Failure is Fatal (2016)
““Is this for you or Der?”
“Or for both of us,” I said.
“Both?”
“Everyone knows we’re good friends.”
Hearing footsteps in the hallway we all turned as the young officer who keyed me into the lab appeared in the doorway. Behind him stood the head of security, Captain Rodgers.
“I heard through my man on the desk that there was some trouble here. Why am I not surprised to find you in the middle of it, Ms. Murphy?” He stood with his fingers hooked into his belt, legs spread, ready for anyone to defy... him. His tiny eyes took in the three of us. Thin lips turned downward, a face shiny from too close a shave, and broken veins along reddened cheeks completed the unpleasant face he turned toward me. I decided to make nice.
“You really shouldn’t have bothered to come over. Everything’s just fine here. But so good of you to be concerned,” I said.
Rodgers scowled. “You may think this is your lab, but it’s college property, and that makes it my business. Next time you forget your keys, you won’t get in here.MoreLess
“Or for both of us,” I said.
“Both?”
“Everyone knows we’re good friends.”
Hearing footsteps in the hallway we all turned as the young officer who keyed me into the lab appeared in the doorway. Behind him stood the head of security, Captain Rodgers.
“I heard through my man on the desk that there was some trouble here. Why am I not surprised to find you in the middle of it, Ms. Murphy?” He stood with his fingers hooked into his belt, legs spread, ready for anyone to defy... him. His tiny eyes took in the three of us. Thin lips turned downward, a face shiny from too close a shave, and broken veins along reddened cheeks completed the unpleasant face he turned toward me. I decided to make nice.
“You really shouldn’t have bothered to come over. Everything’s just fine here. But so good of you to be concerned,” I said.
Rodgers scowled. “You may think this is your lab, but it’s college property, and that makes it my business. Next time you forget your keys, you won’t get in here.MoreLess
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