Hide Away by BV Lawson

Author:BV Lawson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BV Lawson
Published: 2022-07-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Friday, December 7

Adam stared at the spinach omelet he’d made, then poked at it with a fork. He’d slept pretty well and woke up thinking he was hungry. But then he’d remembered Zelda’s antics last night at the bar, and his appetite faded.

Was that a metaphor for how he felt about her? It wasn’t a red-haired woman he’d had dreams about last night. No, Beverly Laborde had played the lead role, and it was a doozy. A pinch of Shakespeare and Lady Chatterley’s Lover but steamier. He felt a little guilty about it, like he should ask her permission before she appeared in his dreams.

He was never the shy, geeky kid in school, but he also was no Romeo. Beverly Laborde was the first woman to come into his life who made him wish he was good at all that hearts and flowers and poetry shtick. No, she deserved better than shtick. Hell, she deserved better than him.

Adam chucked the rest of the omelet in the trash and decided to grab some coffee for Jinks on the way to work. Miralee’s Market and gas station had some of the best java in the county. Hot, always fresh, and fifty cents a cup.

As usual, he ignored the donuts and grabbed a couple of protein bars. Jinks referred to them as “bachelor kibble,” but she was quick to take one when he offered it to her in his office a half-hour later.

She munched away absently, and he pointed at the bar. “Breakfast of champions.”

“Enjoy it while you can, champ. I was supposed to tell you when you came in that the chief wants to see you.”

“Harlan’s case?”

“If you mean the mayor’s on the chief’s case about Harlan, yeah.”

“That’s not a secret.”

“No, but I saw Lehmann chatting all friendly-like with Sergeant Mike Moody the other day, outside the post office.”

“Moody?”

“Watch out for him, Dutton. He’s trouble.”

“Yeah, I know. I’ve had problems with him ever since he transferred here from Concord.”

“And the mayor may have pulled a few strings with that. Considering Moody is the mayor’s cousin.”

Adam groaned and then took a big bite of the protein bar, tasting like a cross between sawdust and date paste. He wolfed the rest of it down and grabbed his cup of coffee, with a tip of the cup at Jinks. “See you at the funeral.”

“Whose?”

“Mine.”

It must be his imagination running away with him, but Chief Quinn’s hair looked grayer than the last time Adam saw him. And that was two days ago. The man was slumped behind his desk, and his eyes were uncharacteristically bloodshot, which made Adam wonder if the man had been crying. Couldn’t be, right?

The real reason came to light when Quinn grabbed some tissues and sneezed into them, then gulped down a pill with some water. “Zinc,” he explained. “The wife says it’ll cut a cold short by half.”

“Sorry to hear you’re not feeling well, sir.”

“That’s the least of my problems. And I think you have a good idea what my main problem is right now.

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