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and the manly sway of his hips displayed his ass well enough to catch the attention of most of the girls in the class.
Once he was out of sight the appreciative eyes moved from the empty doorway to where I sat. Heat crept up my neck and over my cheeks. I ignored the surprised looks and the jealous glares and opened my book, getting ready to make it through another lecture. If I could keep the image of Jackson Perry out of my damn mind.
CHAPTER SIX
Jackson
I never went to college. No surprise there, but I never wanted to either. I worked with my hands. Taking apart and putting back an engine took skill, and I excelled at it. Anna never thought going to college would be something she would be able to do. When I heard she had gotten a scholarship to City Colleges of Chicago, my chest swelled with pride for her. Even when she thought there was no hope, she reached out for it.
Working at the women’s shelter, which didn’t surprise me, she couldn’t be making much money. And even though I knew her mom was steady on her own feet, I knew she couldn’t be getting cash from her, so how the hell did she afford that apartment and school. I decided to pin her down about all of that as soon as I got this Martin asshat checked out and cleared. Whoever was gunning for her had a reason. If it had nothing to do with her internship, then it had to do with money. Maybe it was how she earned it, maybe a pissed off husband of one of the shelter women had tracked her down.
First, I needed to check out Martin.
“Officer Belby, please. Jackson Perry calling.” Over the years, I’d met my share of cops, and a few of them weren’t too bad to deal with. Belby saved my ass a time or two. He’d been a healthy part of my life when everything around me was laced with poison.
“Hey, kid.” His gruff voice came over the phone line. “What’s up?”
“Hey, Belby. I have a favor to ask.” I made my way to my bike in the parking lot, squinting from the damn sun and wishing I had remembered my sunglasses. “Can you do a quick check on a guy for me? Martin Staton. He’s a student at UIC.”
“Well now, you know I can’t just go digging around. What’s this about?” A door shut behind him, and the background noise dropped. “What’s going on, kid?”
“An old friend of mine was hit in a hit and run yesterday. A Dodge Challenger plowed right into her and took off. Jerry’s positive the car picked up speed just before it crossed into the intersection. My gut tells me someone was gunning for her.” Jamming my key into the ignition, I sat back on the seat and kept an eye on the windows of Anna’s class.
“I think I heard about something like that. The girl hasn’t given her statement yet, when our guys got to the hospital she had already left.”
“She’s a little stubborn. I can get her by the station this afternoon if you need.” Figures passed by the windows, but I couldn’t see well enough to know if it was her or not.
“That would help, thanks. Now, tell me again the name of the guy you want me to run.”
***
At five minutes till, I started walking up the steps to meet Anna. I hadn’t been able to get back to the garage to get any work done while her class was going on, so I handled a few errands. Belby hadn’t been able to come up with anything on Martin, but that didn’t mean there wasn’t something to find. Just because he hadn’t been caught didn’t mean he wasn’t a violent asshole. And if he was as much of a spoiled brat as his polo shirt and khaki pants told me he
Once he was out of sight the appreciative eyes moved from the empty doorway to where I sat. Heat crept up my neck and over my cheeks. I ignored the surprised looks and the jealous glares and opened my book, getting ready to make it through another lecture. If I could keep the image of Jackson Perry out of my damn mind.
CHAPTER SIX
Jackson
I never went to college. No surprise there, but I never wanted to either. I worked with my hands. Taking apart and putting back an engine took skill, and I excelled at it. Anna never thought going to college would be something she would be able to do. When I heard she had gotten a scholarship to City Colleges of Chicago, my chest swelled with pride for her. Even when she thought there was no hope, she reached out for it.
Working at the women’s shelter, which didn’t surprise me, she couldn’t be making much money. And even though I knew her mom was steady on her own feet, I knew she couldn’t be getting cash from her, so how the hell did she afford that apartment and school. I decided to pin her down about all of that as soon as I got this Martin asshat checked out and cleared. Whoever was gunning for her had a reason. If it had nothing to do with her internship, then it had to do with money. Maybe it was how she earned it, maybe a pissed off husband of one of the shelter women had tracked her down.
First, I needed to check out Martin.
“Officer Belby, please. Jackson Perry calling.” Over the years, I’d met my share of cops, and a few of them weren’t too bad to deal with. Belby saved my ass a time or two. He’d been a healthy part of my life when everything around me was laced with poison.
“Hey, kid.” His gruff voice came over the phone line. “What’s up?”
“Hey, Belby. I have a favor to ask.” I made my way to my bike in the parking lot, squinting from the damn sun and wishing I had remembered my sunglasses. “Can you do a quick check on a guy for me? Martin Staton. He’s a student at UIC.”
“Well now, you know I can’t just go digging around. What’s this about?” A door shut behind him, and the background noise dropped. “What’s going on, kid?”
“An old friend of mine was hit in a hit and run yesterday. A Dodge Challenger plowed right into her and took off. Jerry’s positive the car picked up speed just before it crossed into the intersection. My gut tells me someone was gunning for her.” Jamming my key into the ignition, I sat back on the seat and kept an eye on the windows of Anna’s class.
“I think I heard about something like that. The girl hasn’t given her statement yet, when our guys got to the hospital she had already left.”
“She’s a little stubborn. I can get her by the station this afternoon if you need.” Figures passed by the windows, but I couldn’t see well enough to know if it was her or not.
“That would help, thanks. Now, tell me again the name of the guy you want me to run.”
***
At five minutes till, I started walking up the steps to meet Anna. I hadn’t been able to get back to the garage to get any work done while her class was going on, so I handled a few errands. Belby hadn’t been able to come up with anything on Martin, but that didn’t mean there wasn’t something to find. Just because he hadn’t been caught didn’t mean he wasn’t a violent asshole. And if he was as much of a spoiled brat as his polo shirt and khaki pants told me he
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