Suspect Zero
“Where are you men headed tonight?”
“It’s a work night for my young friend and me. No rest for the wicked. Say hello to the nice girls, boy.”
“Hi. I’m, uh, Gabriel,” he said. He could see some of Julia’s red hair out of his peripheral vision, but he didn’t want to turn his head in case he saw Penny.
“You’re cute, Gabe. You sure it’s a work night for you, too?”
“Definitely for him. He about screwed the pooch on our last job, so he’s going to make up for it on the next. Aren’t you?...” The old man turned his wolf eyes on Gabriel. He slipped a hand into his hunting jacket and slid out the .45, tucking it under his leg with the grip out just a little.
Julia leaned back and whispered something to her friends. They all laughed, high-pitched and a little sloppy. Gabriel wondered if it was about him. He realized they were drunk. He set his hand on the knife.MoreLess
“It’s a work night for my young friend and me. No rest for the wicked. Say hello to the nice girls, boy.”
“Hi. I’m, uh, Gabriel,” he said. He could see some of Julia’s red hair out of his peripheral vision, but he didn’t want to turn his head in case he saw Penny.
“You’re cute, Gabe. You sure it’s a work night for you, too?”
“Definitely for him. He about screwed the pooch on our last job, so he’s going to make up for it on the next. Aren’t you?...” The old man turned his wolf eyes on Gabriel. He slipped a hand into his hunting jacket and slid out the .45, tucking it under his leg with the grip out just a little.
Julia leaned back and whispered something to her friends. They all laughed, high-pitched and a little sloppy. Gabriel wondered if it was about him. He realized they were drunk. He set his hand on the knife.MoreLess
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