Chapter 44

I ogled the man, not just because his ass looked mighty fine in his black khakis with tons of pockets - which would come in handy for stashing candy if we went to the theater and wanted to avoid overpriced candy - but because one, he didn't even blink when I said people were being kidnapped for evil experiments. And two...

"You mean this entire time you've been working for Chymera and didn't tell me?"

"You seem to forget we only ran into each other twenty-four hours ago. Plus, you never asked."

"I asked what you were doing here."

"I told you. Working."

"You didn't say you were working for a devious conglomerate intent on harvesting our genes for unknown purposes."

"We don't know they're harvesting genes, but I'd say their purpose is the usual one. Wealth."

"Well, now that I know you have an in, what are we waiting for? Take me to the bad guys' headquarters."

"Back up a second, Enny."

"Enny?" I wrinkled my nose. "My middle name is Beatrice. Where did you get Enny from?"