Love Has No Direction by Kim Fielding

Author:Kim Fielding [Fielding, Kim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: gay romance
ISBN: 978-1-64405-690-5
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Published: 2019-09-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

ALTHOUGH DETECTIVE Saito was wearing ordinary street clothes, she might as well have had a blinking COP! sign over her head. She sat at a table near the window, with her phone in hand and a tall cardboard cup in front of her. She owned her space and emanated self-assurance and control, just like Nevin and Jeremy and most other cops. Wes doubted he’d ever possessed it himself.

She stood up long enough for handshakes and introductions; then, when Wes and Parker were seated across from her, she turned her laser vision on Wes. “What’s your interest in this matter, sir?”

“I’m just here to support Parker.” He tried not to fidget, but police officers made him uncomfortable. He wished he were back home, feeling confident as he conjured beautiful furniture from pieces of wood. But then he caught the taste of Parker on his lips and was glad to be here.

Saito tilted her head. “And who are you to Mr. Levin?”

Wes didn’t have an easy answer to that. He was still trying to find the right word when Parker spoke up. “He’s a good friend.”

“Was he a friend of Mr. Miller’s?”

It took a second for the meaning of that question to register since Parker had never mentioned Logan’s last name. But like Wes, Parker must have also caught the slight emphasis Saito put on the word friend, and he thumped his fist on the table. “I wasn’t cheating on Logan with Wes, and Wes wasn’t messing around with Logan, if that’s what you’re thinking. I didn’t even meet Wes until after you called to tell me Logan was dead. So you can put all of those weird ideas away.”

“That’s a short period of time for two people to become close friends.”

“So? Maybe sometimes you find just the right person at just the right time, and the two of you click, and you get attached in just a few hours. Haven’t you ever seen that before, Detective?” Parker narrowed his eyes at her.

She frowned, and her voice took on an edge. “I’ve seen a lot of things.”

Her demeanor might have intimidated a lot of people, but Parker had practically grown up with Nevin. Cops with an attitude were old hat to him. Wes almost smiled at the way Parker rolled his eyes at Saito.

“Look, if you want to get yourself sidetracked into a stupid investigation that’ll go nowhere, be my guest. But if either Wes or I was trying to hide a skanky affair, do you really think I’d ask you to meet with me and bring the ‘other man’ along?” He made air quotes for the other man part.

Saito did an eyebrow thing that might have been her admission of his logic. “Fine. Then why did you want to meet?”

“Because I’m not sure Logan killed himself. And I’m certain he didn’t intend that letter as a real suicide note.”

She scrunched up her mouth and seemed to consider for a moment. Then, apparently reaching a decision, she pulled a notebook from her jacket pocket and raised a pen expectantly.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.