The Recruiter (A Thriller) by Dan Ames

Author:Dan Ames [Ames, Dan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Slogan Books
Published: 2014-06-10T22:00:00+00:00

51

Escape, Samuel thinks. That’s what’s on my mind. Escape from you and this interminable tour that’s really nothing more than a thinly-veiled, desperate plea for me to sleep with you.

He takes a drink of the beer to buy some time. He’s thought of his options to get away from her, but there are none.

His hands are tied.

“You,” he says finally.

He sees the surprise in her eyes. Followed immediately by a goofy look of obvious pleasure. She obviously wants him, has been sending out signals like a goddamn radio tower. He’d have to be a complete moron not to see what she wants. Is she not aware of the power she has over him, or does she just refuse to acknowledge it because it would make her feel like all the men over the years who have put pressure on their female subordinates? Some sort of backward refusal to face the reality of what she is doing.

“What do you mean?” she asks.

“You’ve talked a lot about your job, but not anything about yourself.” I can do this, Samuel thinks. I can do this. I’ve done worse than her, much worse. So keep it together.

“That’s funny, I was going to say the same thing to you.”

“Yeah, but I said it first.”

Samuel watches as she signals the bartender. He glances at her drink. It’s empty. Christ, that was fast. He hasn’t even drained a third of his beer. Not that it matters as it’s light beer. There won’t be any buzz for him tonight. And really, spending time with her is enough to ruin any kind of buzz. What at first was a mild sympathy for her has now turned into pure animosity. And the worst part of all?

He’s going to have to fuck her.

It’s a given.

He listens, a patient expression on her face as she talks about growing up in a big family with lots of brothers, blah, blah, blah.

Suddenly, he senses Julie looking at him.

“Pardon me?”

“I said,” her words are slightly slurred. How long has she been talking? He rubs his temple. It’s been throbbing, and the pain is piercing through his mind. How many drinks has she had? He looks down at his mug of beer. It’s been refilled. When? How could he not notice?

Samuel, keep it together, man!

“That’s my story. Now, I’ll give you two options, Mr. Mysterious. You either tell me more about yourself, open up a little bit, or just take me home.”

Samuel drains half of his beer in one long drink, suddenly wishing that it wasn’t light beer but something much, much stronger.

He pays the bartender, and they walk out together, Julie walking very close to him. There’s no question who will drive as she’s clearly half in the bag. She blathers on the whole way to her house with Samuel having to interrupt to confirm directions. Finally, they pull into the driveway of a small Cape Cod on a quiet street. Ordinarily, Samuel thinks a house like this would be someone’s idea of quaint domesticity. But knowing what he knows about Julie Giacalone, it seems depressing.

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