Triple Threat by H. L. Wegley

Author:H. L. Wegley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: christian Fiction
ISBN: 9781611163810
Publisher: Pelican Ventures Book Group
Published: 2014-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

17

Katie awoke at 5:30 AM on Monday. She hadn’t had enough sleep, but didn’t want any more. Her night had been filled with nightmares about missing pieces to the terrorists’ multifaceted conspiracy. Flames burned forests. Explosions destroyed cities. People died. And, in her dreams, it was all her fault. The only way to stop her dreams was to stop the attack, no matter the personal risk.

By working into the evening, maybe she could unravel the remaining mysteries surrounding the plot.

If she hurried, she could catch the 6:30 AM Metro bus to campus. No. That would mean she had to ride Metro home tonight. Things tended to get out of control on the buses after dark. Three months ago, an aggressive weirdo had forced her to strip him of his dignity, using a pressure point to take him to his knees. When she let him go, he sought revenge, so she kicked him, sending him to the hospital, accompanied by a Seattle police officer. Then she had to testify in court against the guy. His lawyer tried to blame it all on her. What a mess. She didn’t want to risk a repeat.

Katie would drive in today, get a head start on the work, and then fill in Josh when he arrived.

Two hours later, Katie sat at her desk reading the information on her laptop screen when she heard the sharp click of the lab door. She glanced at the clock on the wall. 8:30 AM. Josh was later than she expected.

He took off his backpack, set it on his desk, and covered a yawn with his huge tight-end-sized hands.

“You, too?” She gave him a warm smile.

He swiveled toward the sound of her voice, a smile replacing his yawn. “Yeah. It’s hard to sleep after three people threaten you with bodily harm.”

“My parents and my granddad won’t hurt you if you behave yourself.” She stepped from behind her desk and walked his way. Something grabbed her foot, sending her stumbling ahead. A power cord.

Josh’s arms reached for her.

She grabbed him to keep from falling and now stood with her cheek planted against his big chest.

His strong arms around her held nearly all her weight.

With her arms hugging him, too, Katie was in no hurry to move.

“I’m behaving myself, Kate. But look at us. Your mom would kill me, or your granddad would turn my head into an asteroid, and—”

She muted his lips with her fingers. “You kept me from falling, Josh. That’s not misbehaving.” When she turned her head up, his brown eyes peered into hers, and his lips were only a few inches away. “This…is misbehaving.” She kissed him softly, sweetly, slowly pulling her lips from his, and returning her cheek to his chest.

I can’t believe I just did that.

Oh, yes you can.

Great! Now she had a schizophrenic argument going on inside her head. What did she think she was doing? She hadn’t thought at all. It was an impulsive, stupid…wonderful, exciting thing to do.

Somehow, in Josh’s presence, the girl, Katie Brandt, seem to disappear, replaced by a woman whom Josh called Kate.

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