The Waking Forever Omnibus by Heather McVea

Author:Heather McVea [McVea, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-11-26T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

“Are we doomed to continue this on-again-off-again relationship?” Alan put his menu down as Ash approached their booth at Sushi Zushi, a contemporary sushi restaurant in town.

Ash slid into the black leather booth across from Alan. She was happy for the distraction her friend offered after what had been a stressful week. Ela Jacobs had been at a Spurs game the night Paul Garrett was murdered, having parted ways with the victim earlier that evening. Several fellow fans had vouched for her.

The timeline was tight, but she would have had to traverse nearly the entire cityscape in less than fifteen minutes to arrive at Paul’s apartment, according to the timeline the Medical Examiner’s Office had provided.

To further add to her stress, the Garrett crime scene just kept getting stranger by the day. The final M.E. report was released, and it didn’t shed any new light on the situation.

Ash had read and re-read the file trying to understand how a fit, healthy man in his mid-thirties had been restrained by a single individual without fiber evidence of ropes, or ligature marks from leather or metal restraints. Not to mention the enormous strength it would take to crush every bone in Paul Garrett’s torso. The fibrinolytic enzyme found around the bite marks that nearly covered all of Paul’s body only added to the disconnects that seemed to comprise the case.

Ash sighed as she looked across the table at her friend. “Calm down, you’re not well. It’s only been a week.”

Alan put his hand over his chest and looked shocked. “I’m hurt.”

Ash picked up her menu, and began flipping through it without looking at Alan. “I hadn’t thought that possible.” Alan laid his menu down, and grasping his hands in front of him on the table, stared at Ash.

Ash glanced up at her friend, and then down at his hands. “Are you praying?”

“No!” Alan pulled his hands off the table. “Don’t even joke about that.”

The waiter arrived, and Ash ordered water without lemon. As counterintuitive as it was, the citrus and raw fish never tasted right to her.

“And can I get an order of edamame too, please?” The waiter nodded and left Ash alone with the incensed Alan. “What?” Ash put her menu down.

“How much do you love me?” Alan smirked.

“More than I have words for.” Ash saw a glint in Alan’s eyes that made her uneasy. “Why?”

Alan took a sip of his martini and cleared his throat. “Well, dear friend of mine, I have found you a date.”

Ash sighed. “I hadn’t realized I was on the lookout for one.”

“Always.” Alan took an olive from his cocktail and popped it in his mouth. “Or at least you should be.”

The waiter came back with Ash’s water and steamed edamame. “Are y’all ready to order?”

Alan looked up at the man. “Can you give us a few more minutes please?” Winking at the man, Alan then turned his attentions back to Ash, who was trying desperately to see how low in her seat she could sink.

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