Ammo and Enchiladas by BA Tortuga

Author:BA Tortuga [Tortuga, BA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-64405-137-5
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2019-06-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“DAMN IT, Espana, get your head in the game.”

“Huh?” Lex glanced at Sergeant Gutierrez. “What did I miss, Ben?”

Wednesday had gone tough. Thursday wasn’t shaping up to be better. Lex just couldn’t seem to concentrate on a cruiser or on reports. He just wanted to be home. In Albuquerque. With Brant.

“Well, we have work to do.” Ben smiled. “How’s your buddy?”

“Devastated.” He sighed. “Freaking out.” Travis had melted down on him when he left. Christ.

“It’s a shit situation. They have any leads?”

“No. I mean, he’s on camera, but they assume he wasn’t local.” Lex wasn’t sure he bought that, but the I-25 corridor was a vast thing, and Albuquerque was the biggest metro in New Mexico. The guy could be anywhere in the Burque, even, and not get found.

“That sucks, man. Seriously.”

“Yeah. I feel bad for him. His folks can’t help much. His mom is pretty sick.” Travis’s school friends were finally kicking in some, but they were all just so damn young. They didn’t know what to do with loss.

“Fucking sick bastards, just shooting guys.” Gutierrez shook his head. “You really got a honey up there?”

“I do. I gotta admit, he’s on my mind.” He sat back from even pretending to try to type.

“He a cop?” Was that a spark of interest?

“Nurse. Nothing dangerous, thank God. I worry enough about me.” Lex winked.

“Nurse, huh? Damn.”

“I know.” He never knew what the hell Gutierrez meant by those statements. “He’s a good guy. Veteran. Good cook. Has his own house.”

“Sounds like a great situation. We’re underserved down here. I bet he could get a job, instead of you going up.”

“Yeah.” Somehow he didn’t see it. Brantley was happy up north, was fascinated by the mountains, loved his house. “He’s coming down this weekend to visit.”

“Well, good. Keep me posted.”

Lex nodded, but he knew he was already gone. He wanted to sit on the comfy sofa with Mouse and the girls, Sherlock playing on the big TV while Brant rested against his shoulder.

Mouse had begun bringing him gifts when he stayed over. Toys. Beef jerky. Big spiders….

Lex was going to get a laser light to see if he’d play. Hell, maybe the girls would, but they were pretty dainty.

“…going to bring him to meet us?”

“Huh? Sorry, I did it again. Uh, maybe not this trip.” He winked, not wanting to be ugly.

“Man, you are in deep, aren’t you?”

“Yeah, well, I’m going to take him to meet some of my buds, you know?”

“So, we’ll all meet somewhere. Have a beer. Eat. Chips and salsa for everyone.”

“Okay.” That would be way less scary than the police department. “Sounds good, actually.”

“Cool. I’ll make a reservation for a dozen at Sí Señor for Saturday lunch. Work for you?”

“I’ll text Nate and Dusty, make sure.” God knew what the guys’ schedules were.

“Sure. Just holler at me.” Gutierrez winked. “I’m off.”

“Asshole.”

“Yeah, yeah. You might as well be off yourself.”

“Huh?” He blinked. “Are you serious or just teasing me again?” Lex was really, really never sure.

“Espana. Fucking focus, man.

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