Stone's Homefront by Adrian J. Smith

Author:Adrian J. Smith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fbi, mystery, lesbian, chicago, bombers, lgbtq
Publisher: Supposed Crimes, LLC

Chapter Fifteen

Morgan had spent so many hours at the bombing scene that her head hurt. She’d had a late night with Adena, which had gone perfectly, and then had been thrown straight into dissecting another bomb. Fiona had been there, but Morgan had ignored her. However, there was no more avoiding she could do when her phone rang shrilly.

Gritting her teeth, Morgan stared down at the name flashing across the screen. She hadn’t answered any of Fiona’s calls or texts since the fateful night the week before. But with the not-so-subtle hint that Pax had dropped, Morgan knew she was about to run face first into a demon of her own making.

With the phone to her ear, Morgan answered, “Wexford.”

“Morgan.” Fiona sounded out of breath.

“That would be me.” She could have face-palmed herself for being so obtuse and stupid in how she responded to Fiona, but she needed that distance. Morgan had almost crossed the boundary that she promised herself to never willingly step over.

“You’ve been avoiding me.”

“I’ve been busy.” Morgan stepped on the gas as she drove through the lower west side. “I hear you’re heading up the task force from your end.”

“Yeah. Morgan, do you think we can talk about the other night?”

“No. We have a meeting in an hour. I’ll see you then.” Hanging up, Morgan slipped her phone into the cupholder and finished driving toward the bureau. She needed to gather everything for her task force meeting, which she was just so thrilled to have to attend. On one hand, she wanted to be in charge. It was a wonderful and perfect opportunity to have her name on something. She was only hesitant because Fiona was on the other end of it.

When she got to the office, it was a whirlwind. She collected all the files she had and that she knew she would need and shoved them into her briefcase. Checking in with Taylor, she got the okay, and then stared at Pax’s empty desk. He was with Dimitri, and it broke her heart that she couldn’t be there with him while he went through another round of interviews. She so desperately wanted that case to be one-hundred percent hers, especially since she’d already been working on it for years.

Sighing, she filled her travel mug with coffee and headed to Adena, grabbing what she had heard over the weekend about groups claiming or not claiming the attack. They were going to try and keep it as quiet as possible to not make anyone panic, but by that point, Morgan wasn’t sure she would be able to keep it quiet. They would have to be very controlled with what information they had. When she pulled up outside of Fiona’s precinct, she gave her another call while she gathered her bag.

“Morgan?”

“What floor am I going to?”

“The third one. Take a left down the hall, go to the third conference room on the right.”

“Got it. Be there in a few.” Hanging up, Morgan got into the building and followed Fiona’s directions.

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