“I don’t care.”
“Myron?”
“What?”
“Just drop me off. Please. You know I hate scenes.”
“I won’t make a scene.”
“You always make a scene.”
Silence.
“What’s going to happen to Gary Grady?” she asked.
“I’ve sent all the information to the school board and the local press. I don’t know if he’ll spend any time in jail, but he’s finished.
“What about Dean Gordon?”
“He’s resigned this morning. He’s going to enter the private sector.”
“And the rapists?”
“Cary Roland is the DA. This case means big headlines. He’ll do his best. Ricky Lane is going to turn state’s evidence.”
“You dumped Ricky as a client?”
Myron nodded.
“And you lost Christian.”
Another nod.
“All in all,” she said, “this case hasn’t had a real positive economic effect on you.”
“I’m more worried about the personal effect.”
“Meaning?”
“Meaning you’re back in my life.”
“Isn’t that a good thing?”
“It is. Except you’re leaving.”
“Just for a month or two. It’s a book tour.”
He pulled up to the front of the terminal.
“I’ll be back,” she said.
He nodded.
Jessica kissed him. He held on. She finally pushed him back. He released her grudgingly.
“I love you,” he said.
“I love you too.” She stepped out of the car. “And I’ll be back.”
He watched her walk toward the entrance. He watched her pass through the sliding glass doors, watched her walk to the ticket gate, watched her disappear down an escalator. When she was out of sight, he still watched until a security guard knocked on his window.
“Unloading zone, bub. Move it!”
Myron looked back one more time. Then he drove back to the office.
About the Author
Harlan Coben is the winner of the Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony awards. His critically acclaimed novels have been published in thirty-three languages around the world and have been number one bestsellers in more than half a dozen countries. In addition to the Myron Bolitar series
