Our Little Secret (Jake Hancock Private Investigator Mystery series Book 5) by Dan Taylor

Author:Dan Taylor [Taylor, Dan]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-08-29T04:00:00+00:00

22.

DURING THE DRIVE to town I try to think of a way this ends well for Megan. It could be that they’re just friends. Pals. Shooting the breeze. Watching grown men throw balls around together…sports balls. Six-packs…of beer they crack open on a Friday night. High-fives that don’t result in them interlocking fingers and gazing into each other’s eyes as though they contain all the galaxies’ constellations. But there’s one question that’s inconsistent with that reasoning: If Julius and this other guy are just buddies, then why the hell would he lie to Megan about visiting him?

It’s a problem. And whichever way I think about what might’ve happened last weekend, I end up coming to the same conclusion: Megan’s boyfriend’s not interested in her newly augmented rack as much as I was last night.

He might not be interested in racks in general.

Which is fine by me. More than fine. In fact, good for him. But Megan’s my friend, and while I’ve got a soft spot for her rack, I’ve got an even softer spot for what’s beneath those kinda-natural-feeling lumps of flesh: her heart. Megan doesn’t deserve to be crushed by this guy. And this is the worst kind of breakup. Megan might come to the conclusion that she turned the guy gay. She might lose the God-given vanity that comes with being as ridiculously good-looking as she is, which in Hollywood, in her line of work, is like a Vegas stripper who can’t afford to have her burst saline implants replaced.

If Jake Hancock’s my ridiculously super-cool name, I won’t let that happen.

First things first: I’ve got to make sure that I’m right. That this guy was visiting his boyfriend last weekend when he should’ve been in Vegas with his regular buddies.

How will I confirm it?

Someone will have seen them together. Hopefully I can assume correctly that Julius’s boyfriend or pal—it’s important to keep an open mind—is a Hickston town resident. If not, the investigation’s doomed, and Megan may never know she’s developing feelings for a dude who throws curve balls—whatever the fuck that means.

Maybe Hickston has a gay bar I can check out. Or maybe they stayed in the same motel Annabelle’s staying in. If my impression of Hickston is correct, then a trendy-looking city boy and his boyfriend would stick out like an erection in a sauna.

As soon as I’m done with the sheriff, I’ll find someone who’s seen them. Then I can break the bad news to Megan. Maybe offer her a cleverly disguised sympathy lay to ease her pain afterwards, and restore her vanity.

Old Hancock’s got it all worked out. Apart from this Annabelle situation.

Now it’s time to change into Giles Baker’s attire.

But as is usually the case when it comes to my life, even something as simple as parking at the side of a deserted road and changing into geeky clothing—which I forgot to do at the clothing store—isn’t as simple as it should be.

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