Kay Baylor was the last to arrive. Traffic had been heavy inside the beltway--a Friday night, a holiday weekend, a few hundred thousand people trying to get their families out to the country to enjoy the last flickers of summer--or just an excuse to escape DC's cloying embrace for a day or two.
The long drive out through Virginia had calmed her nerves, though, and by the time she parked her car in the evening twilight, under one of Idlewood's majestic copper beeches, she was--not looking forward to the evening's work, but at least resigned.
"Standard of Care" - Ashton, VA, September 2009
"Texas" - The internets, March 2010
Someone had left flowers again.
Cassie Martin slowed, her neck prickling under a layer of sweat. She glanced down the corridor, in case her secret admirer was still around. Late for office hours, especially on a Friday--the hall was quiet, all the other doors closed.
Bethany nearly walked into her, boots squeaking on the tile. "What is it?" Paper rustled as she shifted the stack of folders and bag of Chinese take-out in her arms. The smell of lo mein and garlic chicken wafted past the familiar scent of her perfume. She glanced around Cassie and saw the bouquet. "Aww! Wait, it's not your birthday, is it? It's not on my calendar this month--"
"Spell 81A" - by Amanda Downum and Elizabeth Bear
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