Rain Washed by Suzanne Cass

Author:Suzanne Cass
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Suzanne Cass

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

NICO DID A 360-degree turn in the main foyer of the gymnastics club. The place was jam-packed. It turned out that Saturday was the best day to find all the staff together at the club as there was a local competition going on, and the place was teeming with kids, parents, and staff.

Nico waded through the throng, determined to find Erica, Lacey hot on his heels. The other two detectives bringing up the rear as they all ducked through the door into the main arena. The room rang with the sound of voices and movement as hundreds of young gymnasts competed on various pieces of equipment, while parents and the kids who weren’t competing sat around the edges on temporary bleachers. Some people looked at them with curiosity, but most ignored them as they weaved their way across the floor past yelling coaches and excited children. The gymnasts must be from different clubs or regions, because they were all wearing contrasting, brightly colored leotards. Some were sparkly purple, others were fire engine red, and they all bounced around like pieces of fluorescent candy.

The look on Erica’s face rivaled a thunderous storm cloud when she caught sight of him striding toward her. She was standing on a makeshift stage in the back corner of the cavernous room. Dressed in a dark, tightly fitted suit with a streamlined pencil skirt, she reminded Nico a little of Cruella de Ville, minus the black and white hairstyle. It looked like she was getting ready to hand out ribbons, probably prizes for one of the many competitions that were going on around them.

Nico stopped directly in front of Erica, not letting the fact she was looking down at him from her added height of the stage intimidate him. “Good morning,” he said but barreled on before she could reply. “We’ve come to interview your staff. You promised you’d send us a list with all relevant contact details but that wasn’t forthcoming. So we’ve come to you instead.”

Erica glared down her nose at him. “You can see for yourself how busy we are today. I can’t spare a single staff member at the moment,” she declared.

“You can and you will. Otherwise I will shut this whole club down and drag everyone down to the station to be interviewed one by one.” Nico wasn’t in the mood to take this woman’s attitude today. Two women had died and there was a strong connection to this gymnastics club. She needed to pull her head out of her ass and get helpful, or he might just charge her with obstruction of justice. He also intended to get to the bottom of this texting thing between her and Zoya. She might not know it, but Erica was directly in his line of fire today. “I need somewhere I can interview people. Do you have a meeting room?” he said in clipped tones, having to raise his voice over the hubbub of competition. More than a few people were now looking at them with open curiosity.

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