Daddy's Home by A. K. Alexander Read Free Book Online

get this over with. I’m ready for a margarita on the rocks.”
    “Okay, you’re the boss. And a hot one at that.” He winked at her.
    “You watch it.” She shook a finger at him. “You may be getting a letter from my attorney, too.”
    “You wouldn’t.”
    “Nah. I know who’s on my side and who isn’t around here.”
    “We better move out. I told Brooke to meet us at The Tavern around 6:15. We should be done by then.”
    “Hopefully this goes as simply as planned.”
    Maureen spoke up. She’d been laughing under her breath since Holly had ripped into Robb with the low blows. “It’s basic. I made you an appointment at Elegance Dating Service. I explained that I was your assistant, and that as you were a very discreet person, you would like to meet with the owner himself. The woman on the other end said that wasn’t a problem, and that he usually is the one who does all of the interviewing anyway. They pride themselves on the ‘services’ they provide, claiming they truly are a unique dating service. And get this, they’re very ‘hands on.’”
    Holly and Chad both snickered. “I bet,” Chad said.
    “Okay, so you’ll meet this Mr. James, William James, to be exact. He must really think that name is important because his receptionist enunciated every syllable,” Maureen said.
    “Great, not only do we possibly have a kinky pervert on our hands, he’s also a self important one,” Holly added.
    “Is there any other kind?” Chad asked.
    “I asked Robb if he could run a background check on him. But seeing that he cut out of here early, my guess is he’ll let that go for the night. As we all know, he isn’t too thrilled with taking orders, suggestions, or even polite queries from those of us of the female persuasion.”
    They all laughed. “No, we aren’t his favorite species. But he’s a decent detective. Okay, before we head out, why don’t you ask Craig Anderson to do it. Greenfield gave him a desk job after he came back from rehab last month, and he’s working evenings. Poor man is really gonna have to prove himself. Sometimes I think Greenfield is way too hard, but I’m not getting into the politics of that situation,” Holly said.
    They all knew that office politics was the last thing any of them wanted to get involved in inside this place. Same with office romances, office gossip, office anything-other-than-work. It could mean slicing one’s own throat. Greenfield ran a tight, closed-mouth ship. “Put Craig to work, take his mind off his troubles while we’re out having a drink. I’m sure he’ll be far more eager than Robb to get it done. If he finds something, have him give us a call. Or if it’s too late, ask him to leave a report on my desk for the morning.”
    “Will do. Okay. Want me to meet you guys out in the van?” Maureen asked. “I’ll head over to Craig’s side of the cubicles and give him the skinny.”
    “See you out there then,” Chad said.
    He and Holly walked out to the surveillance van. Holly would be driving her own car. “Your wire on?” Chad asked.
    “Wouldn’t leave home without it. But I’m not going to show you where it is.”
    “I trust you. Get in your car and give me a check.”
    Holly did and started singing his favorite tune to him. He got out of the van and said, “You’ve got a good voice. I always knew you liked ‘Sunshiny Day.’”
    “I did that for you.”
    Maureen came out and walked over to the van. “We’re set. Craig was just happy someone gave him something to do. He said that Greenfield is still unrelenting and unforgiving, that all he’s doing is filing reports. I know that he’s pretty ashamed and embarrassed, but let’s face it, we all fuck up once in awhile. At least he confronted it and had the decency to be totally honest with himself and the department. I hope Greenfield comes around where Craig is concerned. He’s a good man, and before he got really out of hand with the booze, he was a good