For Blood or Money
Copyright© 2019 by Wayzgoose
Chapter 6: Riley to the Rescue
AFTER MY HEART ATTACK in Las Vegas last March, I woke up in a hospital bed. Riley was sitting in a chair beside the bed playing on my computer. That’s no small task.
“How’d you get into my computer,” I asked. She looked up at me.
“I turned it on and dragged your finger across the biometric scanner and I was in,” she answered brightly.
“How did you know which finger?” I asked. It is only set to read one fingerprint.
“I had to try them one at a time until I got the right one,” she answered, as if that were the most logical solution. “You’ve only got ten and I only had to try three.”
Memo to self: secure your hands if you are going to be unconscious.
She caught me up on what had happened after my heart attack. She had gone to my room and taken care of Maizie. She guarded my belongings for me and extended my stay at the hotel. And she had waited by my bed for two days.
Resourceful. Intelligent. Likes my dog. What more could I ask.
“So you want a job,” I said thoughtfully.
“I do,” she answered looking me straight in the eye.
“Do you have a license?”
“You have to work three years before you can get an agency license. I’ve served two under Lars,” she answered.
“I meant a driver’s license,” I said. You needn’t have been around the block a few times for me to be interested, but you do need a license.
“Oh, of course.”
“Good. As soon as I can get out of here, your first job is to drive Maizie and me back to Seattle. I’m not leaving my Mustang in Las Vegas. It’s like a bad joke.” She laughed, but nodded her head.
“I can do that.”
“We’ll see,” I answered. “I will pay you a decent wage—I’ll ask Lars what that is these days—teach you what I know, sponsor you for your license, and help you defend your thesis before Lars. I won’t do your work for you, give you advances on your salary, or listen to stories about your broken heart when some guy dumps you.”
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