Fatal Legislation by Ellen Butler

Author:Ellen Butler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: female protagonist thriller suspense, amateur sleuth, cozy mystery action adventure, political thriller, police procedural, capitol hill, killers politics, international mystery crime, mystery action fiction, Women's Fiction Suspense, women's adventure fiction, women sleuths
Publisher: Power to the Pen
Published: 2018-12-10T16:00:00+00:00

Mike couldn’t believe his luck. Not only was LadyBlue in, she’d set NKBarbie up for them. Wednesday. They’d have to start getting things together to arrange the sting. There was already a contingent of FBI folks planning to attend the hacker con. If he hadn’t been on this case, he would’ve been there too. As it was, he’d already transferred his conference registration to another agent.

Mike replied to LadyBlue.

Yes, we can make it happen. Will contact you soon with the details.

He turned to find K.C. ignoring him and tucking into her meal. He hated to cut their date short. They were getting so little time together these days. Once this case was over . . . he made a silent promise.

“You’re not going to like this. I have to go. Work.” He held up the phone.

Slowly, she chewed and swallowed. “Now?”

“I’m afraid so,” he said with regret. “I’ll be going out of town for a while.”

“Where? Can you tell me?”

He debated for a moment. “Louisiana. I can’t tell you anything else.”

“This is it, isn’t it? The lead you’ve been following? It’s panned out? Ooh, I can tell by the shine in your eyes. You’re excited. Well, don’t worry about me. Go get ‘em, Tex.”

“Tex?”

“Would you prefer pard-ner? Sheriff? Super Agent?”

“I prefer Mike.”

“Go get ’em, Mike! Yehaw!” As she spoke, she jumped onto her chair, circling her hand overhead, looping an invisible lasso.

It was so darn cute and comical, Mike couldn’t help the silent laughter that shook his shoulders. This was the spontaneous, fun K.C. he remembered from their college days. Like the time she’d taken the dare to sing “There’s No Business Like Show Business”, à la Ethel Merman, on the table at Taco Bell, at two in the morning, in exchange for a burrito. She’d been out of cash and had post-study-group munchies. It was good to see the kookiness come out as if it’d been lurking beneath the surface of the highly polished D.C. lobbyist. Especially considering the recent stress she’d been under.

“When did you suddenly come from Texas?” He gripped her at the waist, helping her off the chair. Without shoes on, her nose came right to his chin.

“Dunno. It seemed appropriate. You know, to pump you up, like football coaches and military leaders do before combat. I’m trying to be supportive here.”

“Thanks, I appreciate it. Now is the time for you to kiss the hero before sending him off into battle.”

And she did just that, leaving him with a kiss that would send even the most hardened of heroes into the fray with renewed energy and confidence.

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