Dark Wing by Richard Herman

Author:Richard Herman [Herman, Richard]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Mystery & Detective, General, Fiction, United States, Espionage, Political Fiction, China, cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents
ISBN: 9780671534936
Publisher: Pocket
Published: 1996-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

The wing had been at Guilin two weeks when Sara Waters decided it was time to do something. She had sent out all the right signals, said the right words, and certainly let John Leonard know she was available. Now she had to get him out of neutral and moving in the right direction. There was no doubt that he was attracted to her and equally, she was sure of her feelings about him. Maybe, she thought, it’s because I’m older than him. Maybe seven years does make a difference. “What the hell,” she mumbled, “do something, even if it’s wrong.”

Working and living with fighter pilots had given her a new approach to problem solving. She plotted her tactics, chose her weapons, and went on the attack. First, Pontowski. She cornered him in his office and fired her opening salvo. “Sir, the men are getting bored. We’re not flying that much and the war seems to have died down. They’re calling it a ‘phony war’ and need something to occupy their attention.”

Pontowski had heard the same grumblings. “We’re not flying as much as I’d like because of a fuel shortage,” he explained. “We need to hold a reserve for combat. And this isn’t a phony war, it’s just the way it’s being fought. It will heat up again.” He grinned at her. “You have ‘something’ in mind about the boredom?”

“Yes, sir. I’d like to scout around the countryside and find a school or orphanage we can adopt. I’d be gone a day or two.” She smiled sweetly when he said it sounded like a good idea. “I can’t go alone”—she hoped she wasn’t blushing—”and we’ll need a project officer.” He asked if she had a name. “Tango Leonard,” she answered. “Well,” she hastened to add, “we’ve worked together before and he was a schoolteacher.”

“See if he’ll volunteer,” Pontowski said, certain that he would.

Now it was Leonard’s turn. Waters drove back to the hotel and checked the pool. Leonard was stretched out on a sun lounge reading. You are looking better, she thought. He had lost his pudgy, potato shape and looked lean and hungry. She went to her room and changed into a swimsuit, a conservative one-piece. She appraised herself in the mirror. Not bad, she thought. Then she stripped it off and changed into plan B. My God! she thought, I feel naked. The flimsy string bikini was shocking. “Perfect,” she announced to the image in the mirror. She picked up a towel, suntan lotion, and a book and went down to the pool. Twenty minutes later, she had her volunteer.

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