Gambler's Daughters 1 - Diamond by Sharon Sala

Author:Sharon Sala [Sala, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 1994-01-13T07:00:00+00:00

Jesse’s fury was barely contained. It was the first time in weeks that he’d felt any emotion at all save that of pain. And this was so intense, it was overwhelming. He spun around and flung the cassette and CD across the room, splintering plastic.

“It will be settled,” he said.

Al ducked his head. “Well, I’d better be goin’,” he said. He started out the door and then stopped and turned. “Jesse?”

Jesse looked up.

“We’re all real sorry,” Al said. “And the boys said to tell you that if there was anything they could do, just to let them know.”

Jesse swallowed. Al and the other men in his band were as close to him as brothers. And like brothers, he got along with some better than others. But when push came to shove, they were, after all, family.

He nodded. “Tell them I said thanks. And if they should happen to hear anything about her…”

Al nodded. “It’s done.”

Henley entered the room just as Al was leaving. He looked at the broken cassette tape and the splintered CD cover and then up at Jesse.

“I’m going out,” Jesse said. “I don’t know for sure what time I’ll be back.”

Henley frowned. An argument was on the tip of his tongue when Jesse went on.

“You don’t have to worry. I’m not going off just to get drunk as a skunk. Not ever again.” The lines around his mouth tightened. “But I am going after a skunk. And I won’t be back until I find the bastard and skin him alive.”

Henley didn’t know whether to be glad that Jesse was actually coming out of his shell of indifference, or to be worried about the violence Jesse had just threatened.

He was under no misapprehensions as to which skunk was about to be parted from his skin. It was obvious to him that if there was one in their midst, its name was Tommy.

The door to Tommy’s office flew back with a bang. The look of pleased surprise on his face disappeared as he absorbed the expression on Jesse’s. He sighed, shoved away the papers on his desk, and tossed his pen on top. This was going to take all the finesse he could muster.

“Start talking,” Jesse said.

“About what?”

Jesse inhaled slowly. He counted to three, which did no good, and started over.

“Don’t, Tommy. You’ve spread enough bullshit to cover a football field. Just once, just goddamned once, talk straight.”

Tommy stood. “I don’t know what in hell you’re getting at,” he said, “but I know I don’t like what you’re implying.”

Jesse’s smile was not friendly. “I don’t expect you to like it,” he said. “I sure as hell don’t like what you did.”

Here it comes, Tommy thought. “What am I sup¬posed to have done now?” he asked.

Jesse walked forward, and when he got too close and showed no signs of stopping, Tommy began to back up. When the wall was at his back and Jesse only a breath away, he began to get nervous.

“You son of a bitch,” Jesse said, jabbing his forefinger against Tommy’s shoulder.

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