The Peabrain's Magic by Martha Carr

Author:Martha Carr [Carr, Martha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MRC Publishing
Published: 2019-06-05T16:00:00+00:00

15

“Hey Fozzie, I'm feeling lucky after the last game. Thank you for the Benjamins. There's hockey tonight, right? Give me a hundred on the Blackhawks." Taylor thumped his desk with his thumb. He looked up at Maggie who was slurping hot coffee. "What? It's found money at this point," he said, shrugging his shoulders. "Besides, I'm feeling particularly favored today." He lowered his chin and waggled his eyebrows at Maggie.

Fozzie waved over his head and pulled open a drawer, getting out a notebook to make a notation.

"I get it, Taylor. It's been a hairy day," said Maggie, walking back from the break room.

"Good one. We had to hang in there by tooth and claw."

"I wasn't trying to start something." Maggie blew on the coffee and sat down in her seat. She looked at her screen, refreshing it for any signs of Simon Wesley or his car.

"Nothing? You know, he gave notice by email. Slippery little bastard." Taylor crossed his arms over his chest, scowling as he leaned back in his chair. "I still don't believe he had nothing to do with that robbery," he said, doing air quotes.

"Did you guys catch a bad one today?" O'Malley looked over his reading glasses at the computer screen, typing away, not bothering to look up at Maggie or Taylor. "I swear these forms get longer while I'm sleeping."

"You mean just an hour ago?" Taylor chuckled, feeling around in his desk drawer for a loose Starburst. "Ah, got one," he said, pulling out a slightly smushed yellow piece with a little grey and blue fuzz attached to the wrapper. "Still good." He held it up in the air, pulling off the fuzz. "Nothing penetrated the wrapper."

Maggie stared at him over her coffee cup. "Next time I'm at Costco I'm getting you a giant bag of those. You earned it."

"Nah, that'll just take the fun out of the hunt." He leaned back and looked at O'Malley, still typing away using just two fingers. "Let's just say the bad guys have actually thought up a few new tricks."

Moss walked past, tossing a file on Taylor's desk. "Then you'll be on guard for this one. Robbery in progress at a medical supply warehouse. Better get going. Dispatch said they might even still be there. Patrol is on its way but if you hurry, you might beat them there." He looked over at Maggie. "I see you changed your pants. Good call," he said, smiling. "Not exactly the rainy season in Austin."

"Good one, O'Malley. It was laundry day, what can I say?" Maggie swallowed as much of the coffee as she could, feeling the hot liquid go down her throat.

"One of these days that is not going to end well," said Taylor, scooping up the file and his jacket as he hustled for the door.

"Yeah, well today's not that day. I've been doing that for years," she said rubbing her throat as she pulled her leather jacket off the back of her chair. "It's nice and leathery all the way down by now.

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