The Freelancer – Chapter 75

Once I was sure Jenna was gone, I went back to my condo to shower and dress.  Within thirty minutes I was at headquarters.  Collin met me there an hour later.

I woke up on the first ring because of my training, several rings before she stirred.  I pretended to be asleep, but I heard her entire side of the conversation.  Even without hearing the rest I’d been certain she was talking to Blackstone.  Listening to the tape once confirmed my suspicion.

After I played the conversation for Collin, he got on his cell phone.

“It’s confirmed, Jackson.  She’s already made the drop and is heading back our way.  It’s your call.  We can make sure you beat her home if you want to make it look like you never left.”

I shook my head.  “No.  I thought of that before I left.  I put a note on her pillow telling her I woke up and decided to try to get a head start on work so I could meet her for dinner tonight.”

“Good thinking.  I guess…never mind,” Collin said, shaking his head.

“What?”

“No. Never mind.  It’s a touchy subject.”

I already knew what he was going to ask.  “Go ahead.”

“If you woke up with her, I’m assuming you stayed the night.”  He cleared his throat and looked uncomfortable.  “I was just wondering how that went.”

I pushed the files around on the table in front of me.  “Okay, I guess.”

“I’m starting to know that look.  What happened?’

“She told me she loved me before she told me she would go with me if I got transferred back to D.C.,” I said.  I filled him in on the rest.

He let out a long, low whistle.  “She’s good.”

“Yeah, I know.”  I sighed.  “Can we not talk about this right now?”

“Sure.  It’s still early, but I can see if the profilers are done with their analysis yet,” Collin ventured.

“That sounds like a plan to me.”

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