Chapter 21
“To what do we owe this honor?” Dirk asked, a month after the job at the Wright’s house, as he opened the apartment door to let Tripp enter.
“I can’t drop by to visit?” Tripp replied.
“You can, but from the pile of books you’re carrying…”
“Okay. So I need someplace quiet to study. I love Fey, honest I do, but that girl does not seem to get that I need peace and quiet if I’m going to learn this stuff.”
Maverick looked up from the sofa, chuckling. “Why does that not surprise me?”
“Because you know her?” At that point Tripp seemed to realize they weren’t the only people in the apartment. He nodded to Galvez, who had just come out of the kitchen. Under his breath he asked Dirk, “What’s he doing here?”
“Visiting. He was bored, he says,” Dirk replied aloud.
Tripp looked at Gal
