Tattoo Mystique:The Art and World of Angelique Houtkamp by Angelique Houtkamp

Author:Angelique Houtkamp [Houtkamp, Angelique]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780957768444
Amazon: 0957768443
Publisher: Outre Gallery Press
Published: 2009-11-20T00:00:00+00:00

Fly away from here

From this cold, dark hotel room

And the emptiness that you fear…..

She pulled the hand up across her stomach and nestled it under her chin, the arm resting gently between her breasts. The quiet, assured breathing continued in her ear, the soft sound of a citadel confident against the terrors of the world. Her citadel. Her Angel.

…you’re in the arms of an Angel

May you find some comfort there.

She listened to the final, slow piano chords play out. The song ended, and some mellow jazz played. Laurie smiled, then gently lifted the hand and kissed the fingers which she held in her own. She sighed, then snuggled the hand back under her chin and closed her eyes.

Behind her, Angelique lay awake. She said nothing, just lying in the dark, and then scooted closer to Laurie until their bodies touched and she could breathe the fragrance of the red hair brushing her face. Then, she sighed deeply and relaxed, even as her free hand slid under her pillow and wrapped itself around the cool, metallic handle of the pistol which she secreted there.

***

“Laurie? Wake up, Laurie.”

“Huh? Whuzzat?”

“Time to rise. We must go.”

“Huh? Go where?”

“I don’t know. We will find a safe place. We must move. Perhaps the backup knows where we are.”

Laurie blinked her eyes, then opened them and squinted into the morning’s weak light. “Shit. What time is it?”

Angelique knelt by her bedside. She watched Laurie struggle awake and laughed gently. “Time for coffee.”

Laurie opened her eyes. “Oh, yeah. Now you’re talkin’. We got coffee?”

“There is a coffee-maker in the room. Here, be careful. It is hot.”

Laurie sat up in the bed, twisted her pajama top back into its rightful place, and gratefully accepted the styrofoam cup. Creamer and sugar. How did she know? She must have watched her fix her coffee at dinner the evening before. Laurie sipped at it carefully. Just the right amount of each. She blinked up at Angelique, who watched her with an amused grin. Finally, Laurie mumbled, “The coffee’s perfect, and what’s so damned funny?”

“So sorry. You are so adorable when you first awaken. Like a puppy, you are.”

“A puppy? That’s the first time I’ve been called that. Usually, it’s just ‘bitch’.” She sipped her coffee again, then looked up at Angelique. “Where are we going?”

“To the country. You like to ride horses, yes?”

“I love to. I haven’t done that since…”

“Since you were a girl. I know. You told me.” She dropped a flyer on the bed.

Laurie picked it up and squinted at it. “A riding stables in Front Royal?”

“Only a hundred kilometers away. Sixty miles. We can stay there overnight.”

“Is that wise?”

Angelique nodded. “Keep on the move. Besides, I can better see if we are being followed by taking a trip out of the city.”

Laurie nodded. “Sounds reasonable, I guess.”

Angelique noted the hesitation in Laurie’s voice. “Do you have another idea?”

“Well, I was thinking last night.”

“Oh?”

“I’ve been subpoenaed to testify at a hearing regarding Senator Abrams on Tuesday. If I don’t show up, I’ll be in big trouble.

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