Hired Killer (Cryptid Assassin Book 1) by Michael Anderle
Author:Michael Anderle [Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2020-01-14T22:00:00+00:00
Chapter Sixteen
Breakfast was finished quickly once the discussion was concluded between them. It wasn't like they didn't like the food, after all. As Taylor had said, while the service was lacking but still passable, the food was close to fantastic and after the business part of their meal was finished, they could finally dig in.
When the bill arrived, Banks was quick to pick it up and told him she would be able to write it off as a business meeting anyway. That meant he was stuck with the tip. He went with the twenty percent he had last time because he didn't really have any complaints that would justify cutting it.
Once they were finished, they headed to the SUV and the agent drove him to the strip mall he now called home. The drive, like the tail-end of their breakfast, passed with little conversation between them. He didn't mind that, of course. There weren't many people in the world you could enjoy a nice long silence with.
Maybe Banks felt the same way. Or maybe she was tired of talking to him and needed a break. She had what she wanted from him, after all, and since they clearly weren't cut out to be friends or anything like that, there wasn't much to say.
It seemed reasonable enough, and if he actually cared enough down the line, he would think about maybe being a little more civil to her in the future. They would now work together, although maybe not directly if this Desk person had anything to say about it. He could understand why someone in their position would want to keep their actual names a mystery to the people in the field. It was a matter of protecting oneself, and he couldn't blame anyone for that, especially when they were used to being safe and protected behind aâ¦well, a desk.
With that in mind, Desk seemed appropriate as a name, but it wouldnât roll easily off the tongue. Calling someone a desk simply didn't feel natural to him.
They pulled up to the strip mall and Banks parked the SUV in the parking lot and stepped out.
"I still don't know why you bought this property," she said as she studied it with a definite look of distaste. "I understand the whole need to own a piece of land for oneself, but it looks worse during the day than it did at night and believe me, that's saying something. I'm telling you this whole place looks like shit, by the way."
"You don't have a lick of imagination," Taylor said and shook his head. "While I suppose thatâs essentially mandatory for all government employees, it means that all you see is what it is and not what it can be with a little work and remodeling."
"Fuck you," she replied. "How will this be anything but a heaping pile of shit, no matter how much work you put into it?"
"It is difficult to make prefab look good," he admitted. "But the looks aren't what this is about.
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