Chapter 126

“Why don’t you ask him?”

“I didn’t want to seem nosy.”

“Sergeant, let me get this straight. You’re intensely curious about his love life, if any, so much so that you’ve been asking around, but you don’t want to go straight to the source.”

“When you put it that way, I guess I am being nosy, aren’t I?” she said, looking sheepish.

“Your choice of words, Sergeant. Give it some time. If our boy has something to tell us, he’ll get around to it when he’s ready.”

After she left, I got up, closed the door to my office, and called Carl. He wasn’t at his desk, so I paged him. My phone rang a couple of minutes later.

“You wanted me, boss?” Carl said.

“Got any plans for lunch?”

“Actually, I’m meeting Jim for lunch.”

“Where?”

“Food Court at the Landing.”

“Mind if I join you?”

“No, why?” he said.

“Tell you about it over lunch,” I said.