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Authors: Crissy Smith
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you more money, but you need to be careful. Right now the overdoses are being investigated by only a couple of officers. If we have too many deaths, the police force will assign a task force and that won’t be good for any of us,” Mayor Jensen replied.
“We’ll take care of these so-called investigators,” Jordan spat. “I know just how to handle them.”
Mayor Jensen laughed. “Those detectives will eat you alive, young man. I’ve got some officers that owe me some favors. I’ll have them keep an eye on the case. You two just make sure you’re not caught. If you are, I’ll make sure you don’t make it to trial, if you catch my drift.”
“Don’t threaten us!” Lexis shouted. “I’ll being you and your entire empire down. You want to get rid of the shifters? Fine, I couldn’t care less, but we do this my way.”
“Don’t make me laugh,” Jensen responded. “You’re playing with the big boys now. You follow my orders. I can find any small time dealer to do this. I brought you in. Don’t forget that.”
It sounded like the mayor was walking farther away as he spoke. Cooper pressed himself closer to the side of the bar. He didn’t hear any more speaking, so he waited. A few minutes later, the sound of a car starting didn’t surprise him. He crept toward the opposite side of the building. Hopefully Fisher and Turner would get there soon. The mayor wouldn’t be hard to find, but Cooper didn’t want to lose the Bradley cousins.
After what he’d overheard, they needed to make their move soon. He had to get that warrant. He ran back toward his partner to share what he’d learned.
Chapter Five
It was a busy night for calls. Julie collapsed against the back of her seat inside the ambulance after they’d dropped off the fourth patient to the hospital. Two people with heart-attack symptoms, one with a badly cut hand and one small child with a horrible cough had kept the rig going. She was thankful that none of the calls had been fatal but she was dragging and needed a break. The morning with Cooper had been wonderful, but she was feeling the lack of sleep.
“Want to stop for coffee?” she asked her partner.
He grinned at her. “Didn’t sleep well?”
She hadn’t told Shawn about going to Cooper’s house but by his smug expression, he’d figured it out. “What makes you ask that?”
He chuckled. “I ran into Josiah at the café this afternoon before my shift. He mentioned your car being at Cooper’s when he picked up his partner this morning.”
Living in Clear Creek was like being in a soap opera sometimes. There was no privacy. Especially within the civil servant area. “Oh, so how about that coffee?” she tried to steer the conversation away from her and Cooper. Not that she minded telling Shawn, but she did like to tease her partner.
Shawn paused in putting the vehicle in gear. “That’s all I get?”
She smiled. “Was there something else you wanted?” she teased.
“You suck,” he complained. She let him drive toward their favorite small coffee shop before giving in.
“I apologized to Cooper,” she said. “It went better than I could have ever hoped for.”
“So the two of you are back together?” Shawn grinned. “That’s awesome.”
“Yeah,” she agreed. “I’m really lucky.”
“He’s lucky too. You’re a great woman and you two belong together,” Shawn told her.
Julie was beginning to believe the truth in that statement. Cooper had been everything she’d ever hoped for. She looked at her friends, like Shawn, with his wife and kids, and was jealous. She wished for that. She wanted to make her home with one man and start raising kids. She needed her brother to come visit and be Uncle Garrett to his nieces and nephews. She could already picture a boy with Cooper’s dark hair or a little girl with her hazel eyes. No matter what they looked like, she would love them unconditionally. And Cooper? He would make a fantastic father.
“We’ll take care of these so-called investigators,” Jordan spat. “I know just how to handle them.”
Mayor Jensen laughed. “Those detectives will eat you alive, young man. I’ve got some officers that owe me some favors. I’ll have them keep an eye on the case. You two just make sure you’re not caught. If you are, I’ll make sure you don’t make it to trial, if you catch my drift.”
“Don’t threaten us!” Lexis shouted. “I’ll being you and your entire empire down. You want to get rid of the shifters? Fine, I couldn’t care less, but we do this my way.”
“Don’t make me laugh,” Jensen responded. “You’re playing with the big boys now. You follow my orders. I can find any small time dealer to do this. I brought you in. Don’t forget that.”
It sounded like the mayor was walking farther away as he spoke. Cooper pressed himself closer to the side of the bar. He didn’t hear any more speaking, so he waited. A few minutes later, the sound of a car starting didn’t surprise him. He crept toward the opposite side of the building. Hopefully Fisher and Turner would get there soon. The mayor wouldn’t be hard to find, but Cooper didn’t want to lose the Bradley cousins.
After what he’d overheard, they needed to make their move soon. He had to get that warrant. He ran back toward his partner to share what he’d learned.
Chapter Five
It was a busy night for calls. Julie collapsed against the back of her seat inside the ambulance after they’d dropped off the fourth patient to the hospital. Two people with heart-attack symptoms, one with a badly cut hand and one small child with a horrible cough had kept the rig going. She was thankful that none of the calls had been fatal but she was dragging and needed a break. The morning with Cooper had been wonderful, but she was feeling the lack of sleep.
“Want to stop for coffee?” she asked her partner.
He grinned at her. “Didn’t sleep well?”
She hadn’t told Shawn about going to Cooper’s house but by his smug expression, he’d figured it out. “What makes you ask that?”
He chuckled. “I ran into Josiah at the café this afternoon before my shift. He mentioned your car being at Cooper’s when he picked up his partner this morning.”
Living in Clear Creek was like being in a soap opera sometimes. There was no privacy. Especially within the civil servant area. “Oh, so how about that coffee?” she tried to steer the conversation away from her and Cooper. Not that she minded telling Shawn, but she did like to tease her partner.
Shawn paused in putting the vehicle in gear. “That’s all I get?”
She smiled. “Was there something else you wanted?” she teased.
“You suck,” he complained. She let him drive toward their favorite small coffee shop before giving in.
“I apologized to Cooper,” she said. “It went better than I could have ever hoped for.”
“So the two of you are back together?” Shawn grinned. “That’s awesome.”
“Yeah,” she agreed. “I’m really lucky.”
“He’s lucky too. You’re a great woman and you two belong together,” Shawn told her.
Julie was beginning to believe the truth in that statement. Cooper had been everything she’d ever hoped for. She looked at her friends, like Shawn, with his wife and kids, and was jealous. She wished for that. She wanted to make her home with one man and start raising kids. She needed her brother to come visit and be Uncle Garrett to his nieces and nephews. She could already picture a boy with Cooper’s dark hair or a little girl with her hazel eyes. No matter what they looked like, she would love them unconditionally. And Cooper? He would make a fantastic father.
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