BLOOD RIVER (A Trask Brothers Murder Mystery)
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“It was stuffed in the back of my pants, under my shirt. It’s a good thing Danny was such a lousy cop. I don’t think he’d ever frisked anyone before.” Dave went quiet and thought about his deputy, angry about not picking up some sign of what was to come.
Don, as usual could read his thoughts. “I wouldn’t beat myself up over Danny, nobody could have seen that coming.”
“I guess,” Dave answered quietly, knowing it would prey on his mind for some time.
Linda reappeared at Don’s side with red eyes and nose and he looked over at her.
“How long am I going to be stuck here?” asked Dave as he tried to push himself into a sitting position but quickly fell back.
“Your doctor here says it will be a few more days,” replied Don nodding to Linda. “I tried to convince her that I could keep her busy but she turned me down,” he added with a tight grin.
Somehow Dave didn’t doubt it.
“He told me he was not only better looking and smarter than you,” Linda picked up, “but a lot more fun. I told him that would be just too much for me to handle in one man,” she added with her own wry smile.
“Couldn’t argue with that,” responded Don in a serious tone as he returned his look to his brother. “Anyway, you’ve put me about a month behind with my real job while I did yours so I need to get back to it. Don’t call me, I’ll call you – maybe,” he said touching his hand to the back of Dave’s before quickly removing it and turning to leave.
Linda and Dave watched him go, Dave wondering if his hard-edged brother wasn’t getting a little soft.
Dave reached out and grabbed Linda’s hand. “What now doc?”
“I suggest that you get plenty of rest while you are here, because the rehab program I am prescribing for you will be quite vigorous,” she replied in a very serious tone.
“Vigorous huh?”