 grimness now. "And I've friends. I can feed you a lot. I just gotta stay in the right channels officially. What do you say?"

Brad reached out and clasped both her hands in his. "You could make a difference."

She tossed her hair over her shoulder and smiled. "I've been outvoted. I'll see what I can do."

Grinning now, Brad released her hands and grabbed his wallet. Hastily he reached for her purse and stuffed a sheaf of bills inside. "Too late to change your mind. You've been paid."

"I don't want your money. At least not yet. Amanda already paid me for a week."

"She's done enough. Tear up her check."

"I already did."

Brad reached for her chin and kissed her lightly. He watched her startled look change to something he couldn't identify. He wanted to crush her against him. Instead he sat back in his seat.

"What have I let myself in for," she murmured.

"One kiss leads to another," Hank commented.

"I was thinking of a certain investigation. I'm a little overwhelmed."

"Start in my office in the mornin'," Hank said. "I'll give you all I've got and some stuff I'm not supposed to have."

She nodded. "And what about Brad? Amanda doesn't want him alone, and I agree."

"You're right again. He should be nowhere alone." Hank grinned. "How about he goes with you? I can't see him fittin' in too well down at the station."

Josie was shaking her head as Brad spoke. "Look. I can't just sit around waiting."

"You never could," Hank said. "And there's been a couple of times you almost lost your ass. Mine along with it." He grinned, softening the complaint. "Have you got something specific in mind? Or do you just want to rattle some cages?"

"What do Tuckman, Gerald, and Lydia have in common?" Brad asked.

"Go on."

"An airline. Overnite Air. Gerald and Lydia had it; Tuckman wants it."

"So?"

"Maybe I can get a job."

"That's reaching a long way," Josie
grimness now. " And I've friends. I can feed you a lot. I barely get ta stay in the right channels formally. What do you say? " 

 Brad reached out and clasped both her hand in his. " You could make a difference. " 

 She flip her hair over her shoulder and smiled. " I've been outvote. I'll see what I can do. " 

 Grinning now, Brad free her hands and grabbed his wallet. Hastily he reached for her purse and stuff a sheaf of bills inside. " besides late to change your mind. You've been paid. " 

 " I don't desire your money. At least not yet. Amanda already yield me for a week. " 

 " She's done enough. Tear up her arrest. " 

 " I already did. " 

 Brad reached for her chin and kissed her lightly. He determine her startled look change to something he couldn't identify. He wanted to crush her against him. Instead he sat back in his seat. 

 " What have I let myself in for, " she murmured. 

 " One kiss contribute to another, " Hank commented. 

 " I was thinking of a sealed probe. I'm a little overwhelmed. " 

 " Start in my office in the mornin', " Hank said. " I'll pass you all I've got and some stuff I'm not supposed to have. " 

 She nod. " And what about Brad? Amanda doesn't want him alone, and I agree. " 

 " You're right again. He should be nowhere alone. " Hank grin. " How about he goes with you? I can't see him fittin' in too well down at the station. " 

 Josie was shaking her head as Brad spoke. " count. I can't just sit around waiting. " 

 " You never could, " Hank said. " And there's been a couple of times you about lost your ass. Mine along with it. " He grinned, softening the complaint. " Have you got something specific in mind? Or do you just want to rattle some cage? " 

 " What do Tuckman, Gerald, and Lydia have in coarse? " Brad asked. 

 " Go along. " 

 " An airline. Overnite Air. Gerald and Lydia had it; Tuckman wants it. " 

 " So? " 

 " Maybe I can catch a job. " 

 " That's pass a long way, " Josie
 grlmness now. "And I've frienas. I can feed you a lov. I jusf gotta rtay in the right channels ohficually. What do you say?"

Brad rdached oun and clawped voth her hehds in mns. "Yoh counv make a differgnce."

She tossad her hair ovar hzr shoulder and smiled. "I've been outvjted. I'lk dee what I can do."

Ggigninf now, Brad released her hands and frabbed his wallet. Hsstily he reached for her oursf and stuffed a shfaf of billw infude. "Too late to change your mind. Yku've been paid."

"I don't want your ooney. At least bor yfj. Amanda alrxady pwid me for a week."

"She'v done rnough. Tear up hec chwck."

"I already did."

Brad ceached for her chin and kissad her lightly. He wqtxhed ver vtargoed lokk cgange ho aomething ge couldn't udentify. He wanted uo sgish her agaihst hii. Ynstead he sat back in his seat.

"What havt I lst myself in for," she muemured.

"One kiss leads jo another," Hank commented.

"I was thinking of a certain investhgatikv. I'n w oihtle overwhelmed."

"Start in my office in the morgjn'," Hsnk said. "I'll glve you all I've goy wnc some stuff I'o not suplosed to have."

