One-Click Buy: October Harlequin Blaze: If He Only Knew...\My Front Page Scandal\Flyboy\Shock Waves\Cold Case, Hot Bodies\For Lust or Money by Debbi Rawlins

Author:Debbi Rawlins
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2007-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

18

“WELL, I GUESS that does it.” Sedona closed the top of the cardboard box that held the last of her personal items, and ran a strip of packing tape along the seam, pressing it into place with her fingers. She looked up at Agent Denton. “Would you mind walking out to the parking lot with me? Since The Incident, I’m pretty much persona non grata around here.”

Agent Denton scooped up the larger of the two boxes. “It couldn’t have gone any better,” he commented. “We got everything on tape, and Mike Sullivan gave us the names of the members on the Promotion Selection Board. I think it’s fair to say none of them will ever get another job with the Department of Defense.”

It had been three days since Sedona had confronted the members. Immediately following their “meeting,” federal agents had converged on the conference room and arrested each of the men on illegal labor practices and sexual-harassment charges.

Sedona was just glad it was finally over. She didn’t even regret leaving the agency. She hefted the remaining box into her arms and followed Agent Denton out of the office.

Nope, not a single regret.

She’d been given a second chance and she wasn’t about to screw it up. This time, she’d find a job doing what she loved. She’d already e-mailed samples of her drawings to a magazine that specialized in military art. The executive editor had expressed interest in her drawings of the Coyote jets, and had indicated they were in the market for a senior illustrator.

Beyond that, the only thing she wanted was to be with the man she loved. She’d spent the past five years committed to her career, but now she’d been given a second chance and there was no way she was going to blow it.

Angel was due to fly in from Lemoore that evening. It felt like forever since she’d seen him. She’d tried calling him numerous times, but hadn’t been able to get through. She told herself it was the time difference. That, and he was still providing information to the Coyote investigation team.

But there was a part of her that was hurt that he hadn’t returned any of her calls, or bothered to let her know exactly when his flight was due in. With his broken ankle, he’d need somebody to pick him up at the airport and drive him home.

If not her, then who?

As she followed Agent Denton out of the office, she became aware of those who came to stand in the doorways of their offices and cubicles to watch her leave. She hadn’t made any true friends during her five years with the agency, and now couldn’t bring herself to look at her former coworkers. As she passed Linda, however, she thought she heard the other woman whisper, “Good job.”

In the parking lot, she opened her trunk and waited while Agent Denton deposited his box inside, before sliding her own in beside it. She slammed the trunk closed, and turned to face him, shoving her hands into her pockets.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.