Chapter 18
Andy paid a great deal of money to have a lawyer on retainer. She wasn’t his own personal lawyer; since he’d sold his shares of most of Howard Industries, he didn’t require one full-time. But he did give Jessica Randall a sum to make sure she was available for him when he needed her.
Jess was tall, with dark hair and a streak of the rebellious in her. When she was ready for court appointments, her hair was tied up in a neat, professional bun, but when she was on her own, or with her more favored clients, she had a hidden under-dye of brilliant green. She met Andy and Scooter that afternoon at one of the nicer coffee shops in Virginia Beach and she was dressed casually, her hair up in a half pony-tail that showed off the color.
“So,” Jess said, stirring her coffee absently wit
