Five Minutes Late by Rich Amooi

Author:Rich Amooi [Amooi, Rich]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-08-22T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Cedric had a light schedule for the rest of the day. First was a Skype videoconference with a company in San Diego that provided packaging materials for shipping. He wanted to find a more lightweight, cost-effective, and eco-friendly way to ship his garlic products around the country. After the meeting, he dropped off garlic samples to two Bay Area chefs who had heard wonderful things about his heirloom garlic and potentially wanted to use it in their restaurants exclusively.

He went home and changed, fed Tofu, and took him for a quick walk before meeting Owen for tennis. When Cedric arrived at the park, he found Owen lying on the grass, face up, in front of one of the tennis courts. “Holy crap, not again.”

He knew he didn’t have to do mouth-to-mouth, Owen had told him that much. But he didn’t tell Cedric what he should do. Cedric reached for Owen’s wrist to feel for a pulse.

Owen jumped up. “Mother Mary, you scared the bejesus out of me.”

Cedric let go of his wrist. “Sorry, I thought you passed out.”

“I was meditating.”

“I didn’t know people meditated with their mouth open.”

Owen shrugged. “Okay … there’s a possibility I fell asleep.”

Cedric laughed.

They stretched before they played, and the tennis game didn’t last long—a little over an hour. Cedric felt exhilarated, reconnecting with that passion he thought he’d lost over the years.

Owen wiped his forehead with a towel. “For someone who hasn’t played since high school I’m impressed. You did very well.”

Cedric was dripping with sweat. “I don’t think I’ve ever run so much in my entire life.”

“We’re almost at the same skill level, though. You just need a few more sessions to get back into the swing of things. I hope we can play again.”

“Absolutely. I’d love to.”

“You said you had something going on?”

“I’m interested in a woman, and it seems her ex is a psycho.”

Owen nodded. “I’ve had more than a few cases with psycho exes. What’s he doing?”

“Well, I don’t have any proof it’s him, but ever since he saw me with Ellie, I’ve received two tickets. He’s a cop and I’m pretty sure he had something to do with them. And someone slashed my tire right in the middle of the day. There’s no way this can be a coincidence. He drove by as I was changing the tire and the way he looked at me led me to believe he had something to do with it.”

“What’s his name?”

“Vlad Cunnings.”

“I don’t know him. Do you still have the tickets?”

“Yeah. In my car. Give me a minute.” Cedric went to his car and pulled the tickets out of his glove box. He returned and handed them to Owen.

Owen inspected the tickets and laughed. “That was easy.”

Cedric moved closer and inspected the ticket on top. “What?”

“Read the last name of the officer who gave you the ticket, next to the badge number.”

Cedric looked for the box with the officer’s name and his mouth fell open. “Cunnings. I knew it. I didn’t even think to look for his name there.

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