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“That’s her. What do we do now?”
“We get a closer look. We watch her do the news, and then we see if she leaves to go anywhere.”
Claudia looked to her right and then her left. At both ends of the street were guard booths. There was another one ahead and to the left where they were headed. “There are cameras everywhere as well as security people.”
Louie glanced at the roof of the White Ho
use and spotted two Secret Service guys wearing blue coveralls. Probably snipers. “Don’t worry, darling. We’re not going to hang around long. We’re going to act like tourists. Do a little sightseeing, maybe get some more coffee, check out a few parking garages.”
“Parking garages?”
Louie took his coffee back and grabbed her hand. “Remember that credit report I had you run?”
“Yes.”
“Did you learn anything from it?”
“She likes to shop.”
“So do you.” He couldn’t see beyond her dark sunglasses, but he knew she was glaring at him.
“I don’t spend anywhere near what she spends.”
“That is true. But we’ll see how you fare when we settle down.”
“Are you done analyzing my shopping habits?”
“Yes. What else did you learn from the report?”
“She has no mortgage; she pays her credit card bills and her car lease in full every month.”
“What kind of car?”
Claudia finally realized what he was getting at. “Oh…you are good.”
“Thank you, darling.” Louie grabbed her hand. “Let’s go watch her do the news.”
29
LANGLEY, VIRGINIA
H e didn’t know how she’d found out, but she had, and she was as mad as he’d ever seen her. For the second time in a week Rapp felt like he’d been called to the principal’s office. He stood on one side of his boss’s desk, and she stood on the other. She wanted explanations, and he, for the moment, wasn’t willing to give any. She was getting louder with each unanswered question, and he was getting more belligerent with each query. They were stuck at an impasse.
“I want to know how you found out,” stated Rapp in a no-nonsense tone for at least the third time.
“How I found out is none of your concern.”
“Tell me how you got your information, and I’ll be happy to answer your questions.” He widened his stance and held his ground.
“Listen,” she pointed her finger at him. Her face was flushed with anger. “Contrary to what you think, you actually have a boss. I am that boss, and you have stepped over the line this time.”
“Well, if you had gotten the IRS off of Coleman’s back, like you said you were going to, I wouldn’t have had to go to Ross’s office and intercede.”
Kennedy’s fists balled up in anger. “And if you didn’t have the patience of a hamster, you would have waited one more day and I would have taken care of it.”
None of this made sense to Rapp. Kennedy had always been the most unflappable, professional person he’d ever dealt with, and now twice within the span of a week she was acting completely out of character. “Is everything all right?” Rapp regarded her for a moment. “Everything okay with Tommy…is your ex bugging you?”
Kennedy buried her face in both hands and shook her head. When she looked up she said, “You just don’t get it, do you? You walk around in your own little Mitch Rapp world. All you care about is what you want. You have no regard whatsoever for those around you.” She tapped her own forehead with her forefinger. “No clue of the chaos you leave in your wake. Chaos that I have to deal with. And you have no idea how bad it looks to have you go over my head like this.”
