Book Four of the Winning Odds Series: Soon to be a Movie by Myers MaryAnn

Author:Myers, MaryAnn [Myers, MaryAnn]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Sunrise Horse Farm
Published: 2014-06-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Wendy led the way down the long cavernous corridor to the far end of the basement past the boiler room; roaring loud, past the maintenance area, past the warehouse holding all the restroom supplies, past the garbage collection area, past rows and rows of huge floor-to-ceiling electrical panels, past the Laundry, and past the main computer terminal.

“Jesus, do we need a passport? Are we even anywhere near the place?”

“Yes. It’s right around the corner. Remember, no going beyond the cordoned-off area. I’m serious. It’s a liability issue.”

“No problemo!”

When they finally reached the damage area Leon and the crew’s reaction was pretty much the same as Wendy’s when she first saw the demolition. “Holy crap!”

“It looks worse than it is,” she said.

“Wow!”

A twenty-foot-high wall, at least thirty-three-feet wide was crumbled into a hill-sized heap. Workmen were jackhammering the cement floor. Workmen were breaking down the remaining bricks on the wall. Debris was being piled into the bed of a dump truck by two men operating front-end loading Bobcats. There were workers everywhere.

“Originally it was just a crack!” Wendy shouted over the noise. “All that was intact. This is just part of getting to the bottom of things!”

“Can we go enter under this?” Leon asked, raising the cordon barrier.

“No!”

“Can you?”

“What for? Why?”

“I need you closer to the action!”

Wendy shook her head.

“Why not? Is it more dangerous than you’re saying?”

Wendy looked at him. “You’re a pain, you know.”

“I’m just doing my job, just like you.” He waved to one of the workmen and shouted. “Hard hat please!”

“Never mind!” Wendy yelled to the man. “I’ll get it.” She walked to an area near the back entrance, picked up a hard hat off the table and started back.

“Is there one in a different color?” Leon shouted. “That yellow’s dreadful! Do they have blue or white?”

Wendy was initially just going to ignore the request until her eyes rested upon one that was neon green. “How’s this?”

“Perfect!”

Wendy put it on as she walked back.

“Oh Lord,” Leon said. “It’s so big.” He took it off her head. “Oh good, it’s adjustable.”

Wendy rolled her eyes and sighed.

When the restoration foreman noticed them standing there and waved to Wendy, Leon called to him. “Yoo-hoo! Can we talk to you a minute?”

The man motioned he’d be right there.

“Here, try this,” Leon said, handing the hard hat to Wendy.

Wendy tried it on. “It’s too tight.”

“Never mind, it looks wonderful. Hurry, get ready, here he comes. Make up!”

The make-up person rushed in, wisping Wendy’s hair around the hard hat, framing her face with curls, powder, blush, a little eyeliner, mascara. “No fluttering. It’ll dry in a second. Let it dry.”

Wendy tried not to blink. She tried not to laugh.

“Pucker. Okay, open. There.” Lipstick applied, the woman turned Wendy toward Leon.

“Look at those eyes pop,” he said. “Perfect color! People will see exactly how pretty you are.”

“I’d rather be seen as the Assistant General Manager, second in charge here at Nottingham Downs, a position I worked hard for.”

“Yes. Yes. Of course. That too.”

“What can I do for you, Mrs.

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