Wanted by Laurence E. Dahners

Author:Laurence E. Dahners [Dahners, Laurence E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Goodreads: 20703409
Published: 2014-01-30T17:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Emma stared distantly out the window of the restaurant, but turned at the footsteps behind her. Glancing back she saw Ell done up as Raquel… wearing a really baggy shirt! “You’re pregnant!”

“Hi yourself,” Ell grinned at her.

“When are you due?”

“First of October.”

Emma put a sheepish hand to her face, “How did I not notice when I saw you last month?”

“Well,” Ell gave her a little grin, “I wasn’t as far along, and you might have been a little focused on somebody getting engaged?”

Emma lifted an eyebrow, “Are you implying that I only think about me?”

Ell laughed, “No, no. Well, maybe for a few days after somebody dropped a rock on your finger!”

Emma tilted her nose up. “Well, I’ll concede that might have been true, way back then. So sit down and let’s talk about my wedding!”

The two young women talked about the baby and the wedding over a nice lunch. Emma had picked a date in late October so Ell should be recovered somewhat from the ordeal of her childbirth. Suddenly Ell glanced up and to the right, looking at her HUD, “Tell her I’m busy right now, but could take a call in thirty minutes.”

Emma smirked, “That the President calling, wanting to apologize?”

Ell shrugged, “President alright,” she frowned, “but President of Brazil. Not sure why she’d be trying to reach me.”

Emma’s eyebrows shot up and she hissed in a whisper, “You put a head of state on hold to finish talking to me about my wedding?”

Ell grinned, “Well of course. I do have my priorities you know.” She glanced up again, then rolled her eyes. “Tell her it will be at least an hour and that I can call her back if she’d prefer.”

Emma drew back, “Now you’re going to make her wait even longer?”

“No, different caller, “Mary Hoyt. She says she’s going to try to negotiate a deal with Stockton for me.”

“Mary Hoyt the House Majority Leader?”

Ell nodded.

Emma perked up, “Oh that’s great! If you’ve got some of the Democratic party leadership on your side, maybe Stockton will listen to reason.”

“Not so sure. The FBI tried to capture me when Hoyt and I met to talk about it. I’m afraid Stockton only sees one solution to the ‘Donsaii problem.’”

“Yeah, Stockton impresses me as a very ‘black or white’ kind of person. No shades of gray. Sorry.”

“Not your fault.” Ell narrowed an eye, “Unless you voted for her?”

Emma put up her hands, “No, no, not me!”

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