After the Sunset by Mark Stone

Author:Mark Stone [Stone, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sunday Dinner Press
Published: 2018-06-02T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

“Dillon,” Justin said, staring at me as I stared out the window, watching Dennis Chambers hop into his yellow corvette and speed away one handed. “Dillon, what are you doing?”

What I was doing, as it turned out, was putting together the pieces of a puzzle that seemed to lay itself flat out in front of me. This couldn’t have been a coincidence. The man Lilith Mayberry swore to me was responsible for the death of her son just so happens to sport the same injury I inflicted on the mystery biker the exact same day Lilith swore to me her son was alive. He was involved in this. Dennis Chambers had been on that bike. I’d have bet my badge on it, and I was going to have to move quickly if I wanted to find proof.

“I have to go,” I said, swallowing hard and looking back at him.

His eyes went wide and he held his hand out toward the tailor. “I don’t understand,” Justin answered.

“There’s a break in the case I’m working on,” I explained.

Justin turned to the tailor, said something in Italian, and nodded in the man’s direction. Grabbing my arm, Justin pulled me outside of the building, closing the front door behind us.

“Are you out of your mind?” he asked, practically spitting at me. “Do you have any idea how many strings I had to pull to get you an appointment with Nicholas?”

“I’m sure I don’t care,” I said. “I mean, I appreciate it, but I have work to do.”

“Actually, you don’t,” he said. “I talked to Boomer. You’re not on this case. In fact, you’re not on any case, and do you know why that is? Because you’re getting married in forty eight hours.”

“Forty-eight hours is a long time,” I said, nodding at my friend.

“Is it?” Justin balked. “Doesn’t seem like it, especially considering the fact that you still haven’t been fitted for your damn tux.”

“I’ve been busy,” I said, trying to explain why I’d even put the fitting off for so long.

“I get that,” Justin said. “Your job is important but your damn wedding is, too. You just spent ten minutes telling me how great your relationship with Rebecca is.”

“It is great,” I answered.

“Then prove it,” he said. “Put your relationship first. Put this damn wedding first. I get what’s going on. You shot some sonofabitch in the shoulder and now this sonofabitch walks in here with a sling. You don’t think it’s a coincidence. It’s probably not, but do you know something? He’ll still be in a sling in an hour. Better than that, he’ll still be in a sling if you call Boomer and get him to put someone else on the job.” Justin shook his head. “Preferably someone who isn’t getting hitched in the next two days.”

“This is important,” I said, taking a deep breath.

“I’m sure it is, but you’re not the only detective on the force,” Justin answered. “You’re not even the only great detective on the force. Lord knows I’ve dealt with more than a couple since I’ve opened my practice.

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