The Good Soldier (45 page)
I walked through the short hallway and stopped in front of the door that led to the garage. The overhead fan kicked on, a fierce
whirr
that settled into a hum after a few seconds. I grabbed the door handle and started to turn it.
"Wait," Frank called after me.
"What?" I said without turning around.
"The President wants to meet us next week."
"No thanks." I pulled the door open and stepped into the garage. The door slammed shut behind me. I figured it'd open again before I reached my car. It didn't.
I spent a few hours on the beltway, driving around D.C. while the traffic was light, searching for a moment of clarity. I didn't manage to find one.
Later that night I sat alone in my apartment, drinking. Frank called a few times. I answered once and told him not to come over. Then the phone rang again after I told him to leave me alone. I answered, ready to yell at him for harassing me.
"It's Bear."
I said nothing.
"What the hell happened, man? Guys are saying something big went down with a Senator and that you were at the heart of it. What's the deal?"
"I don't think I'm allowed to say, at least, not yet. Definitely not over the phone."
"You OK?"
"I'll be fine."
"OK," he said. "Just wanted to check up on you."
I said nothing.
"I guess I'll give you a call in a week or two?"
"I quit my job," I said.
Bear said nothing.
"You still interested in going into business together?"
"Yeah," he said.
"How much longer until you're out?"
"I got three months, then I'm a free man. No more Marines. No more CIA."
"Meet me in Key West."
"When?"
"When you're no longer the government's overgrown step-child."
He chuckled. "Where'll I find you?"
"I'll be sitting outside a bar."
THE END
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