Deception by Jason Richards

Author:Jason Richards [Richards, Jason]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Whodunit Publishing
Published: 2019-09-24T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

A good deal of detective work isn’t sexy. In fact, most of it isn’t sexy at all. But I had Jessica with me. That made any task sexy.

We were sitting in my car across from the Kitten Club. Surveillance required coffee. Lots of coffee. I couldn’t bring myself to drink the diner’s sludge again, so we brought a Box O Joe from Dunkin’.

Jessica, knowing me so well, also packed sandwiches. Roast Beef with provolone cheese for me, and an egg salad sandwich for herself. I accompanied my sub with a bag of chips. Jessica munched on carrot sticks like a rabbit.

“Think we’ll see anything useful?” she asked me.

“According to Big Lou, tonight is laundry night,” I replied. Big Lou didn’t know when Mancini’s men typically picked up the laundered money, but he was confident in his source. That source was certain of the pickup night. So we would wait and see.

I took a bite of my sandwich and chased it down with a healthy swig of coffee.

“You should go easy on the caffeine,” Jessica said.

“Do I appear jittery to you?”

“No, but it’s your fourth cup.”

I looked over at Jessica. “You’re keeping count?”

“Not explicitly. But I’m observant. If I had that many cups I’d be doing flips down the street.”

“I’d pay good money to see that.”

Jessica made a face at me. What would look goofy on others did not detract from her attractiveness. In my eyes, her beauty was infinite.

“I have a larger body mass,” I said. “I can handle more caffeine.”

“Won’t you have to go to the bathroom soon?”

“Larger bladder, too,” I said. “Besides, I have an empty juice container in the backseat.”

“Gross. It will not be used tonight. You can use the men’s room in the diner.”

“Sweetie, I have used a similar container while driving long distance.”

“TMI,” she said.

A Keith Urban song was on the radio. For some unknown reason, Jessica liked Country music. At first, this surprised me as Jessica is a more cosmopolitan city girl. But she recognized most Country singers and their songs

“I wasn’t even aware Boston had a Country music station,” I said.

“Country Music is very popular,” Jessica said. “There are several Country music stations in the Boston metro area. You have an eclectic taste in music, I’m surprised you don’t like Country.”

“I don’t dislike it,” I said, “But I prefer other forms of musical expression. I guess you could say I’m a little bit more Rock ‘n Roll.”

“A Donny and Marie reference,” Jessica said. “Dated, but Cute.”

“I do try,” I said.

“Elvis sang some Country music,” Jessica said.

“True,” I said. “But he was the King of Rock ‘n Roll, not Country.”

“I think in his soul he was more Gospel,” Jessica said. She paused a beat. “But I love Jailhouse Rock. Ooh. And Hound Dog.”

I nodded. A Taylor Swift song followed Keith Urban.

“I didn’t realize Taylor Swift sang Country,” I said. Honestly, I couldn’t name one Taylor Swift song. Okay, not true. I knew Shake It Off. Beyond that, I hadn’t a clue.

Jessica looked at me sideways.

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