Dead in the Rose City: a Dean Drake Mystery
“I was still seeing stars, but managed to hone in on Gus’s concerned face.
“You had me real worried, D.J.,” he said hovering over me like a bear to its cub. “A customer found you sprawled out on the ground as if you’d been struck by a land mine.”
“I feel like I was.” My head pounded like it was ready to explode into a thousand pieces. The rest of me wasn’t feeling so hot either.
“What the hell happened?” Gus demanded.
“Two tons of rotten beef decided I was sticking my nose where it didn’t belong....”
Gus’s face contorted with anger. “Sons of bitches! Tell me what I can do to help.”
“This isn’t your fight, Gus,” I told him, though I imagined if anyone could get physical with the likes of Clarence and Dirk, it was Gus. “I’ll deal with them in my own way.”
He looked at me skeptically. “Are you sure you’ll live long enough to deal with anybody?”
That was a very good question. And I had no sure fire comeback. I rose and my body collapsed back onto the couch like a man too long without sleep.MoreLess
“You had me real worried, D.J.,” he said hovering over me like a bear to its cub. “A customer found you sprawled out on the ground as if you’d been struck by a land mine.”
“I feel like I was.” My head pounded like it was ready to explode into a thousand pieces. The rest of me wasn’t feeling so hot either.
“What the hell happened?” Gus demanded.
“Two tons of rotten beef decided I was sticking my nose where it didn’t belong....”
Gus’s face contorted with anger. “Sons of bitches! Tell me what I can do to help.”
“This isn’t your fight, Gus,” I told him, though I imagined if anyone could get physical with the likes of Clarence and Dirk, it was Gus. “I’ll deal with them in my own way.”
He looked at me skeptically. “Are you sure you’ll live long enough to deal with anybody?”
That was a very good question. And I had no sure fire comeback. I rose and my body collapsed back onto the couch like a man too long without sleep.MoreLess
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