Strike Zone by Dale Brown & Jim Defelice

Author:Dale Brown & Jim Defelice
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: General, War & Military, Suspense, Fiction
ISBN: 9780007182565
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2004-08-02T04:00:00+00:00

Dreamland

1900

DANNY KNOCKED ON the door to Jennifer’s small apartment twice without getting an answer. He turned and looked at the two airmen who had accompanied him, then reached into his pocket for the master key he’d brought along. He was just about to insert it in the door when a faint voice asked from inside who it was.

“Captain Freah,” he told her. “Hey, it’s Danny, Jen. Can I come in?”

She didn’t answer.

“Jen?” he said.

He heard her footsteps and then her hand at the chain, pulling it open. She stood in the doorway wearing a bathrobe, though below it she had on jeans and a sweatshirt.

She’d cut her hair.

God, had she cut her hair—it looked as if she’d hacked it off with a knife.

Danny decided it was best to ignore it. He tried not to stare.

“Hey, you’re off the hook. Completely,” he told her. “Those conferences—we got information from the FBI and the security review at the time that clears you completely. Are you okay? Can I come in?”

She didn’t answer, turning away instead. Danny glanced back at his men in the hall, then stepped inside by himself, closing the door behind him.

“Colonel Bastian’s been trying to get ahold of you,” he told her. “And Chief Gibbs. How come you don’t return their calls?”

“How do you know I don’t return their calls?” she said, twisting around in a fury. “Do you have a tap on my phone? You think you can just listen in to anything you want any time you want?”

Danny was authorized by the security regulations covering Dreamland to do just that, but this clearly wasn’t the time to say so. “Of course not.”

She pursed her lips. The lower one started to quiver.

“Jen, I know this has been tough for you. It’s been tough for me,” said Danny.

“You don’t know what it’s like to be considered a traitor,” she said.

“You’re right,” he said. “It’s got to suck.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah.”

She frowned, but then she started to cry. Danny found himself hugging her awkwardly, patting her back, telling her it would be okay.

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