Page 12 of I Dated a Holiday Hero
Torenne blinked. “I am going to be outside, finishing the paperwork.”
“Thank you, Doc.”
The medical professional left the room, and Veradil got Hever’s clothing. She got dressed in the dress, leggings, and boots, and got to her feet. Veradil carried her coat.
They got the paperwork from Torenne, Hever got a careful hug, and Veradil shook Torenne’s hand.
They returned to the car, and Veradil asked, “Do you need anything else?”
“A new com. Mine got smashed in the explosion.”
“Hm. Fine. To the shopping district,” she ordered the driver.
“Yes, Ambassador.”
They drove further into the city and went to the com centre. Veradil was authorized to authorize a new com for any of her staff, so it was an easy thing for Hever to select a very boring unit and get it installed.
Veradil sighed. “Hever, you can afford much better.”
“Yes, but I don’t need it. This will do the job quite well.”
“You don’t have my flair for fashion.”
“Nope. I am a girl who likes getting dirty.” She babbled to ignore the pain of getting a new com installed.
The broken unit was removed and recorded, and the new unit was put in place. “Mom, that wasn’t the one I picked out.”
“Sue me. You are pretty, and I want you to wrap yourself in beauty.” Her mother smiled. “Consider it your gift to me.”
“I already got you a gift if it wasn’t blown up. I need to go to my house and get my holiday stuff, at least until I can get contractors in to fix the door and everything else.”
“You also have to be interviewed by the defenders for the whole series of events.”
“Right. What time is it?”
“It’s closing in on six.”
“Okay, so if they aren’t waiting when we get home, we can do it tonight.”
“Do you have any preference?”
“If we want a psychic reinforcement, Remark is pretty good. I don’t want Torun anywhere near me. If Titan has time off, I can definitely talk to them.”
“You mean him.”
“Them. It’s more polite.”
She flexed her hand, verified her com was working, and checked her backlog of calls. Zera had called her... a lot.
They were back in the car and on the way home when she made the call. “Hey, Zera.”
Zera looked at her. “Are you all right?”
“Sure. Just really depressed. Was it really Desmond?”
“Yes, he took bribes to weaken you and mark you for the team.”
“Was it for his family?”
