know when we get more information."
Polly dropped back into her seat after she saw him go out the front door. "Crap! He scared me to death! I can't believe he thought that I might have killed Harry Bern."
"He really didn't think that, Polly. He just needed to hear it from you."
"But for a moment, I was a suspect in someone's death! That completely freaks me out." She sat forward and braced herself on the desk.
Henry laughed, "It's never dull around you, Pol. Never dull."
"It was dull while you were in Arizona! I promise!"
"Well, I'm back now and the first morning I'm at work, the police are here asking you questions about a murder. It's another dead body, Polly. You found another dead body."
"Oh, don't remind me," she sighed. "By the way, who won the pool at the Elevator with this one?"
"It wasn't me. I'll have to stop in there some time and see who had 'murdered employee.'"
"Oh sheesh," she said and dropped her head onto her arms. She looked up through her eyelashes. "How am I ever going to live this down?"
"I don't know, Pol," he laughed. "I'm going to enjoy watching it all happen, though."
"Hey! You're supposed to be on my side!"
"I'm always on your side, but I've never had this much fun watching someone get themselves in so much trouble."
Polly muttered, "They call that schadenfreude ."
"I'm sorry, what?" Henry asked.
" Schadenfreude . Glee at someone else's misfortune."
"Then I'm planning to enjoy great amounts of schadenfreude because you tend to get into the middle of the craziest things!"
Polly saw the front door open and two of her favorite people walk in. Doug waved at her through the window and they came into her office.
"Hey, Henry, welcome back to Iowa. We thought maybe Polly had scared you off for good!" Doug said as he shook Henry's hand. He sat down in the other chair across from her desk and Billy stepped in and shook Henry's hand as well.
"What's up?" Polly asked.
"What's up with you? I saw Chief Wallers driving away from here. Is it about you finding your janitor's dead body?" Doug asked.
Polly nodded, "Yeah. It was. Whoever did it beaned him with a chunk of concrete from my back step."
"Cool!" Billy said. "You get involved in the best stuff around here."
"Cool? That’s not exactly the word I'd use for this," Polly said sarcastically. "Someone tried to point the finger at me for killing the poor guy."
"Really? That's awesome!" Doug said.
"Why is that awesome?" Henry asked.
"Because everyone knows Polly would never do anything like that and it's way cool that she gets herself involved in these things, don't you think?"
"Again with the cool," Polly said, sighing and shaking her head. "I’m still not ready to use that word. So what are you two up to?"
"We're supposed to be getting coffee and then heading to another work site over at Beeman's place, but we had a few minutes and wanted to stop in and ask if we could use the computer room this Friday night. I know you probably have a wedding, but we'll come in the side door and stay out of everyone's way. We'll bring in our own food and drink and they won't even know we're here."
"I don't see why that wouldn't work," Polly responded.
"I know you have those little dudes here after school. Since they'll be here until their mom is done with the wedding, they can come play with us," Billy said.
Polly smiled. "You are good guys. They will love that. I'll tell them this afternoon and talk to their mom about it as well. Do they need anything?"
"Can one of them use your laptop?" Doug asked. "We've got one, but ..."
"I will have something here for you by Friday. Thanks."
"So, since we're supposed to be getting coffee, can we raid your pot?"
"I didn't turn the big pot on this morning, but there's definitely coffee upstairs in my apartment. Go on up, I'm sure the animals would love to see you."
"Cool!" Billy said. "Obiwan is getting so big!"
The boys left and Henry grinned at her. "You were made for a big family, weren't you,
Polly dropped back into her seat after she saw him go out the front door. "Crap! He scared me to death! I can't believe he thought that I might have killed Harry Bern."
"He really didn't think that, Polly. He just needed to hear it from you."
"But for a moment, I was a suspect in someone's death! That completely freaks me out." She sat forward and braced herself on the desk.
Henry laughed, "It's never dull around you, Pol. Never dull."
"It was dull while you were in Arizona! I promise!"
"Well, I'm back now and the first morning I'm at work, the police are here asking you questions about a murder. It's another dead body, Polly. You found another dead body."
"Oh, don't remind me," she sighed. "By the way, who won the pool at the Elevator with this one?"
"It wasn't me. I'll have to stop in there some time and see who had 'murdered employee.'"
"Oh sheesh," she said and dropped her head onto her arms. She looked up through her eyelashes. "How am I ever going to live this down?"
"I don't know, Pol," he laughed. "I'm going to enjoy watching it all happen, though."
"Hey! You're supposed to be on my side!"
"I'm always on your side, but I've never had this much fun watching someone get themselves in so much trouble."
Polly muttered, "They call that schadenfreude ."
"I'm sorry, what?" Henry asked.
" Schadenfreude . Glee at someone else's misfortune."
"Then I'm planning to enjoy great amounts of schadenfreude because you tend to get into the middle of the craziest things!"
Polly saw the front door open and two of her favorite people walk in. Doug waved at her through the window and they came into her office.
"Hey, Henry, welcome back to Iowa. We thought maybe Polly had scared you off for good!" Doug said as he shook Henry's hand. He sat down in the other chair across from her desk and Billy stepped in and shook Henry's hand as well.
"What's up?" Polly asked.
"What's up with you? I saw Chief Wallers driving away from here. Is it about you finding your janitor's dead body?" Doug asked.
Polly nodded, "Yeah. It was. Whoever did it beaned him with a chunk of concrete from my back step."
"Cool!" Billy said. "You get involved in the best stuff around here."
"Cool? That’s not exactly the word I'd use for this," Polly said sarcastically. "Someone tried to point the finger at me for killing the poor guy."
"Really? That's awesome!" Doug said.
"Why is that awesome?" Henry asked.
"Because everyone knows Polly would never do anything like that and it's way cool that she gets herself involved in these things, don't you think?"
"Again with the cool," Polly said, sighing and shaking her head. "I’m still not ready to use that word. So what are you two up to?"
"We're supposed to be getting coffee and then heading to another work site over at Beeman's place, but we had a few minutes and wanted to stop in and ask if we could use the computer room this Friday night. I know you probably have a wedding, but we'll come in the side door and stay out of everyone's way. We'll bring in our own food and drink and they won't even know we're here."
"I don't see why that wouldn't work," Polly responded.
"I know you have those little dudes here after school. Since they'll be here until their mom is done with the wedding, they can come play with us," Billy said.
Polly smiled. "You are good guys. They will love that. I'll tell them this afternoon and talk to their mom about it as well. Do they need anything?"
"Can one of them use your laptop?" Doug asked. "We've got one, but ..."
"I will have something here for you by Friday. Thanks."
"So, since we're supposed to be getting coffee, can we raid your pot?"
"I didn't turn the big pot on this morning, but there's definitely coffee upstairs in my apartment. Go on up, I'm sure the animals would love to see you."
"Cool!" Billy said. "Obiwan is getting so big!"
The boys left and Henry grinned at her. "You were made for a big family, weren't you,
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