Fragmentary Blue by Abbott Erica
Author:Abbott, Erica [Abbott, Erica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gay & Lesbian, Contemporary, General, Romance, Suspense, Fiction, Lesbian, General Fiction
ISBN: 9781594932748
Google: B8L0XwAACAAJ
Amazon: B008G4REPG
Goodreads: 13236308
Publisher: Bella Books
Published: 2012-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
CJ looked up from the booth in the back of the Southside Tavern at the man in front of her.
“Rod,” she said softly. “Thanks so much for coming.”
He slid into the booth, maneuvering his bulky body across the red vinyl and shifting the table slightly toward CJ so that he could fit.
“You sounded kinda desperate,” he said. “You all right, pelirroja?”
“No,” she answered. “I’ve got your quesadilla on the way. You want a beer?”
“Just one,” he said, as the waitress approached. “Whatever’s on tap.”
“I hope Ana wasn’t too upset at me for calling you.”
“Nah.” He stroked his mustache. “She knew what she was gettin’ when she married me. Besides, she’s got book club until about ten, and the Rockies are off tonight, so I got nothin’ better to do than hang out with you.”
He grinned at her but didn’t get the response he expected. He squared his shoulders and said, “You better tell me what’s goin’ on.”
“I need your advice,” she began miserably.
“I got plenty of that. God knows I can’t get my wife to take any of it. Are you lookin’ for friend advice or cop advice?”
She shook her head. “I don’t even know. Both, I guess.”
The quesadilla arrived and he unrolled his napkin. “You talk,” he said. “I’ll eat and listen.”
CJ looked at the food with indifference. “Oh, Rod, I don’t even know where to start.”
He pulled a wedge of quesadilla free and said, “Give me the one-sentence summary.”
She stared at the table a moment. Finally she said, “I met a woman I think I could get serious about, finally. And she’s probably going to be arrested for murder.”
He stopped with the cheesy tortilla halfway to his mouth. “You are fuckin’ with me, CJ. You’ve fallen for a perp?”
“No. She’s a cop, Rod. The Captain of Detectives in my department. We’ve been dating a few months.”
He put the quesadilla down and said, “Wait. She’s a cop. You’re serious about her. And she’s a murder suspect?”
“Yes.”
“What the fuck? Did she do it?”
“The evidence seems to say yes. I believe it, but I can’t believe it.”
“What do you need from me, pelirroja? You want me to talk you away from her? Or convince you she’s innocent?”
CJ thrust long fingers through her hair. “I don’t know. I don’t know. I’m afraid she did it, yet…I just can’t believe she did.”
He picked up the tortilla wedge again. “Okay. Start at the top, and don’t leave anything out.”
She talked, and he ate, and he finally ordered a second beer.
“Okay,” Rod said. “Try this. Could her story be true? Don’t tell me how unlikely it is. Just tell me, I mean, is it at least possible? And if the answer’s yes, let’s poke some holes in the ‘official version.”’
CJ looked at him warily. “We’re the police,” she said. “Our version is the official version.”
“You’re not the police now, chica. This time we’re thinkin’ like the other side.”
She gave him a sad smile. “I’m not sure I know how to do that.”
He picked up one of the jalapeños that had escaped.
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