| The Meeting

Darrell and Elliot waited until they heard the door to Danny’s office close, then Elliott Looked at his bearded friend and said at a lower volume, “Between you and me, I’m not having her here to see if she can be trusted. I just want to get Nate talking again. He hasn’t said a word since Sunday.”

“He’s got it bad. He hasn’t come in today, either. What’s he doing?”

“Who knows?” Sitting in the chair opposite Darrell’s desk, Elliott added with a tired spirit, “You and I are the only sane ones around here. Let’s do something. Let’s promise to always stay single. Anything else is too messy.”

Darrell stretched his arm across the desk. They clasped hands and said together, “Deal.”

Looking at the door with his mind full, Darrell leaned back and sighed, “An animal escaped from the zoo. Can you believe it?”

Elliott rubbed his head. “We’re lucky so far. They found fur on the body, so…”

“Yeah. It’s a good thing the police believe werewolves no longer exist or they’d be checking that evidenc