Cop an Attitude by Hilary Grossman

Author:Hilary Grossman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hilary Grossman

Waverly

twenty-three

I hobbled into Sydney’s office on Monday morning and closed the door behind me.

“What happened to you?” She looked up from her computer monitor and took off her blue-light glasses.

“The boss man shot me down.” I pulled out her guest chair, took a seat, and I tossed my cell phone on her desk. “I met with Charles early this morning and pitched him my firewall idea. It’s not responsible of me, of him, to leave us vulnerable to bad actors, scam artists, the Dark Web, etcetera, you know? The man had zero interest. Zip! Nada! Zilch! I don’t understand why he didn’t even want to hear me out. There are so many—”

“Stop.” She held her hands up. “I told you to hold off on discussing network security with him. It’s not a good time. The poor guy has his hands full with the biscotti issue. He’s pulling out all the stops to try to make the manufacturer change her mind about selling the cookies directly on the internet. It’s one of our biggest grossing items, and it will be near impossible for us to recoup the lost revenue if we lose the brand.”

“I know, but…” I couldn’t bring myself to complete my sentence. She’d probably understand, but I felt selfish and foolish to admit the real reason why I didn’t heed her advice. How could I confess my spur-of-the-moment decision to broach the topic with my boss was because my frail ego needed a boost?

“You know, when I asked what happened, I was asking about your chic new look.” She pointed toward the orthopedic boot I wore on my left ankle.

“Oh.” I looked down at my foot and frowned. “Yeah. I had a little mishap at the reunion. I fell.”

She let out a small gasp.

“Yep, fortunately, I didn’t fracture my ankle, but it hurts like hell. The doctor told me to wear this beauty for the next few weeks.”

“Oh, you poor thing,” she said sympathetically. “I hope you enjoyed yourself a little bit anyway.” She reached for her coffee cup and frowned when she saw it was empty.

“No. Sydney, it was horrible!” I ran my fingers through my hair. “It was probably one of the worst nights of my life.”

“Why? Because you took a tumble? You should be used to that by now.”

“No! Because of who was there and what he said to me.”

She rubbed her palms together. “Sounds juicy! Stop speaking in code and spill.”

I gave her a tentative smile. “You know the police officer who has been terrorizing me?”

“How could I forget? Especially after he didn’t exactly woo me with his charm the afternoon of the fire alarm. He was a definite jerk.”

“He was also at the reunion.”

“Why?”

“It turns out I’ve known him since kindergarten. I just didn’t recognize him before.”

Her mouth formed an O.

“Let’s just say Officer Ennis had every reason to treat me the way he did and more.” I took a deep breath, and I found the courage to tell her everything, giving my friend

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