Gentleman Wanted 13

Gent

Some son of a bitch had set fire to my shop. There was no way it was an accident. The smell of the accelerant was strong even after the fire department had doused the flames.

Someone had purposely set fire to my livelihood. The business I had spent years growing. All those memories were gone. And it was my only source of legit income. Income I needed to support my family.

Gemma and Bobby were my family. She would be worried about me. I had told her that I would check in as soon as I knew what was going on. With everything going on, I hadn’t managed to text her.

Pulling my phone from my pocket, I frowned down at the screen.

She hadn’t replied to any of my earlier messages. She hadn’t even opened them.

A niggling unease settled in the pit of my stomach. There was no reason for it, but I couldn’t deny it.

“You have insurance, don’t you?” Truth had obviously misunderstood the look on my face.

“Yeah, of course.”

“Then why do you suddenly look constipated?” As usual, nothing much g