The Broken Ones (Book 2): The Broken Families by Jobe David

Author:Jobe, David [Jobe, David]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Superhero | Supervillains
Published: 2017-12-30T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

In the Stillness

Lanton eased the old car to a stop next to Officer Bentley Grimm’s cruiser. The man himself leaned against the black and white fender talking on his cell phone. From the looks of it, the conversation was not going Grimm’s way. Lanton stepped out of his car, scooping up both coffees from the cup holders. Handing one to Grimm he gave a familiar nod and leaned against his own faded brown bumper.

“This is unacceptable. I need someone down here now.” Grimm gave the nod back, raising his coffee in salute. Today Grimm wore a nice black and white suit, the badge displayed where a handkerchief might have gone. He also wore black and white Nike sneakers. One of the high dollar models, Lanton guessed. The thing about Grimm was that he could never seem to find his style. He would try some new style and then make a fashion choice that didn’t fit with the look. Like sneakers with a suit. If he just owned the decision, it would have been an interesting style and might have been what set him apart from the rest. The problem with Grimm and his wardrobe was that he never had the conviction to stick to it. The first time someone pointed out the odd pairing, he would scrap the whole thing. Next time you see him, he would be wearing raggedy clothes and be unshaven. This would last for about two weeks to a month and then he would be back with a new odd pairing.

Grimm clicked the phone closed. Yes, he still had a flip phone. “I am so glad you are here. Maybe you can do something about this nightmare.”

“Sure. What seems to be the problem?”

Grimm took a sip of his coffee. “Follow me, and I will fill you in.” He began to walk toward the apartment complex.

Lanton fell into step next to him. As they ventured off the sidewalk and onto the dew covered grass, Lanton decided to mess with his old partner a bit. “You sure you want to get those shoes wet?”

Grimm paused, looking down at his sneakers. “They should be fine.”

Lanton nodded. “Your call. Just figured that since you were going out on a limb with the whole suit and sneakers, you might want to at least keep the shoes with that high dollar look.” He gave Grimm a shrug and began walking through the grass toward the open door.

Grimm retreated to the sidewalk and hurried to meet him by the door. He didn’t mention the shoes. “As I was saying. This is a nightmare. What’s the longest the department has had you babysit a corpse?”

Lanton stopped, turning to look at his friend. “How long as it been here?”

“Since yesterday morning.”

Lanton whistled through his teeth. “What’s the holdup?”

Grimm motioned for Lanton to follow him inside. “Medical examiner is busy with a multiple just north of here. Murder-suicide with some grisly details. I tried to call your girl, that Carrie Anne woman, but no one is answering down there.

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