Alien Rites
“As soon as she saw him, she swallowed hard, turned her head to one side.
“Uncle Mel wouldn’t mind me sitting at his desk,” she said quickly, chin jutting.
David wondered how their relationship had gotten so adversarial. He perched on the edge of the desk, leg swinging. “Everything okay at home?”
She shrugged. He was aware of the benevolent interest of his coworkers, grateful that they went about their business as if nothing was amiss. Why, he thought, was it such an aberration for a child to vi...sit the bullpen? A lot of the detectives had kids, but you never saw them anywhere but at the annual picnic.
Someone had put three candy bars, two Cokes, and one Dr. Pepper on the desk, next to the phone. David felt a rush of gratitude to whoever had provided the goodies. Della most likely.
“Sisters around?” David asked mildly.
Kendra’s bottom lip quivered.
David leaned toward her. “What’s the matter, Kendra? Tell me.”
She pulled away. “I know you’re going to be mad, so yell at me, okay?MoreLess
“Uncle Mel wouldn’t mind me sitting at his desk,” she said quickly, chin jutting.
David wondered how their relationship had gotten so adversarial. He perched on the edge of the desk, leg swinging. “Everything okay at home?”
She shrugged. He was aware of the benevolent interest of his coworkers, grateful that they went about their business as if nothing was amiss. Why, he thought, was it such an aberration for a child to vi...sit the bullpen? A lot of the detectives had kids, but you never saw them anywhere but at the annual picnic.
Someone had put three candy bars, two Cokes, and one Dr. Pepper on the desk, next to the phone. David felt a rush of gratitude to whoever had provided the goodies. Della most likely.
“Sisters around?” David asked mildly.
Kendra’s bottom lip quivered.
David leaned toward her. “What’s the matter, Kendra? Tell me.”
She pulled away. “I know you’re going to be mad, so yell at me, okay?MoreLess
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