Never Coming Home (Lincoln Pierce Mysteries Book 1) by A.R. Wise

Author:A.R. Wise [Wise, A.R.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-03-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Lincoln and Bentley met Hector at the office, and they debated the gifts they planned to give out to people who donated to the site. Hector suggested giving donors immediate access to site updates, while others would have to wait a week before being able to see them. They also started to work on setting up a whiteboard in the office with details about the crime, but the day got away from them, and soon Bentley said that he had to leave if he was going to make it to the concert on time.

Hector asked who he was going to see.

Bentley looked sheepish, and stammered as he said, “I’m, uh… I’m going out to see Darcy’s band.”

Lincoln dropped his pen and stood from his desk. “Wait, what?”

“Darcy invited me.”

“And you’re just telling me this now? You sure are full of surprises today.”

“I didn’t think it mattered.”

Hector was amused by the awkward situation as he sat between the two men. “I told you he had the hots for your daughter.”

“It’s not like that,” said Bentley.

“Let me explain something to you,” said Lincoln, stern and adamant. “Darcy’s off limits. Period. No questions asked.”

“She invited me to her concert,” said Bentley. “I said I’d go. That’s all there is to it.”

“Keep it that way.”

The conversation should’ve ended there, but Bentley couldn’t help but ask, “Isn’t she old enough to make her own decisions?”

Hector laughed uncomfortably, and then he saw how angry Lincoln had become. He stood up between the two of them. “Whoa, now. Let’s put a stop to this before it gets out of…”

“Listen up, kid,” said Lincoln, glaring past Hector at Bentley. “I don’t have any choice but to put up with you here in the office, but I don’t want my daughter getting mixed up with your kind.”

“My kind? And just what sort of ‘kind’ is that?”

“You know exactly what I mean.”

Hector yelled, “Quit it! Both of you.”

“I’m a good person,” said Bentley.

“Good people don’t have friends like yours. They don’t inspire people to run away at the sight of them, and they sure as hell don’t taze people at a lunch meeting.”

Bentley looked like he was about to respond, but then clenched his jaw and nodded. “Fine. That’s fine. I don’t care what you think of me, because I know what sort of person I am. You don’t have to worry about me making moves on your daughter. That’s not why I’m going to the concert. I’m going because I need a reason to get out of the house. Darcy invited me to the concert, and I thought it’d be better than sitting at home trying to forget about…” Bentley hesitated, and then said, “I just needed a reason to get out of the house. Don’t worry, I’m not looking for a girlfriend. That’s the last thing I need.” He took his suit coat off the back of the chair, slipped it on, and then headed for the door. “I’ll see you tomorrow.”

They watched the young man walk swiftly down the stairs, and then Hector punched Lincoln in the arm.

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