CARSON by Debra Webb

Author:Debra Webb [Webb, Debra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pink House Press
Published: 2018-12-13T16:00:00+00:00

5:00 p.m.

Oak Mountain State Park

At least someone still asked “How high?” when Annette said jump. State Representative Bryan McGrath had not balked once at the short notice or the change in location. New clients were never given the actual location of the meet until the last possible minute.

McGrath parked his Mercedes alongside her Lexus. Annette watched as he got out of his vehicle, removed his jacket and cell phone, and tossed both back into the car. Then he walked to the passenger side of hers. She never met with a client on his terms. Always on her own. And only for the initial meeting so that she could assess his motives and his nature. After that, there was rarely any personal contact.

When he had opened the door and settled into the seat, she placed a jamming device on the console just in case he’d worn any transmitting bugs.

Never trust anyone, that was her motto.

“Nice to see you, Representative McGrath.”

“Can we get this over with?”

McGrath was a relatively young man in the political arena; he’d only recently turned thirty. He had a lovely wife and three precious children, as he so often said in the media.

Evidently he also had a dark side. Something for which he needed her expert assistance. This was the part of her work she always found the most fascinating. It never failed to amuse her just how stupid those who had it all could be.

“Of course,” she assured him. “Keep in mind that I need all the details. Don’t leave anything out.”

He swallowed hard. “I have a problem with sex.”

She didn’t say anything to that. Didn’t most powerful men?

“I like,” he went on, “having sex with exotic dancers. It’s like gambling, I can’t resist.” He made a sound, like a sob stuck in his throat. “My wife would be devastated if she knew.” He rubbed a hand over his face. “I’ve tried to stop.” He closed his eyes and shook his head. “I just can’t.”

Annette would bet he had tried. Giving him credit, according to what she knew of the man, other than that one dirty little flaw, he was extraordinarily upstanding. Fine husband and father, dedicated churchgoer. The works. It appeared that if he could just keep his cock in his trousers when his wife wasn’t around, his life would be perfect.

“I need to know exactly what happened. If you leave out anything, I can’t do my job.” Annette settled back in her seat and watched the man’s profile. He wouldn’t want to look at her as he spoke, but she needed to analyze him as he did so.

“I made a mistake. I always go out of town when I...I can’t bear it any longer.”

How thoughtful of him.

He shook his head again as his mouth quivered. “I didn’t know she was seventeen. She said she was twenty-one. It was a mistake. Just a mistake.”

Annette wanted to laugh, but she didn’t. “Forgetting a meeting is a mistake, McGrath. Fucking a seventeen-year-old girl who looks twenty-one is just plain stupid.

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