Hardrock Stiff by Thomas Zigal

Author:Thomas Zigal [Zigal, Thomas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781612187570
Publisher: AmazonEncore
Published: 2011-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

He asked to look in on Kat before leaving, and Meredith led him to the guest wing and down a long quiet corridor lined with family photographs of smiling back-country campers and ski parties out on the slopes. “If there’s any way I can help Kat,” she said, “please call on me. I’ll do whatever it takes to nail those bastards.”

“This may help,” he said, indicating the stack of articles under his arm. “You’ve given me enough bedtime reading for a month.”

They stopped in front of Kat’s door. “You know, Meredith, in the old days, when one of our buddies did something wild ass and stupid, we called it revolutionary,” he said, “and we stood behind it, right or wrong. I’m wondering if you and your little tea group are still operating under that same misguided principle.”

“What are you driving at?” she asked, raising a defiant eye-

“If you knew that somebody in the green movement killed Ned Carr, would you report it?”

She folded her arms across the jogging sweatshirt. “I don’t condone murder under any circumstances, Kurt,” she said. brow.

“You didn’t answer my question. Would you report it?”

“Yes, I would,” she said coldly. “Now listen to me. I don’t know who killed Ned Carr, and neither does my husband. I hope we never have this conversation again.”

Kurt leaned against the doorjamb. “Is Lee in your study group? He doesn’t seem to be around tonight. Does he know about your research?”

“Lee is a very busy man. When you run a worldwide communications network and one of the most popular ski companies on the planet, you don’t have time for study groups. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have other guests to attend to.”

After Meredith walked away, Kurt knuckled lightly on Kat’s door. He heard faint footsteps, a low voice: “Who is it?”

“Kurt. I hope I didn’t wake you up.”

The door cracked open and Kat reached out for his hand, pulling him quickly into the dark room. She locked the door behind them and sagged into his arms.

He could feel her lean, sinewy body beneath the silk pajamas. “I’m glad you’re still here,” she said, kissing him on the chin, her breath minty from toothpaste. The stack of articles fell, pages fluttering like the wings of a nocturnal bird.

“What was that?” she said, startled, nervous.

He hugged her closer. “My homework assignment. I’ll get them later. How are you doing?”

“I’m having trouble calming down,” she said, leading him by the hand through the darkness to a window seat. “Stay with me awhile.”

“Can I get you anything? Some brandy?”

“No, just sit with me. I’ll be all right.”

She stretched her legs across the cushion and lay back in Kurt’s arms. Out the window, beyond the compound walls, shadowy moonlight softened the dark fir groves higher up the slope. They held each other in a long consoling silence and Kurt expelled a weary breath, releasing all the tensions of the past few hours. He buried his face in her wet hair, its sweet fragrance of herbal shampoo.

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