Full Release by Marshall Thornton

Author:Marshall Thornton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gay Romance
Publisher: Torquere Press
Published: 2011-04-13T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Down in the garage, I got into my car and drove out of the building. I had no idea when I’d be driving back in. An idea began to form in the back of my mind. I wasn’t sure if I had the guts to do it, but I wasn’t sure I had a choice. I decided to think about it later -- there wasn’t much I could do today anyway. My phone rang. I’d left the ear bud at home, so I illegally took the call while I drove. It was Jeremy. Before I could say anything, he said, “I’m not speaking to you.”

“Me? What did I do?”

“The police were here,” he said petulantly.

“That’s not my fault.”

“They were asking all these weird questions about our sex life.”

“Well, I hope you told them I’m too vanilla for you,” I said with a sting in my voice. Jeremy was quiet. “Oh, my God, what did you tell them?”

He lowered his voice. “There are bruises on my neck.”

“Did you tell them you made me do that to you?”

“Skye was in the room. What would he think?”

“You let the police think it was my idea so that your boyfriend wouldn’t think you’re some kind of sex deviant. Is that what you’re telling me?”

“You make me sound awful.”

“Jeremy, why did you want me to do that to you? Is it something you do a lot?”

“I’ve never done it before. I’ve heard about it...and that guy hanging himself in your garage or, you know, whatever happened to him...it made me think it might be fun to try.”

“Did you tell the police about sitting in front of my house the night Eddie was killed?”

“They didn’t seem to care about that,” he said. I was pleased that he’d at least stopped lying about being there.

“So, were you sitting out in front of my house that night? What time?”

“I guess it was six-thirty. Six forty-five.”

“Thank you,” I said. “Why? Why were you there?”

“Skye wanted to see it. So, I showed it to him.”

“Did you bring him inside?”

“Of course not. Not without asking you.” I gave him a credit for that, but then realized he might not know where the extra key was hidden after all. “They asked other questions, too,” he said. “Like what bars you go to, and if I knew any of the guys you went with.”

I sighed heavily. “They’re trying to prove I’m into this scarfing thing. They think I killed Eddie by mistake. They’re looking for other guys I might have done it with.”

“You didn’t, I mean...you couldn’t, right?”

“Couldn’t what?”

“You didn’t kill him, did you?”

“How can you even think that?” I sounded outraged, but I had to admit I wanted to ask Jeremy the same thing.

“I don’t think that,” he insisted. “But I have to ask. I mean, you have been acting, well, different.”

“I didn’t kill him.”

I was nearly home, but then, abruptly, I turned onto Cahuenga and headed into the valley. It was ten-thirty. I’d read in the paper that Eddie’s graveside service was set for eleven at Hollywood Hills Memorial Park.

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