Wrecked Intel (Immortal Outcasts®): An Immortal Ops® World Novel by Mandy M. Roth

Author:Mandy M. Roth
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter Nine

“Where is Rene meeting us? Did we decide on a bar yet?” questioned Gena as she and Bonnie walked down the sidewalk, in the direction of Johnson Square.

“You’re still in a mood, aren’t you?” asked Bonnie with a shake of her head. “I swear, you spent the entire drive back to Savannah pouting.”

“Did not,” said Gena with something close to a pout, serving to prove her friend’s point.

Bonnie rolled her eyes. “For the billionth time, I’m sorry. I’d go in your place, but he didn’t ask me.”

Gena stared at her friend. “Because you disappeared again with that hot guy.”

“Kahale,” said Bonnie. “He is exceptionally good-looking, isn’t he? And I didn’t disappear, I finished the conversation I’d started with him before he’d gotten pulled away with the phone call. I can’t help that meant you had more one-on-one time with the man single-handedly footing our research center bill.”

“You keep reminding me he’s our main funder,” said Gena with a huff. “It’s not like I forgot. I know how important his money is to the center.”

“Yet when I met you out front by the van before we left, you were acting as if he was a leper. And when he asked you to meet him for lunch tomorrow, I really thought you were going to say no.”

“Me too,” said Gena.

When Bonnie had wandered off again with Kahale, shortly after lunch had been served, Gena had been left to dine alone with Helmuth. That had meant more awkward silence and a lot of staring at her on his part. Then, he’d asked her to meet him tomorrow for lunch on his yacht so they could talk about her thesis paper. She’d been about to tell him no when Bonnie had reappeared.

“There is just something about him,” added Gena. “I don’t know. I might be overthinking this.”

Bonnie was quiet for a bit as they walked more. She then stopped and touched Gena’s arm lightly. “Listen, if you’re uncomfortable meeting him alone, don’t do it. No amount of money is worth you being put in a situation you’re not at ease in.”

While Gena appreciated Bonnie saying what she did, they both knew deep down that the center needed the additional funding. Their passion for what they did was unrivaled, and Helmuth’s offer to give them the money they needed couldn’t have come at a better time.

Gena thought about her reactions to Helmuth and the things that had set her off about him. The more she focused on it all, the sillier it seemed. “No. It’s totally fine. I’ll meet him to talk about my thesis.”

Bonnie snorted.

“What?”

“Nothing,” said Bonnie with a shake of her head.

When they’d gotten back to the center, Bonnie had vanished into her office to change yet again and Gena had gone to her boat to do the same. Gena had used that moment to text Clara and Nicolette to see if they wanted to meet for drinks as well.

After a quick shower Gena had come out to find Bonnie there, on the boat, picking out something for Gena to wear for their celebratory evening out.

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