Cost of Repairs by A.M. Arthur

Author:A.M. Arthur [Arthur, A.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: erotic MM, Romance MM
ISBN: 9781619210516
Google: F4Vd8c3cF90C
Amazon: B007HQ58CK
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Published: 2012-06-05T00:00:00+00:00

His cell phone woke him up long before his alarm

was supposed to—a fact his sleep-addled mind only

knew because it was dark outside. He glanced at the

knew because it was dark outside. He glanced at the

alarm face as he fumbled for his phone. It was a little

after two in the morning. This couldn’t be good.

“Briggs,” he said once he connected the call. He

hadn’t even managed to look at the ID.

“Officer Briggs? It’s Schuyler Rhodes.”

Samuel sat up, suddenly on high alert. A middle of

the night phone call from Dixie’s nephew equaled bad.

“Is Dixie all right?”

“Yes, she’s fine. I’m sorry, this isn’t about her, it’s

about Rey King.”

A flurry of agitated butterflies soared through

Samuel’s stomach. “What about Rey?”

“It seems he’s down at the diner right now, drunk off

his ass, and refusing to leave.”

“He’s what?” No, forget that, he heard him the first

time. “How do you know?”

“Because Old Joe called a few minutes ago and told

me.” Schuyler’s tone held a gentle duh resonance. “I think

he meant to tell Aunt Dixie, but I’m staying at her house

for a few days while my apartment is being fumigated so

I fielded the call. She’s been stressed and overtired, and I

didn’t want her dealing with this.”

Okay, all of that made logical sense, except for one

part. “So why are you calling me?”

“Well, I can’t go down there and collect him. Rey

doesn’t listen to me anymore.”

“Anymore?” Samuel couldn’t stop a rush of curiosity.

That single world held a lot of unspoken meaning.

Schuyler hesitated then gave a gentle sigh. “We were

Schuyler hesitated then gave a gentle sigh. “We were

involved about a year ago and it ended badly. We’re

friendly, but we’re not exactly friends. If he’s been

drinking, he won’t want to talk to me. He may even take

a swing at me.”

His curiosity was running full steam, and now Rey’s

apparent jealousy over Schuyler’s flirting made a lot

more sense. He wanted to ask for details about the

involvement, because Rey didn’t strike him as the type

to hold fast to relationships. How had ended it and why?

“Look, Officer—”

“Samuel.”

“Look, Samuel, I didn’t call the station, because I

don’t want him arrested. He just needs to be taken home.

Aunt Dixie said you two were friendly, plus you’re kind

of a big guy, so you were the first person I thought of to

wrangle him out of the diner.”

Samuel saw the logic in that. “Okay. Call Old Joe back

and tell him I can be there to collect Rey in less than ten.”

“Thank you.”

“No problem.”

He hung up then stared at his silent phone for a few

beats, waiting for his mind to jumpstart. Getting dragged

out of bed to collect drunks wasn’t his favorite pastime,

but what little he knew of Rey also indicated he wasn’t

one to waste his money on booze. He was upset and he

was drowning his sorrows in familiar places, and Samuel

cared enough to go get him.

But if he barfed in Samuel’s truck, Sam’d be pissed.

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