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Spitfire Chapter 10
Cold Shoulder
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“What have you done, Barbara?”
“Nice to see you, too,” I said. “No Hello, no Has it been two years already?”
“I won’t hear a word of that, Barbara. I have nothing to say until you tell me. Why are you in prison?”
I swept my eyes around, seeking an escape from the conversation. The room was divided in two, and I could only see the rest through the glass window at my booth, past…
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Spitfire Chapter 1, Flames of Passion
Spitfire Chapter 1, Flames of Passion
The Blue Jay’s façade lit up brighter than ever before as flames spat from its windows, dancing in the night like tortured birds. Its warmth coursed over my face, and the smoke, bitter and harsh, drove away every trace of Autumn’s brisk chill. The street around us was deserted—no one was stupid enough hang around this neighborhood at three in the morning when they knew we were around. But I…
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Spitfire Epilogue
Hallelujah
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There was no going back to the way things were. Smiles and laughs and comfy evenings, those were behind us. I knew that for sure by the time we both got out of the hospital in Ingram. Whatever had happened to Dick had changed him.
He wore his leg in a cast and I drove him around, always. We found a hotel in Ingram, far from Dick’s house, and we lived there. Dick learned how to…
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Spitfire Chapter 24
Spitfire
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I was less clear on the basement’s layout since it wasn’t on any of the plans Skylar had found. I got the sense the basement had been dug out after the building’s completion, and I couldn’t go crazy with grenades. Not because of support beams or load-bearing points or anything. Dick was down here, and I was trying to save him, not kill him.
I leaped down the stairs three at a time…
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Spitfire Chapter 20
Ablaze
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I was getting sick of the body armor; it reminded me too much of Navy fatigues, though it also gave me the same sense of power. I felt even more powerful surrounded by big guys I knew, dressed just like me, ready to kick ass together. One last time, I told myself. And I hoped it would be true.
Garrison’s roads were nicer than the ones in Ingram, but I could hardly appreciate them. …
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Spitfire Chapter 19
Second Degree
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“Speak of the devil,” I said as we backed toward our exit.
Clutching the laptop to his chest, James said, “Can it. They don’t know we’re here yet.”
The doorknob shook. Another voice, right on the other side of the door, said, “Unlock it.” I made out the sound of keys fumbling, then dropping to the floor. Muttered apologies and more fumbling. Maybe the poor cashier was on our…
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Spitfire Chapter 18
Fire and Rain
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My car drifted through traffic, barely faster than the others around me. I was in no hurry. I didn’t really want to see him anyway.
It was August 13th, exactly a month after my birthday, and I hadn’t even noticed until the day after. I told myself it was just one more year—who cares? Right. More like I had no one around to care. Dad hadn’t called this year, and I hadn’t…
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Spitfire Chapter 17
I Want to Hold Your Hand
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Dick’s new hideout was below an apartment building, less of a basement and more of a bunker. As I climbed out of my car, I slipped into my suit jacket and marched up to the shabby brick building ahead. This had been a nice place once before drug dealers flocked to the projects nearby. The dealers were gone now, but Ingram’s citizens hadn’t gotten the message, and now…
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