by Bo Brennan
The man-mass lumbered into her office, significantly reducing both light and space. “Ah, Malachy. Everything taken care of in Portsmouth?”
He gave the best nod a man with no neck could manage. “D’you want this spare key for AJ Colt’s apartment, ma’am?”
She pursed her lips and opened her desk drawer, mulling it over as she stared at the evidence bag secreted there. A knuckleduster covered in Detective Chief Inspector Colt’s DNA was quite sufficient for future negotiations. “No. Package it with Henderson’s belongings. And pack your own. Too many people saw you working in that whorehouse. People who shouldn’t have. Your next job is overseas. A return to your roots, Malachy. Visit your mother,” she said, handing him a file. “The IRA are getting chirpy in Armagh.”
Royal South Hants Hospital, Hampshire
Gray Davies loitered outside the hospital room, unsure of the reception he would get. The gifts in his hands scant recompense. Maybe he should leave them with a nurse. He was about to do just that when the door opened. “Please don’t go. We need you.”
Gray hung his head, unable to meet her gaze. “I’m so sorry, Lor,” he said, staring at her pink fluffy slippers. “I should’ve come sooner.”
“All that matters is that you’re here now.” Lorraine Riggs slipped her hand in his and led him to the crib. “Meet Charlotte, your god-daughter, if you’ll still do us the honour.” Gray stared at her, unsure if she was jesting and waiting for the punchline. “Charlie did ask you, didn’t he?” she said. “He was supposed to, the day of . . .”
“I’d love to.” Choking back a sob, Gray looked down on Charlie’s little one for him. She was perfect. Precious. Beautiful. Thankfully, the image of her mum and not her dad, but equally as bald. “Hey, Miss Charlie Riggs,” he said, lifting her into his arms. “I was friends with your daddy. Welcome to the world.”
The End.
Thanks a million for spending a little time in the world of AJ Colt and India Kane, reading THE WAGES OF SIN http://bit.ly/2i6QJo5 If you enjoyed it, please consider taking a moment to leave a review – I know they’d greatly appreciate it!
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