Barefoot Bound: A Barefoot Bay Undercover Prequel by Roxanne St. Claire

Author:Roxanne St. Claire [St. Claire, Roxanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: South Street Publishing
Published: 2015-05-13T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

It killed him, but Gabe said no to the manicotti when he dropped off Nino in Sudbury. Instead, he headed back to town, relatively certain the Guardian Angelinos offices would be dark for the night. He’d called Vivi to assure her again there was nothing to worry about, but didn’t give any details on Nino’s bingo babe.

Once he parked in Back Bay, he grabbed a sandwich from DeLuca’s and headed up to the suite to let himself into the empty offices. While he ate, he logged on to the intern’s computer, using his access code to get to the main database that Vivi and Chessie had been building steadily for years.

No surprise, there were quite a number of Patricia Sullivans in Boston. He worked through the first three, eliminating them based on age or photos, but then found a retired nurse who looked promising.

Only her name was Patricia Sullivan Browne.

Right age. Right general location. And even worked as a hospital volunteer. There was just one little discrepancy…she lived with her husband of forty-five years, a senior partner in a successful venture capital firm. God damn it.

Before he clicked on the link, female voices echoed in the hall, and the front office door unlocked, popping open. Vivi and Chessie both did a double take at the sight of him.

“I didn’t know you were up here,” Vivi said, tossing her handbag on one of the chairs as she crossed the reception area. “Tell me more about Uncle Nino? Are you sure everything is okay?”

Chessie followed close behind. “She told me,” she confirmed, probably at the unsure look on his face.

“Of course she did.” He spun around in the chair and narrowed his eyes at his cousin. “You suck donkey nads when it comes to keeping a secret.”

“Suck donkey nads? Is that any way to talk to your boss?”

Gabe looked down, already knowing what he had to do, rooting for a reason to wait. There was no reason, except he knew just how bent out of shape Vivi was about to get.

“You aren’t my boss anymore, Vivi. I’m handing in my official resignation right now. And I don’t have any assignments pending, so consider this my notice.”

Her jaw dropped as she stared at him, paling even more than her normal alabaster. “I was kidding! You can say suck donkey nads. I want you to say suck donkey nads. Say it to me every day—” But she must have read his expression, because she suddenly stopped, sliding into the closest chair. “You’re not kidding, are you?” She had just enough certainty in her voice that he knew she knew, and probably had for a long time. “You’re really leaving.”

“I am, sweetie.” The endearment sounded flat.

“Just tell me you’re not going down to work for the Bullet Catchers. If you do, I’ll die, Gabe.”

He didn’t look directly at Chessie, who suddenly became extremely interested in the zipper of her handbag.

“I am not,” he confirmed. “I’m starting my own thing and joining forces with an old friend who used to be in the French Foreign Legion.

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