Leverage Point by Gerald N. Lund

Author:Gerald N. Lund [GERALD N. LUND]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780875795256
Publisher: Deseret Book Company

Marc kissed Valerie, then sat back, fingering the wheel of the Volkswagen. They had driven home from the party in Palos Verdes with long lapses of silence. Now Marc was again quiet, his thoughts far away from her.

She watched him for a minute. “What?” she asked softly, noting the sudden creasing of his eyebrows.

“Alex is going to have us work tomorrow again.”

“I know.” She turned to look out the window. “I heard him telling Jackie.”

“Look, I’m sorry, Valerie. This is the fourth Saturday in a row, but Derek is back from Jakarta and needs to report. And this delegation of Saudis coming to Washington on the fourteenth is critical. I’ve never seen Alex so nervous.”

“I know.” She turned back. “Mom’s got an all-day meeting downtown tomorrow, but I can take Brett to soccer. And then I’ll go with them to the party at the church.”

“I should be home by four. Couldn’t we go after that?”

She shook her head. “My Aunt Edna is coming over in the evening. And the party only goes until dark.”

Marc’s face fell. “That’s right.” He took a quick breath. “Valerie, once we get this Saudi deal put together, things should lighten up.”

She reached out and took his hand. “You don’t have to justify anything to me. It’s the boys that will be disappointed.”

“I see,” he said soberly. “Just the boys?”

She sighed. “You know I will too. I was looking forward to being with you.”

“Look, let’s plan on something for Monday night. We have to be to Edwards Air Force Base by nine o’clock for the demonstration of the prototype, but it shouldn’t take more than an hour or two. I think I can be home by three or four. Let’s take the boys out to McDonald’s, then go to a movie.”

“That sounds fun. And that will help ease tomorrow.”

He moved back over to her, and she laid her head on his shoulder. For several moments they were both quiet, then she looked up at him. He was looking out the window, seeing nothing.

“Tell me what you’re thinking,” she said softly.

He glanced at her quickly, then turned back. “I was thinking about Alex Barclay.”

“What about him?”

“Remember what you said about him, that he always seems to want people to know how much money he spends on things?”

“Yes.”

“I used to think that was what made him tick. The money.”

“And now?”

“It’s not the money. That’s just a nice side benefit. It’s the deal.”

“What do you mean, it’s the deal?”

“To Alex, the deal is everything. There’s something about putting it together, through all the challenges, with all the risks. It’s what drives him.”

“I think I know what you mean.”

He kissed her, then pulled her close, burying his face in her hair. “And do you know what is scary?”

“What?”

“I’m starting to know exactly how he feels.”

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