No One Left to Tell (73 page)
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Authors: Karen Rose
Tags: #Mystery & Detective, #Fiction, #General, #Suspense, #Thrillers, #Crime
‘Silas killed him,’ Detective Perkins said. ‘I found them on the security video in the bar where Roscoe’s car was parked.’
‘Wonderful,’ Hyatt grumbled. ‘Somebody write this down and email it to me. I won’t remember half the list.’ He strode to the door, then turned. ‘Good work. All of you.’
Stevie stared at the door he closed behind him. ‘Wow. He’s practically soft.’
Grayson studied her face. ‘How are you, really?’
‘Better,’ Stevie said, but her eyes told the truth. ‘Cordelia’s still traumatized.’
‘Then so are you,’ Daphne said, giving her a hug. ‘When our babies hurt, we hurt.’ She looked at Paige. ‘So when are we going to open that school of yours?’
Paige blinked. ‘What? Really?’
‘Yes,’ Daphne said. ‘Let’s do lunch next week and we’ll crunch the numbers.’
‘Can Cordelia come to your school?’ Stevie asked. ‘I think she needs some confidence.’
‘Cordelia needs a dog,’ Paige said as the three women left together.
Stevie’s voice came from down the hall. ‘Dogs drool.’
Bashears and Perkins left to escort Mrs McCloud back to Holding, leaving Yates and Grayson alone.
‘Is there anything else you need?’ Grayson asked.
‘Yes,’ Yates said. ‘I need someone to take Anderson’s position. I’ve read your case summaries and I’ve seen you in court. You’ve been on the short list for a move up for quite some time. I saw you in there with Hyatt today. You two work well together.’ He shrugged. ‘Not many people work well with Peter Hyatt.’
Grayson’s pulse picked up a little speed. ‘He’s not so bad. There’s a heart under all that muscle and a brain under the bald.’
Yates smiled. ‘If you want the job, it’s yours. It’s a promotion, you get a bigger office. Not a lot more money. You’ll still try cases, but there will be more admin. That’s the downside. More work for not a lot more cash.’
Grayson had yes on the tip of his tongue. But . . . ‘I need you to know something first.’ He told Yates the truth about his father. ‘Anderson threatened to tell if I didn’t back off the Muñoz case.’
Yates had listened carefully, showing no reaction, but now he cursed under his breath. ‘First, who your father is doesn’t matter. Second, if you’d come to me, I would have taken care of Anderson. Under the circumstances I know why you didn’t. But don’t do it again. Third, this only makes me more sure that I’ve made a good choice. Another man might have backed off. You didn’t. True integrity is priceless.’
‘Paige said something like that,’ he murmured.
‘I’d listen to her then. Today is Saturday. When can you start?’
‘I’ll be there Monday morning.’
‘Good.’ Yates shook his hand. ‘Congratulations on the promotion and, although I never thought I’d hear myself quoting Hyatt, “good job”.’
‘Jeff, wait,’ Grayson said as Yates opened the door. ‘Who will get my current job?’
‘Who do you think should have it?’
‘Daphne Montgomery. She’s pretty amazing.’
Yates nodded. ‘I’ll take it under advisement. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.’
Grayson closed his eyes and took a moment to breathe, then looked up to see Paige leaning on the doorjamb. ‘I thought you were with the girls,’ he said.
‘You’re my ride home.’
From the look on her face he could see that she’d overheard. ‘You think I made the right choice?’
‘I think you recommending Daphne was pretty amazing. So what’s your new title?’
‘Senior Assistant State’s Attorney.’
Paige laughed. ‘As long as I don’t have to call you that in bed, we’re good.’
He put his arm around her shoulders. ‘Actually, I was thinking more on the lines of “Baby, oh baby, take me”. You did promise to say that after all this was over.’
‘And I keep my promises. I have integrity too. Can we go home now?’
It made his heart catch to hear her say
home
. ‘Absolutely.’
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