Beautifully Used (The Beaumont Brothers Book 2) by Griscom Susan

Author:Griscom, Susan [Griscom, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amber Glow Books
Published: 2014-09-20T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Brodie

I was beyond pissed, to say the least. I called the DA to find out why they believed some cockamamie story and not ours. They told me the same thing they’d told Gabrielle, adding in the quote that Gabrielle had left out about her wanting to fuck him silly, something I could never imagine her ever saying. When I asked them who the girl was that’d lied for him, they told me her name was Kate Bradley. She’d sworn that she’d been with Jeff and Gabrielle the entire evening, and only left them when Gabrielle told her to, insisting that she wanted to be alone with Jeff. She said she’d snuck past me because she had a feeling that I was jealous and was about to start something that she didn’t want any part of.

I couldn’t picture her, nor did I have any recollection of meeting anyone at the wedding with that name. Then I remembered. The dark haired girl in the pink dress sitting alone at one of the tables at the reception. A girl I hadn’t recognized, and whom I figured had come with someone as a guest. I’d never given her much thought, until now. But why lie for Jeff?

After the phone call to the DA, I reluctantly drove Gabrielle to the house to look at the room she wanted to rent. There weren’t many rooms available around this town, and she needed to act fast before someone else took it. On the way, I told her about the detective agency Jackson and I used to have, and told her that I wanted to investigate this Kate character. Gabrielle didn’t seem interested in talking about it. In fact, she was quiet for most of the ride, somewhat withdrawn and spent most of the trip just staring out at the trees. The house wasn’t too far away from mine, about two miles as the crow flies, but about three in actuality considering all the side roads winding around on the way to the heart of downtown. Not a bad area, but not the best either. The thought of her living here sickened me.

It was a single room and that was all, hardly large enough to hold a twin-sized bed. She’d have to share a bathroom with a little boy since the room didn’t have one of its own. Not like the room she already had at my house. This tiny room only had a small closet with two sliding doors. At least the room at my house had a walk in closet and its own bathroom. When she told the man that she’d take it, I pulled her outside to talk to her, giving the man an apology on our way.

“Gabrielle, why do you want to move here? There’s no privacy. You’ll have to share a bathroom with a seven year old boy.”

“I can’t afford much else.”

“But why don’t you just stay at my house? At least you’d have your own bathroom and shower, plus a walk-in closet.

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