Today’s excerpt is from How ‘bout
Both, the third book of the Bader Trilogy. Elmer’s partner, Maine, staying in the
hospital to guard the young girl drugged by the terrorist now in captivity in
the hospital, shows her displeasure with the man. Enjoy and have a great day.
m.j.
“Don’t leave me
please. Please.”
Maine stroked
Bethel’s hair again. “Okay.” After she agreed to stay, she reached for the
button to summon the nurse on duty.
The nurse came
in and Maine told her to get a doctor, because the patient was awake and
alert. When a doctor came in, he talked
to Bethel for a while. Then, as Maine
started to leave, Bethel nearly became hysterical. Maine came back to the bedside and stroked
Bethel’s hair again. “I have to go to
the bathroom. Wanna get myself a cup of
coffee, too. The doctor will stay with
you until I get back. Okay?”
The officer she
had exchanged greeting with knew her, so nodded. “Since it’s you, Detective, I guess it’s
okay. Go ahead. There’s two more guys inside with him. He’s on full watch. Two inside at all times, at least one of us
out here. Someone needs to potty, we
make sure there’s still two guys inside.”
Maine laughed as
she opened the door. She joked, “‘Potty’
he says.”
Both officers
outside the door laughed. When Maine was
inside, she nodded to the two officers, identified herself, and showed her
badge, before she walked over to Simmons, who was asleep. She nudged him. When he woke up, she spit in his face. “You stinking animal—I’ll be there when they
put the needle in you.”
The two officers
didn’t know exactly what to do, but Maine turned and, as she headed back to the
door, growled, “I’ve been with the girl this bastard and his friends drugged
and strapped an explosive vest on before sending her toward Elmer Bader and me
to blow us up. Poor girl had no idea she
was about to die, and take us with her.”
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