Puzzled, King sat back down. “What makes you say that?”
Before she could answer, they heard Remmy say, “I’m sure there are people who’d like to see you, Savannah.”
They both looked over to see her standing in the doorway scrutinizing them.
Savannah rose obediently. “I’ll see you, Sean.”
He watched mother and daughter walk off before rejoining Michelle in the family room. Harry had caught Remmy and Savannah as they were coming back in and was speaking with them in a far corner.
Get as much as you can, Harry, thought King, because I pretty much struck out.
“Anything interesting?” asked Michelle.
“Savannah is one troubled woman. She knows something but can’t get it out.”
“Use your charm, Sean. She has the hots for you.”
“Oh, you think so?”
“Please. Men are so blind when it comes to that.”
“So anything happen on your end?”
“I’ve been invited to Eddie’s next reenactment. I’m going with Chip.”
King crossed his arms and stared at her. “Really?”
She stared back at him defensively. “Yeah, really. Why?”
“Women are so blind when it comes to that.”
“Come on, he’s married, Sean!”
“Yes, he is.”
CHAPTER
52
MICHELLE DROVE WITH
Chip Bailey to the outskirts of M
iddleton, Virginia. It was a crisp morning with nothing but blue skies overhead and a nice breeze to relieve the growing heat.
“Good day to fight,” said Bailey.
Is there really ever a good day to slaughter each other? thought Michelle.
The big man sipped on his coffee and munched on an egg sandwich from McDonald’s. Michelle chewed on an energy bar and cradled her bottle of orange juice. She wore jeans, hiking boots and her Secret Service windbreaker. Bailey had donned khakis, a sweater and wraparound shades.
“You ever been to one of these?” asked Bailey.
“No.”
“They’re actually pretty cool. They have all these events, infantry drilling, hospital demonstrations, bands, dances, even fancy balls, afternoon teas, candlelight tours. The cavalry charges are really something. These guys are serious about this stuff. You’ll see hundreds of them out there today, although during the actual war the armies had tens of thousands of soldiers. But they put on a good show anyway.”
“How did Eddie get into that? Doesn’t seem like something a sensitive artist would be drawn to.”