that club, but whatever it is…it’s big. I have an in now if I keep this quiet.” He pointed to the corpse.
Jason wanted to tell him the truth, but decided to run it by the captain instead. He placed a call to his captain and they waited for everyone to arrive. Jason kept looking at him for a clue as to what was going on, but he seemed like he didn’t have a care in the world.
His captain arrived alone and Jason told him about what Vin had mentioned.
Kayhill walked over and asked, “Why did you go out to get beer, right after getting home? Did you know what they were planning on doing?”
Vin frowned and replied angrily, “I came home and went to my fridge. I was out of beer. What are you, my PO?”
Jason grabbed his friend by the arm.
“Vin, this is serious. We have a dead body and you sound-”
Vin rolled his eyes and pulled his arm from Jason’s grasp. “What? You think I killed her?”
He roughly pushed Jason away from him.
“You have balls. You get yourself promoted and now you think you’re better than me. You asked me to go to that club and get info. I am getting the info. Thanks for having my back, bro.”
With that said, Vin pushed Jason out of the way and walked into his house. He slammed the door behind him.
Jason tried to follow, but his captain grabbed his arm. “Stop. He is making a mess of his life and his career. Don’t do the same. Go home. I’ll take care of this.” Jason looked back at the house and then walked away, not sure of anything anymore.
By the time Jason got back to his apartment, he found Selene wrapped up in a blanket on his bed fast asleep. He sat on the bed and gently touched her face. She stirred and opened her eyes.
Selene looked at Jason and immediately asked, “What’s wrong?”
He shook his head and answered, “Nothing.”
She moved over and patted the bed for him to lie next to her. Jason lay back and Selene put her head on his chest. “You can talk to me, Jay.”
She looked up at him and waited for a response.
“I think my friend Vin is in trouble.”
“How do you know he is in trouble?”
He took a deep breath.
“I grew up with Vin. My brothers and I lived on the same street as his parents. Vin was all about the streets, even at 6 years old.”
He laughed at the memory.
“He could con an old lady out of her bingo winnings with just his smile. As he got older, he was all about getting a girl out of her panties. When we became cops, he swore that it was all in the past.”
He frowned.
“We were partners since the academy. We always had each other’s back. He even took a bullet for me once. There were rumors about Vin taking bribes, and somehow, it lead to an investigation with Internal Affairs. They must have found him guilty of something, because he was moved to a different precinct and demoted in rank. He stopped speaking to me for months. I know something is wrong, Sel. I can feel it.”
When he finished, he waited for her reaction.
“He’s your friend, Jay. You’re worried about him. There’s nothing wrong with that. Not everything in this world is perfect. Sometimes, people will slip and fall. Those people need friends like you, to be there to help them along the way. We have friends because we need them to help us during the bad times, and celebrate during the good ones. This may be Vin’s bad time. If you think something is wrong, then trust your feelings.”
“You’re perfect, you know that?”
She tried to turn away from him.
“No, I’m not.”
He pulled her closer.
“You are to me.” He kissed her gently on the forehead and squeezed her tightly. He looked over at the time before he asked, “Do you want me to take you home?”
Selene snuggled closer.
“No. I’m fine right here, if that’s ok?”
“It’s more than ok.”
Jason covered them both with the blanket and soon
Jason wanted to tell him the truth, but decided to run it by the captain instead. He placed a call to his captain and they waited for everyone to arrive. Jason kept looking at him for a clue as to what was going on, but he seemed like he didn’t have a care in the world.
His captain arrived alone and Jason told him about what Vin had mentioned.
Kayhill walked over and asked, “Why did you go out to get beer, right after getting home? Did you know what they were planning on doing?”
Vin frowned and replied angrily, “I came home and went to my fridge. I was out of beer. What are you, my PO?”
Jason grabbed his friend by the arm.
“Vin, this is serious. We have a dead body and you sound-”
Vin rolled his eyes and pulled his arm from Jason’s grasp. “What? You think I killed her?”
He roughly pushed Jason away from him.
“You have balls. You get yourself promoted and now you think you’re better than me. You asked me to go to that club and get info. I am getting the info. Thanks for having my back, bro.”
With that said, Vin pushed Jason out of the way and walked into his house. He slammed the door behind him.
Jason tried to follow, but his captain grabbed his arm. “Stop. He is making a mess of his life and his career. Don’t do the same. Go home. I’ll take care of this.” Jason looked back at the house and then walked away, not sure of anything anymore.
By the time Jason got back to his apartment, he found Selene wrapped up in a blanket on his bed fast asleep. He sat on the bed and gently touched her face. She stirred and opened her eyes.
Selene looked at Jason and immediately asked, “What’s wrong?”
He shook his head and answered, “Nothing.”
She moved over and patted the bed for him to lie next to her. Jason lay back and Selene put her head on his chest. “You can talk to me, Jay.”
She looked up at him and waited for a response.
“I think my friend Vin is in trouble.”
“How do you know he is in trouble?”
He took a deep breath.
“I grew up with Vin. My brothers and I lived on the same street as his parents. Vin was all about the streets, even at 6 years old.”
He laughed at the memory.
“He could con an old lady out of her bingo winnings with just his smile. As he got older, he was all about getting a girl out of her panties. When we became cops, he swore that it was all in the past.”
He frowned.
“We were partners since the academy. We always had each other’s back. He even took a bullet for me once. There were rumors about Vin taking bribes, and somehow, it lead to an investigation with Internal Affairs. They must have found him guilty of something, because he was moved to a different precinct and demoted in rank. He stopped speaking to me for months. I know something is wrong, Sel. I can feel it.”
When he finished, he waited for her reaction.
“He’s your friend, Jay. You’re worried about him. There’s nothing wrong with that. Not everything in this world is perfect. Sometimes, people will slip and fall. Those people need friends like you, to be there to help them along the way. We have friends because we need them to help us during the bad times, and celebrate during the good ones. This may be Vin’s bad time. If you think something is wrong, then trust your feelings.”
“You’re perfect, you know that?”
She tried to turn away from him.
“No, I’m not.”
He pulled her closer.
“You are to me.” He kissed her gently on the forehead and squeezed her tightly. He looked over at the time before he asked, “Do you want me to take you home?”
Selene snuggled closer.
“No. I’m fine right here, if that’s ok?”
“It’s more than ok.”
Jason covered them both with the blanket and soon
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