9781940740065 by Paul B. Kohler

Author:Paul B. Kohler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Global Endeavor Publishing
Published: 2015-03-05T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

The following day, Peter and Julie spent the better part of the morning and all afternoon gathering supplies for their trip to New York. They purchased luggage, clothing, and toiletries throughout the bay area. Although Peter had been out shopping with the doctors shortly after their arrival, he had been shocked at the cost of things, even with prior knowledge of the economy.

“Miss Stewart showed you all those stores?” Peter asked Julie as they hauled the last of the bags up to their room.

“Yeah, and I didn’t even take you to all of the shops. Gerty has a thing for shopping and knows nearly every clothing store owner in town personally,” Julie said before carrying two arms full of clothes into her room.

Peter slid his suitcase into the closet and began hanging his shirts. “You two have really bonded, I’d say.”

“What? Oh yeah. Gerty’s wonderful,” Julie said, walking back into the living room. “You know, I think she and Dr. Epson are in love, but neither of them know it.”

Peter didn’t respond. It was none of his business, and he felt awkward talking about other people’s love lives. He changed the subject. “So, I think this should about do it for clothing until we leave on the twenty-fourth.”

Julie nodded. “There are a few more things I’d like to get, but it’s stuff I can pick up on my own.” She lowered herself onto the arm of the sofa. She looked down at the cushions concealing the hideaway bed that Peter slept on. “There is something I’d like to know, Peter.”

Peter had hung the last of the new shirts in the wardrobe before turning to face her. “What is it, Jules?”

“I’ve noticed . . . you gone at night. Last night, for one, and a few times last week as well. Is there anything going on?”

Peter stood motionless. He’d expected her to become suspicious if she found him gone but hoped she hadn’t notice. Yet he was surprised at her directness.

“Uh, yeah. About that. I’ve been . . . tracking some things down for General Applegate. It’s really nothing to worry about.”

“Things like what? I thought you said we weren’t going to keep anything from one another.”

Peter considered her statement. She was right.

“So I did,” Peter returned to the wardrobe and pulled his satchel from the top shelf. “I wasn’t going to mention any of this until we were on the train, but I suppose now is a good a time as any.”

He sat on the sofa and pulled out the manila envelope from Applegate. “The general gave this to me the night before we left. He told me not to open it until we arrived, which I did the afternoon we checked in.”

Julie dropped off the arm of the sofa and slid closer to Peter, eyeing the envelope curiously. “What’s in it?”

“It’s, um, it’s the additional information for the mission I told you about. Along with dossiers for everyone on the team. There’s information on Epson and Stewart, as well.

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