What Doesn't Kill You by Iris Johansen

Author:Iris Johansen [Johansen, Iris]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Thrillers, Azizex666, Fiction
ISBN: 9781429952934
Google: 4BProNT0gFAC
Amazon: 0312651295
Goodreads: 13166457
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2012-04-17T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

12

Louisville, Kentucky

“WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT, Kelly?” Luke asked impatiently from the desk across the bedroom from where she was standing at the window. “You promised you’d go over this translation with me.”

“And I will. I’m thinking about it.” She continued to stand there gazing down at the street. “Luke, I like your tutor, Sam. He’s cool. And he must be really capable if Catherine picked him out for you. She trusts him?”

“Yeah, sure.” His head was bent over Hu Chang’s book.

“And you trust him?”

Luke raised his head and his eyes were suddenly wary. “Yes, why do you ask?”

“No reason. You don’t trust many people. I was just curious.”

“You don’t trust people either, Kelly.”

“More than you.” She suddenly grinned. “But I do guess we’re two of a kind, and that’s why you wanted me to work on your precious book with you.”

“No, I did it because you’re smart,” he said with a straight face, but there was the faintest hint of a twinkle in his eye. “Or maybe you’ve just got a lot of those professors fooled. I hear it’s easy to send those ivory-tower teachers down the wrong path.”

“And where did you hear that?”

“I’ve been studying about politics and all those advisors in the White House. They seem to be pretty confused and causing big messes.”

“And what would be your solution?”

“Blow it all up and start over.” He looked down again at his book. “I like a clean slate.”

That was typical Luke, she thought. His experiences had made him ignore everything but the main objective and the quickest way to get to it. “So do I. But I think there would be a few problems with that particular action. Maybe we can work out something less violent and still effective.” She headed for the door. “I’ll be right back. I left that translation I pulled off the Internet downstairs in the library.”

He lifted his head and gave her a level glance. “I’ll be waiting.”

She didn’t know if he believed her. It was difficult to tell with Luke. At any rate, she’d better get back to him as soon as possible to allay any suspicions. She closed the door behind her and ran down the steps.

Sam O’Neill was coming in the front door and looked up with a smile as she reached the landing. “I thought you and Luke would be tied up all day on that book of his. He told me that there would be no lessons today and that I wasn’t needed.”

“That was rude of him. It’s just Luke’s way.”

“I know that. Luke and I understand each other.”

“Yes, he said he trusts you.” She gazed searchingly at him. “Should he trust you, Sam?”

His smile vanished. “Yes, why do you ask?”

“Because something is going on. Last night when I came here, I went out on the porch for some air. I saw you down the street. You were talking to a man near that oak tree on the corner. This morning I saw you talking to someone in a car on the other side of the street.

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