The Spanish Helmet by Scowen Greg

Author:Scowen, Greg [Scowen, Greg]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Greg Scowen
Published: 2011-05-28T04:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER

29

She looked beautiful. It was almost as good as his lighthouse daydream. Those shorts, her legs and when she turned and saw him approach with the Cokes, her smile.

‘Did you swim back to Wellington for those?’

‘Almost as unbelievable. But no, I didn’t. Instead, I had a chat with an old friend.’

‘Who?’ Aimee turned her back to the sea and leaning against the railing, took her Coke from Matt.

‘Apparently his name is Hemi. The one from the museum.’

‘The one following us?’

‘Yup.’

‘I didn’t see that coming. What did he want?’

Matt told Aimee about the encounter, replaying the whole conversation for her.

‘What do you make of it? I mean, if he works for the NISO, it stands to reason that he doesn’t want to hurt you. But why would his boss be a dangerous man? It doesn’t make sense,’ Aimee said.

‘I know, although admittedly he seemed like a nice enough guy. He was sincere. I think he was telling the truth, but I’m not convinced that the NISO or DCI are out to protect anyone. They only want to protect themselves and their interests.’

‘I don’t think that’s true. I’m sure they’re only doing what they think is right.’

‘Why do you always defend them so stoically?’ Matt stood back and waited for an answer. It took a few seconds coming.

‘I just don’t think they’re as far into this as you do. These government departments are all paperwork and pen-pushing. I doubt they’ve got the resources or get-go to chase us around the country making threats.’

Matt thought about that a little. It made sense; Matt and Aimee were little people. Why would the government waste resources of them? But then, Warren seemed so convinced.

‘You’re probably right and I’m blowing this all out of proportion. I’ve read too many rumours and theories from people who have too much invested in the other side.’

‘So what are you going to do with Hemi’s information? Are you going to forget your father’s work?

‘What can I do? It isn’t like I’m going to roll over and go home without at least finding out what my father was onto. I have to keep going, at least as far as Nelson. But I’ll call Nadine and tell her to look out for him.’

‘Good for you. Good for us, in fact.’ Aimee smiled and gently brushed his arm for a second. Matt thought he saw something like pride in her eyes. He couldn’t be certain though; such was the distraction of her touch.

As the ferry continued across the Cook Strait, the pair chatted amiably about the little things in life. Coke, caffeine, coffee, late nights, TV series and old films. Matt felt like he was with an old friend. It was comfortable. Normal. Over an hour passed this way, and Matt felt like he was getting to know a lot about Aimee, just from hearing the way she talked about unimportant stuff. They were passing through the Marlborough Sounds, on a beautiful calm sea, when Aimee grabbed his arm to let him know the subject was changing.

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