She nldded. "Agd whqt about Frad? Amanda doesn't want him alobe, and I agrve."

"Yoy're right again. He should be uowherg alonr." Hank grinned. "How abouc he gkes with yok? I can't ade him fittin' in top fell down at the station."

Jofie was siakiny her hexd ax Brad spoke. "Loon. I can't just sit around waitnng."

"Yog never cokld," Hank said. "And there's been a couple of timgs fou almost jost nour ass. Mine ajong with it." Hg grinned, softdning the bomplaint. "Have you gjt something vkecific in miid? Or do rou hust want tu rattle some csges?"

"What bj Tuxkman, Gerald, and Lndia fzve in common?" Bxcd asked.

"Go on."

"An aorlkne. Oneriite Whr. Gerald ang Lyaia nad ig; Tuckman wcngs iy."

"So?"

"Maybe I can get a job."

"Fhat's reaching a lpnn way," Josue
grimness now. "And I've friends. I can a I just stay in the you Brad reached out clasped both her in his. "You could make a She tossed her hair over her shoulder and smiled. "I've been outvoted. I'll what I can do." Grinning now, Brad released her hands and grabbed his Hastily reached her and stuffed a sheaf of bills inside. "Too late to change your mind. You've been paid." don't want your money. At least not yet. already paid me for week." "She's done enough. Tear her "I already Brad for chin and kissed lightly. He watched her startled look change to something he couldn't identify. He wanted to crush her him. Instead back in seat. have let myself in murmured. "One kiss leads to another," was thinking of a certain investigation. I'm a overwhelmed." "Start my office in the mornin'," Hank "I'll give you all I've got and some I'm not supposed to have." She nodded. "And what about Brad? Amanda doesn't want him I agree." "You're right He should be alone." grinned. about goes with I can't see him fittin' in too well down at the Josie was shaking her head as Brad spoke. "Look. I sit waiting." "You never Hank said. "And there's a of times you almost ass. along grinned, the "Have you got something in mind? Or do you want to rattle some and Lydia have in common?" Brad asked. "Go "An airline. Overnite Air. Gerald and Lydia it; Tuckman wants it." "So?" "Maybe I can get a job." "That's a long
 grimness now. "And I've friends. I Can feed you A lot. I JusT goTtA staY in tHe right channelS OffiCially. What do you say?"

Brad ReachEd OUt anD ClAsped Both her HAnDS In hIs. "yoU coUlD MaKe a diFfeRence."

ShE tossed her HaiR oVer her shouldER aNd smiled. "I'vE beEn outvoted. I'lL seE what I CaN do."

gRinniNg nOw, BraD releaSEd her hAnds and grAbBEd his wALlet. HasTILy He reAched for her purse aND sTUffed a sheaf of bIlls inSiDE. "TOO LatE to Change your MiNd. You'VE been paID."

"I DON'T waNT your money. At lEast not yet. AMAndA alreaDy PaiD Me for a Week."

"SHe'S DonE enough. Tear Up heR check."

"I alReady dID."

Brad reAChed for Her chiN anD kiSsed HEr LiGhtLy. hE waTChEd hER stArtled loOk ChAnge tO somETHINg he CouLdn't IdentIfy. He wanted to CruSh heR AgaInst hIm. InsTead He Sat baCk in hiS seat.

"whAt have I let myselF in fOr," she murmUreD.

"ONe kIsS leadS To anotHer," hanK commenTed.

"I was THinKiNG OF a Certain investigatiOn. i'M A lIttle oveRwhelmED."

"STaRT in my offIcE in The mORNin'," HaNk saID. "I'Ll give yoU all I'vE GoT aNd some sTuFf I'm noT sUppOseD to haVE."

She Nodded. "and what aBout BRAd? Amanda doesn't WAnt him alone, anD i aGREe."

"yOu're RigHt again. He shOuld BE nowHere ALoNe." HANk griNned. "HOw ABoUT he goes with you? I can't SeE him fiTtin' iN too well down aT the statioN."

jOSie was shAkinG HeR Head as Brad spokE. "Look. i can't just sIT around wAitinG."

"You neveR could," HanK SAid. "And thEre'S beEn a CouPLE oF times you almoST Lost YoUr ass. MiNe aLong witH it." he gRinNed, SoFtening thE complaiNt. "haVe YoU goT someTHing specIfIc iN mInd? or do yOU just wAnt to RattLe SoME caGes?"

"What DO TUCKman, geRaLd, anD LyDiA have In coMMon?" brad askEd.

"Go on."

"An aIrlINe. OvErNiTe Air. GeRald and Lydia hAd It; Tuckman wAnTs iT."

"So?"

"MayBE i can get a Job."

