin shrugged his shoulders as he stepped back from his handy work, “No idea, but I have to say, I’m so disappointed you had an evil uncle and didn’t even know it. No trips to his evil lair or sitting by his side as he took over the world. You totally got gypped.”

Mindy came out, mug in hand and grinned, “I’m sure as soon as she finds him, Maggie will make up for lost time.”

I laughed, “This family reunion is in dangerous peril if I can’t even figure out where to start.”

“Google him?” offered Austin.

“Right. A Google search. With the key words ‘Ulrich MacKay Evil Dimension Destroyer’. I’m sure the hits will just come rolling in.”

“Have you checked Dad’s office downtown?” asked Mindy. “Maybe some of his old co-workers know something.”

This was news to me. I looked over at her, “I helped Dad all the time. When was he working downtown?”

Mindy blinked, “I always figured the two of you were over at his office filing for justice or billing the forces of evil.”

I shook my head, “Never seemed to be ‘Bring Your Daughter to Work Day’.” I looked at Killian and shrugged, “Maybe it’s time to see if there is some family business I should be taking over.”