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his cell phone beeped with a text message from a blocked number. "Ask Jimmy Calise from Providence PD."
    Guy is a piece of work .

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 8

 
    Tuesday, August 18, 2009
    8:30AM
    East Providence Police Headquarters
    East Providence, Rhode Island
     
    Chief Brennan was reviewing files when his assistant paged him. "Lieutenant Williams is here to see you, Chief."
    "Send him in, Donna."
    Josh walked into the Chief's office and sat on the ledge near the window. "How's your day going, El Jefe?" he asked, smiling.
    "Up until a moment ago fine," Brennan answered. "Now, I am not so sure."
    "Well, good news for a change."
    "I’ll be the judge of that."
    "Okay, I was wondering if you had a problem with me taking some unplanned time off. I know the requests are supposed to be fifteen days ahead of the date, but I found some cheap flights to Fort Myers. I figure Keira and I can use some time away."
    Brennan smiled. Williams was a favorite son of his and he was happy to hear things were back on track with the young couple. "If it means you'll be out of my hair, then by all means go. Go now if you like. But please, go."
    "Thanks boss, I'll miss you too."
    Josh walked out of the office . One down, one to go. Now to convince Keira to take the time.
    Stopping at the aide's desk on the way out Josh asked, "Hey Donna, how do I convince my wife to take time off to go with me to Fort Myers Beach?"
    "Try asking," Donna replied. "I bet it would be a good place to start."
    "Genius," Josh answered, "You are a true genius."
    Josh called Keira on his cell as he walked back to the SIU.
    "Hey, what's up?" she answered.
    "Are you busy?"
    "Not at all, just finished a motion I argue tomorrow. Why?"
    "I want to take you to dinner," Josh said.
    "Uh-oh, what did you do now?"
    "Nothing, can't I just decide to take you to dinner without raising suspicions?"
    "Not usually, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. Where would you like to go?"
    "How about the Canfield House in Newport?"
    "Now I know you did something spectacular. Okay, what's up? "
    "Trust me, you're gonna enjoy this."
    "I can't wait. When will you be here?"
    "Five okay?" Josh answered.
    "Will that give you enough time to think of an excuse for whatever it is you did?"
    "Hey, have some faith in me will ya."
    "I know you too well Mr. Williams, too well. See you later."
     
    * * *
     
    Arriving at Keira's office just before 5:00 PM, Josh walked towards the front entrance. As he got to the door, his cell rang. Looking at the caller ID, he felt his face turning red. The display read, Kristin Volpe AG's Office. Uh-oh, not taking that one . He sent the call to voice mail. When he looked up, Keira was walking towards him.
    "Who was that?" she asked.
    "Oh, no one, the office. I sent it to voice mail. Tonight there are no interruptions."
    "Oh my god, now I know you did something. Just tell me and get it over with."
    "Nothing to tell, but I do have a surprise for you."
    "Yeah and…"
    "You're going to have to wait until dinner. Keep you in suspense a bit more," Josh said.
    "Oh, I cannot wait to hear this one."
    A short time later, they sat in the restaurant. Josh ordered a bottle of Cakebread Cellars Chardonnay, Keira kept looking at Josh.
    "What?" Josh asked.
    "I keep waiting for the bomb to go off," she said. "Cakebread Cellars, dinner at Canfield House, just unbelievable."   
    "Okay, here it is…" Josh began.
    Keira leaned forward. "Shouldn't you remove any sharp objects from my reach?"
    Josh shook his head, "No, okay. Just listen, I want to take you to Fort Myers for a week. Take some time off. Just you and me."
    Keira looked at him for several moments. "Okay, what have you done with my husband? You are an impostor."
    "Okay, okay. You made your point. I should do this more often. So, are you in? Can you take the time to go?"
    Keira smiled, "I would love to go. Why Fort Myers? Not that I’m complaining, but it's not on the list for the top ten destinations."
    "Ah,