Chapter 2

"Yeah, sure," Richard said. He shoved his chair back from the table and stood up. "Gotta go," he said. "Will you be around later if I need to talk with you about this job?"

"As far as I know, I'll be," I said. "If I'm not here, you know my cell phone and pager numbers."

Richard laughed. "Yeah, I sure do, don't I? he replied. "Thanks for the coffee. Nice seeing you again, Eva." He stumbled across the kitchen to the back door and left.

"You think he's going to need to use you?" Eva asked after Richard left.

I shrugged. "Could be," I said. "Providing protection for someone around the clock takes a lot of manpower and isn't cheap. I hope whoever's hiring him has a fat bank account."

"It must be nice to have that kind of money," Eva said. She finished her coffee, then stood up. "I think I'm going to take a shower, then you can take me out to breakfast and drive me to work."

"Sounds good to me," I said. She worked for one of the airlines and was based at the local airport. I'd picked her up