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he reprimanded himself. “Create a woman.”
     

Chapter Four
     
    “W e’ve had this discussion before, Nathan.” Candice popped a mini Snickers into her mouth. “My answer is no.” She said as she chewed on her food.
     
    “I couldn’t understand you. There’s something in your mouth prohibiting speech.” Nathan quipped. “Look, this will be good for you.”
     
    “How so?” She sloshed the food around.
     
    “Let me talk so you can finish whatever you’re eating,” he snapped. “When we catch this guy and the witness goes to trail you’ll get full credit for keeping him safe. I know this doesn’t fall into your special unit conditions, but think of the press. And we both know you’re interested in going political.”
     
    That was an understatement. She was planning to run for president in the next election. She was setting herself up with the right people, in the right places, and it was going to happen. She had money saved and money lined up. People owed her favors, too, so she knew she could make her bid actually turn into a nod for the nomination, but good press was still needed. “Go on,” she said.
     
    “He’s deaf. He won’t go into protection and I can tell you he’s being a dick about communication.”
     
    “Or more like it’s costing you a lot of money for interpreters.” She laughed as she unwrapped another piece of candy. “You all are just too cheap to want to keep paying the interpreter.”
     
    He agreed. “Once it goes to trail the cost of the interpreter will be on the DA and you know that. Hell, if we can catch this guy and the DA takes over the cost of everything goes to his office. So, can you help me out or what? We need this guy alive at least long enough to testify against this guy.”
     
    She laughed. “I still don’t see how this helps my goal. Why should I uproot my people for this?”
     
    “Oh come on…this is a huge, very public, serial killer and I don’t mind telling you a lot of men are scared. Just think about the press, and the favors that will come your way. Your agents can’t take the limelight because they’ll need to keep their face off the screen just in case they want to go undercover. You know the drill as well as I do, but you…you can take all the credit for this.”
     
    She thought about his words with a glint in her eyes. She was looking straight at being called Madam President.
     
    “What do you say? Can you help me out? Can you put this guy into your program? He won’t leave his house. I can tell you that much. And he hates all the Feds I’ve sent his way.”
     
    She chuckled. She could understand why. She wasn’t that thrilled with them either, but Nathan Hollister was a good man to have in her corner for future endeavors. “I’ll set it up,” she said. “I’ll call you tomorrow with the details.”
     
    “Thanks, Candice. I swear when you embark on that presidential bid you have my resources at your fingertips.”
     
    “I’ll hold you to that, Nathan. You know I will.”
     
    “Oh don’t I know it,” he chuckled before disconnecting the call.
     
    By morning Candice was ready to put her career aspirations front and center. She took a trip down to the unit and pulled Autumn out of a staff meeting along with Huck. She didn’t care that they were going through the usual motions. She needed one of their people on it and to her Huck was the easiest sacrifice because he served the least purpose for what she needed done.
     
    “So you and Huck go by there. Huck will be our protecting agent, but Autumn you’re going to have to interpret to set it up.”
     
    “Huck is really busy around here, Director. Are you sure this is our kind of case?”
     
    “It is now,” she said; her raspy voice dominated the conversation.
     
    “And what if he doesn’t want me moving into his house?” Huck balked.
     
    “I don’t care. If he doesn’t want that then you can sleep outside in the