Typo Squad: Book II: Return of the Wordmonger by Stephen Lomer
Author:Stephen Lomer [Lomer, Stephen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Port Nine Publishing
Published: 2018-06-08T22:00:00+00:00
A few minutes later, as they descended a large, winding staircase, Dick and Ms. Fits found Weatherbee on a landing below, studying a painting of an ancient battle. He was humming softly.
âWeatherbee?â Dick asked, and the man looked up.
âAh, Dick,â Weatherbee said, somewhat guiltily. âMs. Fits. How are you ⦠I was just ⦠hrm.â
âAnything wrong?â asked Dick as he and Ms. Fits gained the landing.
âWrong?â Weatherbee said furtively. âNo, certainly not. Whatâs ⦠why should anything be wrong?â
Dick narrowed his eyes. âWeatherbee,â he said. âWhereâs Ewan?â
Weatherbee froze, locking his eyes with Dickâs. The two men regarded each other for a moment, then Weatherbeeâs eyes shifted over Dickâs shoulder.
Dick turned and found himself looking through the glass of a pair of French doors. In the room beyond, standing intimately close to one another, were Ewan and Princess Anne.
âShit,â Dick muttered. He looked at Weatherbee and Ms. Fits. âYou two wait here.â
He crossed the landing and swung the French doors open wide. Ewan and Anne were talking softly, both of them smiling, and they were so close that the tips of their noses were nearly touching.
Dick cleared his throat loudly. Ewan and Anne both turned, and while Anneâs expression remained bright and cheerful, all the happiness seemed to drain from Ewanâs.
âAgent Hoozarmi,â Dick said clearly. âWould you give me a moment with the princess?â
Ewan stepped back from Anne, cast his eyes downward, and hurried out of the room like a scolded dog. Dick closed the doors behind him.
âLieutenant Shonnary,â Anne said amiably. âHow are you finding life in the palace thus far?â
âWell, it certainly hasnât been dull,â Dick said. âListen, Your Majestyââ
âI shall surely lose my mind if people donât start calling me Anne,â she interrupted.
âFair enough. Anne. Thereâs something you need to understand.â
âOh? What?â
âThere was a lot of political wrangling involved in getting the authorities to allow Ewan back in the country.â
âI can only imagine.â
âYes,â Dick said, taking a step toward her. âWell, part of the dealâgiven your history togetherâwas that while he was here, Ewan had to stay away from you.â
âI see,â Anne said, her expression growing stern. âAnd was it part of this âdealâ that I must stay away from him?â
Dick hesitated. âWell ⦠no. Not technically.â
âThen I shanât,â she said bluntly.
Dick was at a loss for words. How would he be able to split hairs enough to know when Ewan was spending time with Anne and when Anne was spending time with Ewan?
âOkay,â Dick said at last. âCan I just request that you limit your time together to Ewanâs off-duty hours?â
âOf course.â
Dick nodded and made his way back through the French doors. Weatherbee, Ms. Fits, and Ewan were standing together on the landing.
âDickââ Ewan began, but Dick held up his hand.
âShe found a loophole,â Dick said, and he couldnât help but grin. âSo you two are free to socialize as you see fit. Just not while youâre on duty. Understood?â
Ewan beamed. âUnderstood.â
Dick shook his head. âI guess there was never going to be a way to deny this thing between you, was there?â
âNo,â Ewan replied.
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