Something Like Peace by Kris T. Bethke

Author:Kris T. Bethke [Bethke, Kris T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
Published: 2019-01-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“He’s the chief, Murph. I don’t know…who…what…wait, let me just…crap!” I hung my head. “What’s the line?”

Lucas chortled, staring at me. “You just can’t get it right, can you?”

I showed Lucas my middle finger, even as I reached for the script one of the PAs held out. I quickly scanned the words, refreshing my memory.

“Get it together, you guys,” Avery Lang said with an exasperated sigh. “You had this before, Jacobs. What the fuck?”

I did my best to get the scowl off my face. Lang wasn’t my favorite director to begin with, but I was pretty sure I hated him more now because he’d been called in to take Vincent’s place.

The man had insisted he could come back to work right away, that he wasn’t going to let this keep him down. But they couldn’t get his blood pressure to stabilize and he’d had to stay in the hospital for three days, so the show’s producers hadn’t had much choice. A replacement had to be called in.

Even though Vincent had been home for three days, I still hated leaving him by himself. It made me anxious, and I couldn’t wait to get done filming every day. And worrying about him had my concentration completely shot. It also made my temper short, and dealing with Avery Lang all the more irritating. I needed to suck it up, though, so I gave Lang a smile and a wave.

“Sorry, I got this. I do.”

Lang squinted at me, then waved. “Fine. Go back to ‘he’s the chief’ and let’s goddamn get it right this time.”

Hidden by the desk, Lucas mimed jacking off to let me know what he thought of Avery Lang, and I let out a tiny laugh that I quickly checked. I straightened up, stretched my neck and shoulders, then leaned over again. Lang called for quiet on the set, and Lucas rolled his eyes before he got his game face on.

“Action!”

I took a deep breath. “He’s the chief, Murph. I don’t know how you think you’re gonna get this past him. He’s gonna find out.”

Lucas gave a serious nod. “After, probably. Yes.” He leaned forward, lowering his head along with his voice, making it clear we were in a conspiracy. “Look, Frank. I’m not going to allow him to stop me from doing my job. Protocol be damned. I will catch the bastard that’s doing this by any means necessary. No matter what ‘the chief’ wants.”

“He’s going to have your badge for this. You’ve gone against him one too many times,” I said earnestly. Frank Geary did not want his partner to get fired.

“If they take it, then they do,” Lucas said softly, his tone full of resolve. He leaned forward and into my space. “I took an oath to serve and protect. And I’m not going to turn my back on that. You can stand with me or get out of my way. What’s it going to be, Frankie?”

I waited a beat, then two. Made a show of looking around.

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