Covert Alliance
“Would like to talk to you, it said.Why did he have a sense there was a lot of emotion behind those benign words? Maybe because he had seen Stan and Paul Tirths and intended to let Kelly know. Maybe he anticipated some kind of emotional communication with her.Or was he just considering how best to let her know? If so, he’d tamp down any emotion. He was on the job. His real job. Staying fully calm was the only way to go.Now’s good for me, he texted back. You?He wasn’t surprised when his phone rang almost immediately.“Hi, Alan? Is this an okay time to talk?” Kelly’s voice sounded breathless, as if she were running.“Sure. You all right? Where are you?”“In my car. How about you?”“Just leaving the plaza.”“How about if I come and pick you up? I need to talk to you.”He could hardly refuse, not that he wanted to. All the emotion he’d been anticipating, and even more, seemed to emanate from her at this distance, wherever she was. He needed to know why. And if he could help her, soothe her, then... all the better.“Sure.MoreLess
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