From a Distance by Cl Hart

Author:Cl Hart [Hart, Cl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Action & Adventure, Mystery & Detective, Fiction, Lesbian, Romance, Erotica, General, Suspense, Lesbians, Thrillers, Suspense Fiction, Assassins, Mexico
ISBN: 9781933720753
Google: HMDLbwAACAAJ
Amazon: 1933720751
Publisher: P.D. Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2010-07-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

The judge had been tirelessly making inquiries, but the information he was seeking had eluded him. There were proper channels he normally would have followed, but the need for speed and discretion forced him to navigate shark-filled waters without making any waves. If he tipped his hand, he wouldn't be able to obtain the information he required without someone else knowing that he was looking.

There was a polite knock on his door and then Shelby opened it and poked her head inside. She held up several large manila envelopes. "These all just arrived for you by special courier."

"Excellent. Thank you." He stood up and gestured her in.

Shelby, a small sprig of a Southern raised woman, moved quickly across the thick-carpeted floor and set the envelopes on his desk. "Is there anything else I can get for you?"

Judge Woodward thought for a moment, then nodded. "Actually, yes, if you wouldn't mind." He went over to the closet to retrieve his wallet from his jacket pocket, counted out several hundred dollars, and then replaced the thin leather wallet in the jacket. Closing the door, he turned back to his secretary. "This is beyond your job description, so please don't feel obligated-"

"Judge Woodward, I have worked for y'all for how long now? Whatever it is that y'all need, I'd be happy to oblige."

He smiled at the woman he had chosen so many years earlier. Shelby had not been the most refined of the applicants he had talked to, but she had something that she referred to as "gumption". It had made him laugh, and he knew she was the administrative assistant he was looking for. "What would I do without you?" he said with a shake of his head.

"Let's hope we never have to find out, sir."

"I need you to pick me up one of those cheap, pay-as-you-go cell phones. You know - the kind you can get at an AM/PM or a mini-mart, and some phone cards, as well."

"Yes, sir." She nodded, almost bowing, before she turned to leave.

"Shelby."

She paused at the door and turned back to the judge, noticing for the first time how tired he looked. "Yes, sir?"

"If they need a name..."

"It sure as hell won't be mine or yours," she said with a wink, then left him to his envelopes.

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