The Kat Dubois Chronicles- The Complete Series by Lindsey Fairleigh

Author:Lindsey Fairleigh [Fairleigh, Lindsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rubus Press
Published: 2019-12-06T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Three

Preliminary reports indicate that despite ending earlier than expected, the meeting between President Booth and the Nejeret leader, Heru, did in fact go well. The White House issued a statement proclaiming that the president herself will be traveling to the Nejeret complex in Washington State early next week to continue talks with Heru and other prominent Nejeret leaders. We’ll know more about the substance of these talks this afternoon, after the press secretary’s press conference. And now, here’s Carl Sykes with the weather . . .

“Well, that was informative . . .” I chomped on an excessively long curly fry, focus shifting from the television I could just barely see in the living room to Lex, who was breaking fries into more manageably sized pieces for Reni and Bobby.

“Mm-hmm . . .” Lex met my eyes, mouth spreading into a tight-lipped smile. She was more on edge than I’d seen her in a while.

Reni sat on one side of her in a purple booster seat and matching bib, and Bobby sat on her other side, next to me, playing with his dinosaur chicken nuggets like they were edible action figures. Aset and Neffe were still downstairs in the basement laboratory, awaiting Heru’s return so they could eat with him—and get the lowdown on how the meetings in DC went, straight from the horse’s mouth. Mari sat across from me, nose buried in a book on theoretical astrophysics, a grilled ham and cheese sandwich abandoned, half eaten on her plate, and Garth sat beside her, fully engaged in the weird-faces battle he was having with a two-year-old. There was no sign of Nik or Mei—yet.

Which meant there was still a chance that I would be able to finish up and skedaddle before they showed. I could only hope . . .

We didn’t usually watch TV while sitting down for a meal, but we were as eager as the rest of the nation—hell, the world—to hear the details of Heru’s meeting with the President, especially considering Heru’s early return home. Nik had come back first, apparently, Heru stopping off at the Tent District in Seattle to meet with Dorman and the huge population of Nejerets residing there. I had no clue why Nik had shirked his bodyguard duties early, and Lex claimed ignorance as well. Her unusual state of agitation convinced me it wasn’t an act. She didn’t like Heru going around unguarded one bit. Well, there was nothing to be done about it now, other than provide some sort of a distraction.

“So,” I said, looking at Garth. “How’s the fam?”

He unscrewed his face and returned his tongue to his mouth, then looked at me. “Pretty smug, actually,” he said. “They’re loving being able to tell everyone back home that they’ve known about Nejerets for so long.”

I snorted gently. “Bet they are,” I said, reaching for my third sandwich. There was a small mountain of grilled ham and cheese sandwiches left on a platter in the center of the table, so it wasn’t like I was hogging the food.

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