Showing posts with label May Parker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label May Parker. Show all posts

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Grand Romantic Delusions Chapter 17: The Café


     Another day. Another café. Sometimes—when on the job—Katie felt as though all she did was go from one coffee shop to another; talking to different people in each one, exchanging notes or packages. She could imagine a worse life—sometimes she felt as though she'd lived several worse lives already—but it grew tiring at times.
     This one was quite busy; unlike the book store she'd spent the evening in with O'Keefe. She suspected Lewis Wright had known it would be busy. He had been more than a little skittish and didn't want to meet with her at first, but when she had said they could meet in public and even let him pick the location he finally relented. Why is my life so full of fearful, paranoid men?
     The table he'd designated wasn't open when she'd arrived, but she had watched and waited like a vulture and snagged it as soon as the occupants had left. That was one of many reasons why she always arrived early to these things. 
     She wore a dark blue pin-striped pantsuit with a white lily pinned to the jacket. This was how she'd told Lewis to identify her. She had her hair tied back in a tight bun and wore a pair of wire-frame glasses with non-prescription lenses. All of this, of course, helped her get into her May Parker: Serious Scientist persona. 

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Grand Romantic Delusions Chapter 16: The Subject

     "Hello?" The voice on the other end of the line was hoarse and slurred. Who would be calling at 5 o'clock in the morning?
     "Doctor Jacobs?"
     "Yes, this is Doctor Jacobs. Who is this?"
     "This is Lewis Wright. You might remember me from a few years ago—"
     "Yes of course, Lewis. How may I help you? Is everything all right?"
     "I'm not sure."
     "Can you come into my office later today? It's very early, you know. I believe I can squeeze you in later this—"
     "Um, no, I'm afraid not."
     "Now, Lewis, I know you weren't always fond of our work together, but we really did make a lot of progress."
     "No, Doc, you don't understand. I'm out of town. I can't get to your office. I'm in Ohio."
     "All right. Well, perhaps you should begin by telling me what issues you're facing, and we'll talk through the problem."
     "Please, Doc, just listen!"
     Silence.
     "I need to get in contact with Celia—my wife. My ex-wife, I mean."
     "And you're calling me?"
     "Yes," Lewis replied." I'm sorry, Doc, but I'm running out of options."
     "Lewis, if she's broken off contact with you, I'm sure—"
     "Listen to me, Doctor Jacobs. Please! I think she and Izzy might be in some kind of trouble and I really need to speak with her, OK? Do you think I wouldn't have tried another method—any other method—before calling you, if this wasn't vitally important?"