Slow Burning Lies by Ray Kingfisher

Author:Ray Kingfisher [Kingfisher, Ray]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, Suspense, Thrillers, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense
Amazon: B00AQF0VTO
Published: 2013-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

A few days later, the office was buzzing with the approach of the gaming industry conference season. Patrick saw it as an opportunity to get his life get back onto the “normalcy roadtrack” – as the natives would say. It was a chance to put his recent troubles behind him and get his career back onto some sort of upward curve from its current flatline.

He went to see Beth.

“I’ve got an idea,” he said to her.

Beth sat back and twirled a pen in her hand. “Go on,” she said.

“I want to broaden my skillset. I want to go to the GameOn’05 conference, check out a few seminars and perhaps sort out some training courses.”

“Uh-huh.”

Patrick waited for a more helpful response. It didn’t happen. “So what do you think?” he said.

For a moment she almost nodded.

“Any ideas on specifics?” she said. “Such as what sort of area you might want to diversify into?”

“I have a few ideas, but really I guess I mean a look-see of all the latest developments. Of course, while I’m there I could do some promo work for Zombie Stomper.”

Beth’s face finally cracked, her lips pursed and she started nodding slowly. “Sounds good to me.”

“So I can go?”

“Yeah, sure.” She stopped twirling the pen and gripped it tightly. “Actually, I just forgot something. I need to check a few things out.”

“Like what?”

“Look. Give me thirty to make a few enquiries and I’ll get back to you. Okay?”

“Enquiries?”

“Just protocol. I’m sure it’s just a formality but I need to check how many attendees we already have going and stuff.” She checked her watch. “Actually, better make that tomorrow. I’ll let you know in the morning.”

Patrick shrugged and said that that was fine, then returned to his desk

As usual he worked diligently for the rest of the afternoon, apart from fifteen minutes checking out the conference details. It alternated between Los Angeles, New York and Houston. This year it was the turn of the Big Apple. He also browsed some mid-range hotels within walking distance of the conference centre, then packed up and left for home.

As he walked back along the pedways there was something of a skip in his step, a positive outlook that hadn’t been there for a long time.

Things were changing. Perhaps the nightmares really had gone forever, perhaps he was maturing as a man rather than constantly chasing the next chunk of woman that his jolted his loins, and perhaps soon his career would start to hit an upward curve.

Perhaps he was growing up.

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