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“Excuse me?” I turned to look at him, a part of me furious at how gullible he was.
“The blade and the drugs,” Baker said. “Do you have proof of those?”
“Jenni Wright was with me last night,” I said, noticing the momentary change in Garth’s eyes. “She can back my story.”
“I’ll have a talk with her, then,” Baker said. “And you say your daughter’s the only one who saw Heath Collins beat your father?”
I nodded.
“Come on, Sheriff,” Garth smiled and shook his head. “She’s just a little girl. She must have been confused by what she saw.”
I wanted to punch him right then and there. I wanted my fist the slam that smug smile off his face, and then I wanted to drag him around the office and kick at him until he was coughing up blood. The rage inside me made my head hurt, and my fists shook as I tried to control the anger.
“That’s something we’ll determine in time,” Baker replied. “Until then, I suggest you tell Mr. Collins not to leave Kent until we get this all sorted out. Shouldn’t take long.”
“Are you fucking serious?” I yelled.
“I’d appreciate if you kept your tone down, Mr. Logan.”
“You’re actually going to believe this bullshit?”
Baker shrugged. “I have to hear all sides of the story before I can reach a decision. To be frank, this is a touchy situation, and needs to be handled with great care.”
“This is ridiculous, but that’s what this is,” I shot. “We’re not talking about international relations, here. I want Heath Collins arrested for what he did to my father.”
Baker stood up and glared at me. “I will say who gets arrested and when. Until then, I suggest you tend to Samuel, and leave the police work to me.”
I scoffed and shook my head in disbelief. “Police work, huh?”
Baker didn’t reply and met my eye with a solid stare.
“Tell you what, I’ll take care of this myself,” I said, shooting an angry look at Garth before making my way out.
“Mr. Logan, I’m warning you, stay out of this or I’ll arrest you for hindering police investigation,” Baker called after me.
“You’re doing enough hindering for the both of us, Sheriff,” I called back and stormed out of the station.
If the bastard wasn’t going to get the job done, I’d do it my fucking self.
Chapter 17: Jenni
I left the diner early, telling Hank that I had to go check up on Samuel.
Word spread fast in Kent, and I found my father asking me all sorts of questions the minute I walked into the diner. I tried to answer them as best as I could, and although he seemed a little skeptical about the fact that I had spent the night at the Logan house, he didn’t seem to mind too much. At least not enough to lecture me, which I thought was just fine.
My father and Samuel went way back. They had grown up together, went to the same college, and had both decided to stay in Kent and raise their families here. Poker nights, town council meetings and school events, the two of them were always side by side. Which was why I was not surprised when he wouldn’t let me get to work until he was completely satisfied that he had learned everything I had to offer.
“I’ll come with you,” he said as I told him that I was leaving.
“No, don’t,” I said, a little too quickly, forcing a confused frown on his face. “Samuel’s still in the ICU and I don’t want you seeing him like this. It’s heartbreaking.”
“He’s one of my oldest friends, Jenni, don’t be absurd,” Hank shot angrily.
“I know, dad,” I replied. “But honestly, I wouldn’t go either if not for Kelly. She needs me by her side, and Alex is as emotionless as they come.” The lie felt a little too pushed.
“Really?” Hank scratched his chin. “Wouldn’t have guessed.”
“No, not generally, I mean right now,” I hurried to correct. “Listen, it’s a difficult time for them. Give them some space, and as soon as I’m sure Samuel’s awake, I’ll let you know.”
