Long For Me by Shiloh Walker

Author:Shiloh Walker [Walker, Shiloh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

“How long has he known?”

Mondays were a bitch. This particular Monday wasn’t just a bitch—it was like some vicious hellspawn, birthed from the very bowels of hell. Ugly torrents of rain poured from the sky, flash flood alerts were going up all over town, and he’d been late getting in here because he’d stopped to help out at an accident scene until the city cops could get on the scene.

But none of that was the real problem.

The real problem lay within the folder Dr. Holcomb had just laid on the counter.

The old family physician looked up over the rims of his glasses and sighed.

“Not long. He had his yearly workup and his weight was down. He was complaining of back pain as well, but the symptoms for this form of cancer are very vague. This is why it’s so hard to diagnose it until it’s pretty advanced.”

Guy went back to staring out the window, his hands linked behind his back.

Behind him, the doctor sat and waited. His father was in one of the exam rooms, a cop at the door.

Dr. Holcomb had left his door open so they could still see the door, but Guy knew the son of a bitch was sitting in there, silently laughing about all of this.

“Why did he want me here? You’ve explained the prognosis. He knows he doesn’t have a good shot.”

“He doesn’t even want treatment,” the doctor said softly, shaking his head. He looked away, his face troubled.

“Why?”

“You would have to ask him.”

Guy had his suspicions. The son of a bitch had figured out a way to avoid his day in court for Nichole after all.

The evil, evil son of a bitch.

One hand closed into a fist and he had to fight to relax.

“You don’t have to talk to him. All he wanted to do was see you here, know that I told you. You did your part,” the doctor said. “You can let it go now.”

“No, I can’t.” Guy shook his head and forced himself to turn around, take the first step to the door.

It was like walking through concrete.

“If he tells you anything,” Dr. Holcomb said, “it’s worth it. That family went through hell. Hell, you went through hell. You were close to her, too. Don’t think I’ve forgotten that.”

Guy turned his head, stared at the doctor.

Holcomb lowered his gaze, stared at the table. “I’m not supposed to get involved. But I knew Nichole. She worked for me, for a while. Your father doesn’t know that. I’ll provide his care, to the best of my ability. But I would like to give her family closure, if we can.”

The cop nodded at him. “If you have your off-duty weapon, I’ll hold it while you’re in there.”

Guy looked at him, took the few seconds needed to place him. Werner. “I left it at home today, since I knew I’d be seeing him.” Guy didn’t add that he didn’t want to risk feeling the temptation that he might use it. There had been

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