Free Fall at Angel Creek by Julie Tizard

Author:Julie Tizard [Tizard, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635558852
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2021-10-01T16:42:48+00:00

Dear Sissy,

Where are you? I need you to come home! Mother and Daddy are yelling all the time. I miss you SO MUCH. Please come home.

I love you, Squirt

River flipped over the envelope to see who it was addressed to and read:

PFC Deborah Rawlings

Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri

The return address was from Naomi Rawlings, Killeen, Texas.

Oh my God. This is from Dee’s sister.

Chapter Sixteen

Dee was eager to leave the McClain compound. She much preferred working with her partner, Marcus, than the ATF agent, Paul. She also preferred to have much more firepower when going to chat with rabid white-nationalist, anti-government hate groups. Grateful to get out of there in one piece, she hoped her eyewitness interviews would help River. Actually, she was hoping River would say something positive about her work. She didn’t need her approval, though she wanted her to respect her as a professional.

Then she recalled how bad River had looked this morning. After watching her get sick last night, Dee was worried about her. Hopefully, she’d gotten some more sleep and was feeling better. She was looking forward to speaking to her when she got back to the hotel, not only to update River with the investigation progress, but also to just talk to her.

Some of the things River told her over lunch intrigued her, and she wanted to know more, like how she became an air force pilot. She also wanted to know how River worked through the death of her mother in that plane crash thirty-one years ago. Dee wasn’t dealing with her grief, and she knew it. She was staying busy so she wouldn’t have to think about it, but she couldn’t run from it forever. Dee would have to face Naomi’s death, her husband and family, and the aftermath of this crash, but she had no idea how to do that.

Dee hoped she could have dinner with River. Maybe they could actually leave the hotel and go eat at a restaurant, instead of just having room service again. She didn’t just want to talk about the interviews she’d completed with the McClains. She wanted to understand more about River as a person, not just a coworker.

Back at the hotel, Dee was glad River was in her room, almost like she’d been waiting for her. “Hey. Have you eaten dinner? I have some info to go over with you about the McClain interviews, and I’m kind of hungry.”

“No. I haven’t eaten yet. The guys like the barbecue place down the street. Want to go there?”

“Sounds good. It’s nice outside, if you’d like to walk.”

It was evening but still light, with a soft breeze and the scent of pine in the air. It was pleasant walking with River, away from the loud guys and the tension of the investigation.

When they entered, the smoke smell made Dee’s mouth water. “I hope their barbecue’s good. I’m kind of a snob about brisket.”

“Why’s that?” River asked.

“Because I’m from Texas, and we have the best brisket in the world.”

River smiled.

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