Firewall (The Firewall Spies Book 1) by Andrew Watts

Author:Andrew Watts [Watts, Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Severn River Publishing
Published: 2021-02-22T16:00:00+00:00

22

The rest of their hike was uneventful. Colt didn’t tell Ava about the man on the bridge, and he was gone when they returned to cross it. At the hotel, they split up to shower and get dressed before meeting Ava’s aunt in the lobby. They went to the bar for drinks. The women ordered white wine and Colt ordered his usual Old Fashioned. He watched the bartender garnish it with an orange peel while Samantha peppered him with questions on his business.

“And after the Navy, you joined up with this firm?”

“That’s correct,” Colt said. “I met some of their recruiters at a job fair when I was in business school. The company had a veterans program, which helped a lot.”

“I’m familiar with Phillips and Jefferies. It’s a very good company. And it’s very impressive that you were able to land a job there.” Samantha looked at Ava.

Actually, Aunt Samantha, I spent about eighteen months training with the CIA. But I can’t go into that because I’m trying to recruit your niece to be an agent so she can spy on her coworkers.

“Thank you,” Colt said.

The dinner was excellent, although Samantha’s continued interrogation got more embarrassing as the night went on.

“And you’ve never been married? A handsome man like you?” She looked at her niece again. “Seems like a waste if you ask me, eh, Ava?”

Ava was shaking her head. “Colt, I’m so sorry. We Jewish women aren’t known for our subtlety when it comes to matchmaking.”

Samantha said, “Hmph. I’m only trying to help. You weren’t interested in any of the boys I tried to set you up with in New York.”

Ava shot her a look.

“I’ll take it as a compliment,” Colt said. He could tell that Ava appreciated his playing along.

After dinner they went to a wine bar in downtown Banff where they ordered dessert and continued talking, drinking, and laughing.

When her aunt was in the bathroom, Ava said, “She’s impressed. You’ve passed all of her tests.”

“I didn’t know I was being evaluated.”

Ava looked skeptical. “Yes, you did.”

Colt said, “Listen, I was thinking about what you said to me. About wanting to be proud of what you are working on. About feeling like some of the things Pax AI is working on are less than ethical. There’s something I need to ask you. The other night, when we left the party, Luke Pace said something to me . . .”

“Luke was rather drunk.”

Colt made a face. “I don’t know. I don’t think this was the alcohol speaking.”

“What did he say?” Ava looked worried.

“That Kozlov died in The Facility.”

Her face went rigid. “What?”

“He said that the FBI was investigating the death in the wrong place. That Kozlov didn’t die in the hotel like everyone thought. He said Kozlov died in The Facility. Do you have any idea what he was talking about?”

Ava shook her head, looking confused. “No idea. But . . . that’s not what happened.”

“I know.”

This part would be delicate, Colt knew. “But that’s a really weird thing to say, right?”

“Yes.

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