She’d been as surprised as I’d been once I confided to her about the discussion I’d just finished with Bernard. “May I ask what they offered you?” Sanders asked. I was quite happy to share that information with her. Her eyes nearly bulged from her head. “Holy crap, Bringer!” she exclaimed. “I don’t know anyone in the bureau making that kind of money. Well, except perhaps Deputy Director Wainright’s boss, though I’m not even certain of that.” It was true the proposed salary was at least ten times more than I could’ve hoped from even a competitive entry-level executive salary. Suddenly, the reality of paying off my medical bills took on a much shorter timeframe. All I had to do was agree to the terms and all that went with it. “Bernard presented me with a host of intriguing possibilities,” I said. “However, I wonder if there were things that he may have left unsaid that might trouble me.” “Yeah? Like what?” she asked. “I don’t know precisely,” I said with a frown.
