Kate Sherwood - Home Ice by Kate Sherwood

Author:Kate Sherwood [Sherwood, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

“Steve. Sean.” Jason tried to keep his tone businesslike, but he didn’t have quite the same degree of control over his words. “What the fuck is going on?”

Steve took the lead. “Can we come in, Jason?” He didn’t sound friendly, exactly, but he was warmer than Jason would have been if he were speaking to a suspected child molester. Or whatever it was, when the kid in question was seventeen.

“Yeah,” Jason said. Maybe it was a mistake. Maybe he needed to be getting a lawyer and pleading the fifth, even though he knew that was only from American cop shows and really didn’t apply in Canada. But he could be pleading something, surely. Instead, he was just pleading for information. He stepped aside, and as the men entered, he said, “Seriously. What the fuck is going on?”

The police glanced around the room and Steve looked from Walt back to Jason. “We need to ask you some questions. Would you prefer to do it in private?”

Jason’s first instinct was to say no. Walt was a friend and it was nice to have some support in the room. And surely it was best to have everything out in the open, with Walt knowing as much as Jason did. But then he remembered Walt’s earlier words and a bubble of righteous indignation rose up in his chest. “Yeah. I would.” He turned to the GM. “You represent the team, Walt, and you just told me that I was on my own and the team couldn’t support me. So you know what? You and the team can get the fuck out of my living room, Walt.”

Walt looked sad and Jason had to smother a quick flare of guilt. Jason was being accused of something that could end his career and send him to jail; he didn’t have time to worry about Walt’s hurt feelings. “Stay in touch,” Walt said softly, and he gripped Jason’s elbow as he passed by him on the way to the door. It shouldn’t have made Jason feel like crying.

When the heavy door closed behind Walt, Steve gestured to the couch. “Do you want to sit down?” he asked. “And is it okay if we do?”

“Yeah.” Jason wondered if he should be offering coffee or something, but the rituals of civility were beyond him. “So—Walt told me a bit. But I still don’t understand. What’s going on?”

Steve opened a notebook. “What we’d like to do is take a statement from you, Jason. It’s all pretty informal so far, but I should warn you that you’ll be asked to sign your statement as being a true representation of the facts of the case, and as such, the statement could be used against you in court if charges are ever brought. Are you okay with this?”

“No.” Jason tried to fight back the panic. “Jesus. I need a lawyer, right? Steve? Sean? I mean—a lawyer. That’d be useful.”

Steve nodded impartially. “You certainly have a right to legal representation, and if you can’t afford your own, there are Legal Aid lawyers available to help.

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