Mississippi Blues by D'Ann Lindun

Author:D'Ann Lindun [Lindun, D'Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, Suspense
Publisher: Crimson Romance
Published: 2013-06-10T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Summer gathered the last of their picnic, anxious to go home. She wouldn’t confess for the world, but watching Trey with Mary-Gray had made the evening seem endless. Just as she added the last item to Glory’s picnic basket, a shadow fell across her and she looked up. Jody stood there, feet spread wide. As her gaze traveled upward, a shiver ran down her back. He didn’t smile even a fraction.

“What is it, Jody?”

“You need to come with me.” His tone, normally a soft lilt, was somber. He wouldn’t meet her eyes, studying something near her chin instead.

Her heart skipped a beat. “Why? What is it? Has something happened to Mama? Did you find Jace? Oh, God, did someone shoot him?”

“No. No. Nothing like that.” He shifted his weight. “The Chief wants to talk to you.”

“I don’t have anything to say to him. So go tell him to leave me alone. This is my day off.” She continued to pack.

“He told me you’d say that. He said to come in or he’d come to your house.” Jody’s grave expression told her the Chief meant what he said.

Shooting Glory a trapped look, Summer said, “Fine. Glory’s coming with me. We’ll meet you there.”

“No, just you. I’ll drive you home.” Jody waited as the put the rest of their things in the basket.

Glory shrugged. “I have things to do. I’ll see you later.”

Shaking with fury, Summer marched to his car, got in and slammed the door behind her. “The nerve of that man! Who does he think he is, God?”

Jody tightened his lips and didn’t answer.

Within a couple of minutes, they pulled in front of the police station. “I’ll walk you up,” Jody said.

“I’m not going to cut and run.” Summer climbed out and slammed the door behind her. “Let’s get this thing over with.”

“Okay.”

Jody joined her on the curb. “The Chief just wants to ask you a few questions.”

“I don’t know anything.”

“Tell him that,” Jody suggested.

“Let’s just get this over with.” She marched in the building like a soldier going to battle.

Chief Bouché looked up from behind a scarred metal desk as they came into his office. “That’ll be all, officer. Thank you.”

Jody backed out of the room. “Yes, sir.”

Not much had changed, Summer thought as her gaze roamed over the stuffed bookshelves and rows of file cabinets. For a moment, she allowed a rush of nostalgia to overtake her. She’d visited here many times as a child. Unsure where to direct her attention, she looked out the window. From this vantage point, she could see most of Juliet’s main street. Regret for all they had lost filled her and she blinked back unexpected tears.

“It’s been a long time,” the Chief said quietly.

“Yes.” She refused to look at him.

“Sit down, please.” A request.

Summer hesitated for a minute then moved and sat across from him, spine straight, hands folded in her lap. She studied his face. He hadn’t aged well. Creases had etched lines of time around his mouth and eyes. Gray shaded his formerly blonde hair.

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.