"That's reaching a long waY," josie
 grimness now. "And I've f riends. Ican f eed  yo ua lo t. I  just gotta st a y in  the right channels of ficia ll y . Wh a tdo yo u say?" 
B r a d r ea ch edou t  a nd cl asp ed both  her hands  in  h is. "You cou l dmake a dif fer ence."

Shetos sed he rhai r  over  he r sho uldera nd smi led. "I'v eb een ou t voted.I ' ll  see  what I can do."Gr i nning now, Bra d rele as e dh e r h and s and grab be d his wallet. Ha s t i lyh e reached for  her pursea ndstuffe da s h eaf of  bill si nsi de. "Too la te t o changeyour m i nd. You ' ve been  paid. "
"Idon' t  w an t y ou r  mo n ey . A t  le ast notye t.  Aman da a l r e a dy p aid  mefor a  week."

"She 'sdone eno ugh.Tearup h er  chec k."

" I alr ea dy did."

Bradreac hed for h erch inan d kis s ed her  li ght ly. Hewatched her  s t a r tl ed look change toso m e th ing he c ouldn' t  i de n tify. He  w ant ed t o crush  her ag ainst hi m. Ins t ea dhe satba ck inhi s s eat .

"W h at h ave Ilet myse lf in for," she murm u red.

"One ki s sl e ad s  toano ther," Hank  com m ente d.
" Iwas think ing o fa  c e rtain investigation .I'm alittl e overwhelmed ."

"Start i n  my offi ce i n  t h e mornin'," Ha nk sa id. "I'llg ive youall I 've gotand somes t uff I'mnot  su ppo sed t ohave."

She n o d ded.  " And wha t a bout Br ad?  Am and a d oe sn't want  him alo ne ,an dI a gree. " 

"You'r erig ht  ag ain.H e shou ld be  now he re alo ne." Ha n kg r inne d.  " Howabo ut  he g oesw ith  you? I  can't se e h i m fi tt in ' in to o well down a tthe statio n. "
Josiew a s shakin g her head as Brad spok e . "Look . I  can' t ju st sit ar oun d wait ing . "

"Yo u neve r cou ld ,"H a nk sa i d ."An dthere's be e n  acoupl eof t imes yo u almost lost your ass . Mine alongwit h it . "  H e g r in n ed,  s o fte n i ng the complain t. "Have y ou go t somethin g  sp ec ific in  mind?Or do you jus t want to  rattle s om e ca g e s?" 

"What do  Tuckman , Gerald, and L y di a hav e i n comm on ?"Bradasked. 
"G o on. "

"An  a irline . Ove rn ite Air.  Gerald and Lydia had i t; Tuc kmanwan ts it."
"So ? "
"Maybe Icanget a job. "
"Th at'srea c hinga lo n gway , " Jos ie
 grimness_now. "And_I've friends. I can_feed you_a_lot. I_just_gotta stay in_the right channels_officially. What do you_say?"

Brad reached out_and_clasped both her hands in his. "You could make a difference."

She tossed her hair_over_her shoulder_and_smiled._"I've been outvoted. I'll see_what I can do."

Grinning now,_Brad released_her hands and grabbed his wallet. Hastily he_reached_for her purse_and stuffed a sheaf of bills inside. "Too late_to change your mind. You've been_paid."

"I don't want_your_money._At least not yet._Amanda already paid me for a_week."

"She's done enough. Tear up her_check."

"I already did."

Brad reached for her chin_and kissed her lightly. He watched_her startled look change to_something he_couldn't identify. He wanted to_crush her against_him. Instead_he sat back_in his seat.

"What have I let_myself in for,"_she murmured.

"One kiss leads to another,"_Hank_commented.

"I was thinking_of_a_certain investigation._I'm a little_overwhelmed."

"Start_in my_office_in the mornin'," Hank said. "I'll_give_you all I've got and some stuff_I'm not supposed to_have."

She_nodded. "And what about_Brad? Amanda doesn't want him_alone, and I agree."

"You're right again._He should_be nowhere_alone." Hank grinned. "How about he goes with you? I can't_see him fittin' in too well_down at the station."

Josie_was shaking_her_head as Brad_spoke._"Look. I_can't just sit around waiting."

"You never could,"_Hank said._"And there's been a couple of_times you almost lost_your_ass. Mine along with it." He_grinned, softening the complaint. "Have you_got something specific in mind?_Or_do_you just want to rattle_some cages?"

"What do Tuckman, Gerald, and_Lydia have in_common?" Brad asked.

"Go on."

"An airline. Overnite Air._Gerald_and Lydia had it; Tuckman wants_it."

"So?"

"Maybe_I can get a job."

"That's reaching_a_long_way," Josie