Bailey's Law by Meg Lelvis

Author:Meg Lelvis [Lelvis, Meg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781612967721
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Published: 2016-11-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Twenty minutes later Jack sat in his office and called Tilford. When he picked up, Jack asked, “Any new information to share?”

“As a matter of fact, yes. Just walked in. Should I come by?”

Jack didn’t want to see the guy, but he grudgingly mumbled, “Yeah.”

Tilford arrived and eased his ample girth into a chair across the desk, his pudgy face ruddy from the heat, sweat stains on the armpits of his rumpled shirt. He smoothed his thin white hair back on his balding freckled pate.

“You’ll be happy to know I met Kelly Vega. Still works at Olive Garden and went out with Todd a couple times to eat and another time to a movie.”

“When was that?” Jack asked as he fiddled with a stack of papers.

“About six months ago. The first couple dates she doesn’t drink as much as he wants to foist on her. Says he tries to get her in the sack after both dates, but she refuses.” Tilford took a swig from his water bottle. “Tells him if he wants a girl who puts out, go find someone else.”

“Then what?”

“He appears to rise to the occasion, ha ha.”

“Need to update your jokes, Tilford. Go on.” Would this jerk ever retire?

Tilford smirked. “By the way, Kelly’s a little chunky, but not bad looking. Anyways, she says Kaplan doesn’t give up. Asks her out again and they see a movie. They go to a bar and order drinks. She goes to the john, comes back, and drinks her margarita. It hits her, says there must be too much tequila in it.” He took another gulp of water and wiped his mouth with his hand.

“Kaplan talks her into dancing and she’s feeling fuzzy. Says she wants to go home, and they pay up and leave. She gets in his car and he heads out. Says she’s almost asleep, and then she must’ve totally passed out.” Tilford repositioned himself, grunting. “Next thing she knows she’s half naked in the back seat of the car, he’s in the front smoking a joint.”

“Christ.” Bailey was disgusted. “Good thing the scum’s already dead.”

“Yeah, glad someone bumped off the miserable oxygen thief.” For once, Jack couldn’t agree more with Tilford.

“What did she do then?” Jack asked.

“She’s groggy, but knows damn well what happened. She yells at him, accuses him of slipping drugs in her drink. He denies it, says she wanted it too. She threatens to turn him in to the cops. Puts her clothes on and gets the hell out of there.”

“Where were they parked?” Jack said.

“Way in the back of the Walmart parking lot on Avenue H. Kelly runs off a ways, hides behind a pick up and calls her roommate. Sees Todd drive off. The friend comes and they head for their apartment near the hospital.”

“Did she ever report him?”

“No, chickened out. Roommate tells her not to shower and go to the ER and report it, get a rape kit.

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