A couple ways to relieve tension

Curtis

“What happened last night?” I asked when Heston peeked his head into my office. His last night was a nightmare and he had been delighted to finally take the night off. His presence here could only mean one thing.

He let himself in and took a seat. “We had extra special VIPs last night.”

I instantly knew what that meant. The place was crawling with CIs. They must be idle to keep snooping despite not getting any evidence. Not that they would ever get any.

“Meghan’s finger found its way into my wife’s closet,” I told him.

He squinted, processing my words, then he let out a laugh. “Yeah it did.”

“What do you mean by that?” I asked.

He shook his head like I was being ridiculous, then he reached for a file on one of the shelves and slammed it on my desk impatiently. When he opened it, I realized it was his previous search on Angelica.

“I told you before, there’s something about that woman that doesn’t sit right with me. You know what they say about the deal being too good… I