Page 21 of Guy (House of Frazier #4)

“Her doctor came and got her. We have the gun. They must have each had one, and we’re going to be running tests on them to see if either one of them killed their father.

The video was cleaned up about the murder of Belinda Gross, and I’d never have believed it if I didn’t see it with my own eyes.

Them kids, they were just kids, too, killed her where she was standing like she was nothing more than a bubble they were popping in the air.

” Apt description, he thought, since they had bashed her skull in.

“We’re going out to the house to do a search and to arrest Margaret.

Glad to have these two cases off the books, I tell you what. ”

“I bet you are.” Guy was put in a cell but was told he’d not be there too long. They knew it was justified for him to kill Shawn. “When my wife gets here, will you allow her to come back and see me, John? This has been kinda hard on her, knowing that her family killed her dad and stepmom.”

“She’ll be able to if I have to bring her back myself.

” He felt better about that and was soon told that she and his attorney were there.

Devlin told him not to say anything when he left, and the police seemed to understand that.

None of them had asked him a single question about the way things went down.

“You write me up something when your brother gets here, can’t you, Guy? For our own records.”

“Whatever Devlin says. You know I always trust him.” John told him that it was good to have an attorney around all the time and left him to his cell.

As soon as he saw Amber, her crying about how she didn’t like this at all, Guy told her how much he loved her.

She seemed to calm down a bit when she saw that his shoulder was completely healed and he wasn’t covered in blood.

Yes, he thought, he could get used to this pampering a bit more.

When Devlin okayed for him to write out a statement, he was told not to tell anyone that he shifted to take care of himself.

Everyone would understand, no doubt, but if someone who didn’t know what was going on got hold of the paperwork, they’d not understand.

The next thing he was told was that Margaret was dead as well. Killed by police.

“We were set to arrest her when she pulled out another gun. They must have gotten a discount on them, that’s all I can figure out.

Well, she pulled it out and shot her doctor.

Then the nurse who was set to work with him.

When she fired into my men, they opened fire on her and killed her right off.

Thing is, she kept asking where her brother was, and we’d told her right off that he was dead.

” Guy did tell them that she had trouble with simple things and wouldn’t listen to things that she didn’t want to hear.

“That sounds about right. She was fixated on the fact that he’d not been with us when we came to pick her up.

This one is for the books, I tell you what. ”

After writing his statement out and letting his brother read it over, he was set free to leave.

John, of course, told him not to leave town, and he said that he’d not.

Not that they’d care if he went to Columbus so long as he promised them he’d come back home.

That’s the sort of thing you got in small towns, trust.

He was suddenly exhausted when he returned home.

Dozing on the couch with Amber, he told her in bits and pieces how his book was going.

It wasn’t until he got up to get himself something to snack on that he noticed that Belinda was gone.

Calling out for her brought her to him, but she looked oddly ghostlike more than before.

“I’m moving on. I just wanted to make sure that Amber got her money and my death was solved.” He told her that he was going to miss her. “And I’ll miss you too, you big lug.”

She looked around the room they were in, then she stared at him. Telling him to take care of Amber while he was still on this earthly plane. Guy promised that he would for the rest of his life and that he’d name his first daughter after her.

“Don’t do that. Belinda isn’t a name that I ever liked.

” He said that he did and that if Amber was willing, they’d be having them a little Belinda in the house chasing after ghosts if she wanted.

“All right, that’ll be nice. Maybe her grandpa and I will come to visit her when you least expect it.

That’ll be nice, won’t it? For us to come around to see the little girl. If you have one?”

“You bet it would.” He said he wished that he could hug her. “I was never much into hugs until I met your Amber; now it’s all I can do not to hug everyone I come across.”

“You just take care of her while you’re living, and I’ll not have to come back here and kick your ass.

And just so you know, I can do that.” They both laughed, and Amber joined them in the room.

“I was just telling your mate here to take care of you, but you’d better be taking care of him, too.

He’s a better man since he got his head out of his ass and started living again. ” Guy told her what she’d said to her.

“I’m going to take care of both of us.” She nodded and looked so sad for a moment. “I wish you didn’t have to go. I know whatever brought you here is finished, but I’m going to miss being able to talk to you through Guy.”

“I’ll be back when that book hits the bestseller list. You dedicate it to me, and I’ll promise not to tell anyone the ending before they get the chance to read it.

You telling them that a ghost helped you write your masterpiece?

” Guy laughed and said that he did, but she was the only one that he’d see in the future, too.

“That’s too bad. You do well with the unliving. ”

Again, they both laughed, and Belinda started to fade away. When she was nearly gone, she came back and kissed him on the cheek. He didn’t feel anything, of course, but he loved that she’d done that to him. Then she was gone in a puff of smoke like magic.

After getting something to eat, the two of them went up to bed.

He was tired, and he knew that Amber was as well.

With so much stress lifted off their shoulders, he felt like he could sleep for a month and not get enough.

Amber told him that she had an appointment in the morning with the two places that she was going to be working with, so that’s where she’d be if he woke up and she was gone.

It didn’t take them long to get settled into the bed.

Even before the light was out, he was nearly asleep.

When he wrapped himself around Amber and pulled her close to his body, he felt his mind shutting down to all things that had been running in there hourly, and went to sleep.

Tomorrow was going to be a long day of writing, he knew that and was looking forward to it more than he had recently.

He woke once in the middle of the night, at least it was still dark outside, and went to the bathroom.

On his way back, he looked at his phone and couldn’t believe that it was just after two in the morning.

Going back to bed, he thought he’d be awake for a while, but as soon as his head hit the pillow, he was out again.

The next time he woke up, he couldn’t believe how good he felt.

It wasn’t until he looked at his phone again to find the time that he realized that he’d slept for nearly twenty hours.

He must have needed it because he felt wonderful.

Getting up to get cleaned up, he reached out for Amber to tell her that he was finally awake. She laughed.

“I wondered if you were going to sleep around the clock. I’ve been up for hours.

” He told her he was sorry. “Don’t be. You must have needed it, or I’d have been able to wake you up the few times that I tried.

I love you, Guy, and come down when you’re ready.

We’re having subs for dinner since I didn’t know when you’d wake. ”

He told her that he would and still felt good. After his shower, he met her in the kitchen and kissed her fully on the mouth. This was just what he needed. A good night’s sleep, a woman, and food, he told her. She asked him if it had to be in that order, and that made him laugh too.