Brown Eyed Girl by Lori Leger

Author:Lori Leger [Leger, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Lori H. Leger
Published: 2012-02-19T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Red called Tiffany an hour and a half after he left her house. “Hey Doc,” he said, trying to sound more upbeat than he felt.

“Are you okay?”

“Yeah, but the club’s gone. Nothing is salvageable.”

“Aw Red, your beautiful club. Do they know what happened yet?”

“No, the Fire Marshal will have to go in and investigate to see what started it. I’ve already spoken to him and the police but if they suspect arson I’ll have to go in and give an official statement tomorrow.”

“Why you?”

“In cases of arson, the owner is always the first suspect, whether they come out and say it or not. I guess the insurance money would be tempting if the business was losing money.”

“But it was doing well, wasn’t it?”

“It was, but they’ll still have to clear me before they can start looking for other suspects.”

“If it’s arson, will you need me to give you an alibi?”

He sighed loudly. “I guess I would. I hope you don’t mind.”

“Of course not, you were with me the entire time. Will they take a statement over the phone or would I have to go in?”

“I imagine they’ll call you and let you know. I’ll have to give them your phone number if they ask for it. You want me to give them your home number or your cell?”

“Give them both numbers, along with the clinic and the hospital numbers. Let me give them to you.”

“They’re all on your card, aren’t they?”

“You have my card?”

“One of my sisters left it on the island for Thanksgiving and I took it.”

“I’m in the book, you know,” she said, laughing.

“I know, but I wanted your card.” She was silent for several seconds and he pictured her smiling at his confession.

“Are you going to be there all night long?”

“I don’t know yet, hon. I’m not too damn sure what can be done tonight, after all.”

“Call me when you get home?”

“It may be too late, and I don’t want to wake you up. You have to get up early.”

“I won’t be able to sleep until I hear from you, Red.”

“Okay, I’ll call.”

“Thank you.”

“I better let you go. I need to call the investors and let them know their money just went up in smoke.”

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