In Bad Company (Sandhamn Murders) by Viveca Sten

Author:Viveca Sten [Sten, Viveca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amazon
Published: 2021-01-11T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 57

Andreis emerged from the bathroom with a gray towel wound around his hips and disappeared into the bedroom.

“I’m going to get dressed,” he grunted over his shoulder.

Ten minutes later he looked considerably better than when he’d opened the door. He was freshly shaved and had put on a clean white T-shirt under his leather jacket. His hair, still damp from the shower, was swept back.

In fact, he almost looked like his old self.

Dino relaxed; for a few seconds life was back to normal. When Andreis was in a good mood, there was no one better to be with. That was how it had always been, from their days at school together in Nyköping. Andreis energized any gathering; when he wanted to party, no one was bored.

He went into the kitchen and switched on the Nespresso machine, choosing the strongest pod—metallic blue. “Want one?”

Dino nodded.

“What a fucking mess,” Andreis continued, nodding in the direction of the sink and counter. “Looks like a fucking crack den. I’ll have to ask my mom to come over and clean up before long. It’ll give her something else to think about, apart from all the pills she takes.”

He grinned at his own joke and sat down at the table with his coffee. Dino made himself a cup and sat down opposite his boss. The aroma filled the kitchen, going some way toward disguising the smell of dirty dishes, stale pizza, and the overflowing trash can.

Andreis’s cell phone rang. “It’s Mom.” Selma said something, and he answered in Bosnian. “I’m fine, Mom. Don’t worry about me.”

He had joked about her pills, but his voice changed when he spoke to her. It became softer, more tender. He’d always taken care of his mother. He’d bought her a little dog, a black poodle, when he and Emir moved to Stockholm.

“Lukas is doing great,” he went on, as if everything were OK. “You’ll have to come over and see him soon. He can’t wait to see his grandma. You’ll have to teach him Bosnian so he can talk to you.” He glanced at his watch. “I have to go. Speak to you later.”

He put down his phone and lit a cigarette. Dino tried to read him, to work out if there were any suspicions bubbling away beneath the surface. Andreis could usually tell if someone was scared of him; it was one of his greatest talents. Along with his brutality. That was why he was the boss, unlike Dino.

At least Emir wasn’t there. Always a plus.

Dino pointed to his own watch. “Shall we get going?”

Andreis shrugged. “No rush.” He gave an enormous yawn.

“It can take a while to get to Södertälje,” Dino pointed out.

“I need another coffee.” Andreis got up and inserted another pod in the machine. Dino put his cup in the only available space on the counter. He could see dust motes dancing in the sunlight coming through the window. He turned and found himself eyeball to eyeball with Andreis.

“You look like shit,” Andreis said, draping an arm around Dino’s shoulders.

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