Friends In Spy Places by Diane Henders

Author:Diane Henders
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: thriller, comedy, small town, romantic, fun, amateur sleuth, technological, women sleuths, female protagonist, racy
Publisher: Diane Henders

Chapter 28

“For fucksakes, I didn’t do anything to Agent Rand!” I snapped, fighting sheer terror while trying to sound calm and in charge. If they dragged me away now, anybody could get to Ian.

And he might not survive the next attack.

Ian was alert now, his wide-eyed gaze bouncing between me and the grim-faced guard.

“Wait,” he croaked. “Agent Kelly didn’t attack me.”

“You said you don’t remember,” the guard replied implacably. “And I won’t take the chance. Agent Kelly, let’s go.”

“Wait!” Ian barked, his forcefulness a startling contrast to the feeble voice of a moment ago. When we all gaped at him, he stared back at us for a moment in silence. Then he blew out a sigh. “Oh, bollocks. All right, then. I faked the whole thing.” He propped himself up on one elbow and extended a rock-steady hand to pour a cup of water from a pitcher on the side table that had miraculously survived the upheaval.

While we all stood frozen, he rinsed his mouth and spat into the cup, then lay back with another sigh. “Come on, you lot, get with the program. Agent Kelly didn’t attack me. We were negotiating, she was winning, and I didn’t want to lose face by giving in. So I staged a medical crisis. Now, may I please have some clean linens?” He plucked distastefully at his vomit-stained gown.

“Stand back, everybody,” I said faintly. “Because now I really am going to kill him.”

“I’ll help,” the nurse growled, looking remarkably dangerous for a woman wearing pink dancing-kitten scrubs.

“You can’t,” Ian said cheerfully. “You both took oaths.”

“I’ll give you an oath right up your ass, you-” I lunged forward, only to be restrained by Nolan.

“Sorry, Agent Kelly,” he said, sounding regretful. “I can’t let you kill him.”

“How about if I just maim him a little?” I grated.

“I’m already maimed,” Ian said plaintively, indicating his crimson-smeared pillow.

“Not as much as you deserve to be!” I pulled half-heartedly against the guard’s grip, but he didn’t let go.

Probably a good thing.

Sucking in a deep trembling breath, I drew myself up and summoned an authoritative voice. “Okay, this show’s over.” I turned to the nursing staff. “Thanks. You can all go back to work now. Just leave clean linens and a mop and bucket outside the door. Agent Rand will be cleaning this mess up and remaking his own bed.”

“I’m in no shape to-” he began, but I gave him a death-glare and kept talking as everyone filed out except the guard and the pink-clad nurse. “He’ll change his gown and we’ll finish our interview in another room-”

“The vomiting was completely unintentional, I assure you,” Ian said earnestly. “I’m still very nauseated-”

“And then he’ll come back and clean everything up,” I ground out, glaring.

“He’ll have to have his wounds re-stitched, too,” the nurse said grudgingly.

“After I’m done with him. And not until he finishes cleaning the room.” I jerked my chin at Ian. “Get in the bathroom and change. And you’d better do a good job cleaning this room, or I’ll make you lick this fucking floor from wall to wall.

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