Life Extinct: A DCI Sean Bracken Scottish Crime Novel (A DCI Sean Bracken Crime Thriller Book 4) by John Carson

Author:John Carson [Carson, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-30T16:00:00+00:00

Seventeen

‘Viagra?’ Chaz said. ‘Of course I’ve heard of it. I thought you said you were only forty-five? Now you’re trying to tell me you’re seventy-five?’

‘I would look good if I was seventy-five. But when I asked if you’d heard of Viagra, I didn’t mean I wanted to use it.’

‘Thank goodness for that. However, I have to say, I really do have a headache. Sorry.’ She made a face at him before smiling.

‘I can actually come round here without wanting to rip your clothes off.’

‘If you’d been here half an hour ago, you would have seen me with my pyjamas on.’

‘You had a lie-in?’

‘I did. I couldn’t sleep for a while. I tossed and turned, read some pages of a book, watched some TV. Had another can of lager, then finally crashed out with my fan set to freeze the balls off an Eskimo. I wish I had air conditioning like the Americans have.’

‘Ed says his air conditioning is having Max wag his tail in his face. But God knows how he can stand it, having his dog lie next to him in bed. I mean, it’s a double, but still. The room is small, but he doesn’t mind. It’s a roof over his head.’

‘Oh, the poor guy. He works hard in that guest house.’

‘Bob and Mary didn’t ask him to; he just didn’t want them to think he was a moocher.’

‘He washes the windows, cuts the grass, cleans. He’s a marvel,’ Chaz said.

‘As opposed to me, who’s a lazy sod who doesn’t lift a finger?’ He raised his eyebrows at her.

‘You’re a paying guest in a guest house. Your dad wants to feel valued.’

‘I know. He’s trying to save his pension so he can add it to the insurance money to buy himself a new home.’

They sat down on the couch with a coffee. Chaz still had a couple of hours before she had to leave for her night shift starting at ten o’clock.

‘I got this in the mail today,’ she said, reaching for a magazine on the coffee table in front of the couch. She lifted it and took the card out and handed it to him.

He took the card out of the envelope and read it, once, twice, before putting it back in the envelope and tossing it down on the table.

‘You noticed it didn’t have a stamp? It must have been hand-delivered.’

‘Jesus, I didn’t even notice that. That’s even worse. They know where I live.’

‘Enough’s enough,’ he said. ‘Maybe you should come and move into the guest house for a while. Until we get this sorted. There are spare rooms available.’

‘I don’t think I want to be chased out of my own home, Sean. There have been some shitty things happening to me recently. I’m not going to run anymore.’

‘Whoever it is knows your address, obviously. Just keep your wits about you when you’re out and about.’

‘I will, don’t worry. But you’d better scoot. I have to shower then get ready.’

‘Call me at any hour of the night if you need me,’ he said and gave her a hug.

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