Watch Them Die by Adam Nicholls

Author:Adam Nicholls [Nicholls, Adam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-02-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Nine

A whole night had passed, during which they’d made love and had the first decent night’s sleep in months. It occurred to Morgan while he showered and dressed the next morning that his job might have an impact on their happiness, but until Rachel said otherwise, he could only carry on the way he had been.

After all, there was still Dusty’s murder to solve.

Today’s plans weren’t set in stone, but when Gary turned up at his front door just before lunch, Morgan knew there had to be a good reason for his visit. Or at the very least, a bad one. Morgan cut it off right then and there, blurting out the good news.

“Before you tell me anything, I want you to know we’re having a baby.”

Gary’s reaction was gradual, starting with the same blank look he’d probably given Rachel the night before, but then it widened into genuine cheer. “Pregnant? Really? Are you freaking kidding me?”

“Nope. I’m dead serious.”

“That’s incredible!”

Morgan hugged him, although it was brief. They separated quickly enough, and he was left wondering about his own feelings on the matter since he’d now said it out loud. Could he handle being a father? He knew nothing about children, but Rachel’s knowledge would make up for that, he was sure. If anyone was born to be a great mother, it was her.

But what about his job?

It was the one thing that circled his mind like a kettle of vultures. At some point the long days and the intrusive nature of his job—not to mention the occasional raw danger—would make parenthood tough. On the flip side, he did get to choose his own hours, and when the clients were steady, so was the money. They already had a home, and even though it doubled up as an office for the foreseeable future, it was safe and spacious enough to raise a kid.

Or kids.

What would Rachel want next, after having one baby? Would she want another? Morgan dreaded to think what his life would be like with two kids running around. He could kiss goodbye to those quiet moments, and his career would become even more questionable.

Best not to think about it, he told himself, and jumped to change the subject.

“You didn’t come here to talk about babies,” he said.

Gary sucked in a breath through his teeth. “No.”

“Then why? We both know you don’t make social calls.”

“You got me pegged. Look outside.”

Morgan twitched the curtain that covered his front door, looking up and down the street until he saw Gary’s car. Right behind that, however, was something far more noticeable: two squad cars with officers sitting inside. Morgan felt his brow crease up.

“This is supposed to be a quick detour,” Gary said.

“Before what?”

“Detectives found a sheet of paper that’d gone through the shredder. They managed to piece it together overnight, and they found an invoice that linked St. John to a rented car garage across town. The captain’s given us the go-ahead, and we’re making our way down there now.

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