Chapter 35
Jacksonville, FL
ENERGIZED BY THE long weekend in the mountains, I threw myself into the mountain of work waiting on my desk. After lunch, I called Janet to my office, and she brought me up-to-date on things. When she’d finished briefing me, she said, “Boss, what do you know about Carl’s personal life?”
“A little, why?”
“Has he gotten himself a girlfriend?”
“Why do you ask?”
“Because he acts a lot like somebody who’s in love.”
“I haven’t noticed him being all starry-eyed or anything like that.”
“It’s not that.”
“What, then?”
“I don’t know, boss. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but there’s definitely something there.”
“What are the rest of the guys saying?”
“Nothing.”
“You’ve asked them?”
“Indirectly,” she said.
“Why don’t you ask him?”
“I didn’t want to seem n
