Dark Money by Larry D. Thompson

Author:Larry D. Thompson [Thompson, Larry D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Story Merchant Books
Published: 2015-12-29T00:00:00+00:00

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January came and went. It started with a disappointment. TCU made it to the final four and then lost to USC in the semi-finals. Their quest for a national championship would continue next year, only this time without J.D. who had graduated in three and a half years and was training for the NFL combine and looking forward to the draft. He didn’t tell Tanya, but he really wanted to play for the Cowboys. He figured that Tony Romo was good for a few more years and he liked the way that Romo ran the offense. Colby sold her house. Jack arranged for his clients to tour it and pick out two items each. That drew a story in the Star Telegram since the furnishing were worth well over a hundred grand. Colby showed houses to Ike on the west side of town. He settled on one on Hillcrest, a block south of Camp Bowie, in a neighborhood that had seen several generations of families raise children. The street had been described by more than one person as looking like it had been drawn by Norman Rockwell for the old Saturday Evening Post. Ike liked one with a big porch facing west. He hoped it would still be available when he got his money. He pictured himself, sitting in a rocker on that porch in the late afternoon, visiting with the children who roamed the neighborhood and with Trousers either resting under his feet or chasing squirrels in the front yard.

It was a sunny day in early February when everything changed. Jack enjoyed the sunshine as he walked across the parking lot to the RV. He turned off the heat and opened a couple of windows in his office. It was mid-morning when he heard the door open. A familiar face appeared. Jack got to his feet.

“Walt, good to see you. Governor must be in town. If it’s another fundraiser, count me out.” As he spoke he realized that Walt’s face was grim. “On second thought, let me get you some coffee. Looks like you have a problem.”

Jack poured a cup and handed it to Walt. So far, Walt had not said a word. They walked back to his office. Walt took a seat and pitched a stack of papers toward his friend. “I’m being sued. In fact, everyone involved is being sued except you. Looks like I did you a favor when I asked you to go to the front to check out that gate crasher; so, you weren’t there when the shit hit the fan.”

Jack raised his hand. “Hold on, Walt. Let me read through this. Drink your coffee while I do.”

Jack did as he always did when reading a complicated pleading for the first time. He put it on his desk, uncapped a yellow highlighter and read slowly, trying to absorb it all. Occasionally, he would highlight a sentence or a paragraph. He took so long that Walt went back to the kitchen and retrieved the coffee pot to refill both cups.

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