It was crystal clear that the two cops didn’t realize that there was a half-Native man inches from them or they wouldn’t have just made that statement.
So, Gene explained.
“It’s like the N word. Unless you’re African American, you don’t say it. It’s the same with Indian. A Native can throw it around. We can’t. We get to say white, Caucasian, and cracker. Got my point?” he asked, pointing at his complexion.
The cop shrugged.
“Okay, then.”
Gene just wanted to get Ethan away from the reservation. He could feel his energy, and it wasn’t good. Someone had to step in and slow this down.
FAST.
While he understood what Callen had done, Ethan clearly did not.
“Give us the address of the coffee place. We’ll meet you there. We need to pick up our rental, and swap out vehicles first, okay?”
The two cops nodded, and it was clear that they were fine with that.
The male detective handed Gene a piece of paper from his little notebook with the name of a place, and the two cops headed out. When they were gone, Ethan was to the point.
Oh, and he didn’t mince words.
“I don’t want them working this,” Ethan stated.
Oh, well, that might be easier said than done. His partner wasn’t going to suggest they do this on their own, was he? Did he miss the part where he’d repeatedly told him he wasON DESK DUTYbecause he’d been injured last case?
Really?
“Why?” Gene asked.
Blackhawk went there.
Maybe it was his pissy mood, or maybe it was something more.
Who knew?
“They didn’t even push the ME. We have work, and they should have pushed.”
Gene said nothing simply because he knew Ethan was up in his feels. Later, he’d try to talk him down.
“Okay. We’ll see what they have and go from there. You’re the boss.”
Ethan didn’t have a reply to that.
Instead, they walked to Callen’s truck, and Gene got behind the wheel. Then, they headed to Timothy’s to drop it off.
Thank God Gene had put their bags in the trunk of the rental, so they didn’t have to head to Callen’s.
The storm was brewing, and it was likely going to be a very bad storm.
Yeah, but the good news was that Gene would do exactly what Timothy and Callen had asked.
It looked as if they weren’t coming back here anytime soon.
So, that was a win.
Right?
