awesome?”
“Yeah, that’s great Temmy. I hope you have lots of fun and I really hope he isn’t impotent.”
“There is no way a man that sexy could be limp. They have drugs for that you know.
“The Gods praise Viagra.”
“Okay, no more joking around. You have to come with me. You were personally invited after all.”
“No can do. I’m in the middle of a case. Plus, I don’t see how I was personally invited when I haven’t even met the guy.”
“He asked about you when he came to talk to me last night then invited me to the party, and told me to bring you. You can take the night off. I mean, the person is obviously dead or you wouldn’t be assigned to the case. They’re going to be just as dead if you take the night off.”
“That’s nice , Temmy. I’ll be sure to use that next time I’m talking to the next of kin.”
“Your boss isn’t stupid enough to have you talking to the next of kin after that last time. Please Avy, he specifically said for me to bring my friend. That would be you. I’ve been trying to get in this guy ’s pants for months.”
“You have more friends than just me. Invite Saundra, she’d love it. Groupie is right up her alley.”
“Then I’ll have to fight her for Sexy singer’s attentions. At least if you come, I won’t have any competition.”
I’m not sure but I think I should be offended over that statement.
“I am truly sorry that I can’t accompany you as your ugly-friend-that-nobody-wants, but I really do have work to do.”
“You know you are anything but ugly. I only meant that you wouldn’t want the guy therefore I wouldn’t have any competition. Are you sure you can’t come?”
“Sorry. We found a body dump this morning and I’ve got to figure out who did him in and why.”
“I guess I’ll call Saundra then. You owe me for this. Next Saturday. Don’t even think about canceling.”
“Yes mother. I’ll be there with bells on.”
“You better be.”
I hung up. That guy obviously didn’t know me or he would have never bothered to invite me to a party. Groupie was definitely not my thing. Temmy would have a lot more fun with Saundra even with the competition. Saundra was a typical party girl, which is why she and Temmy were friends to begin with. I will be spending the evening back at HQ seeing if I can find out any more info on Stephen Wilkins.
Three
I walked into the HRTF precinct to find Davis and Kansas betting on who could ring the trashcan from across the room first. Those two will bet on anything. Davis a Werecougar and Kansas a magic-wielding Human, they have been partners since Kansas came to work here.
“Interference. That hot mama can’t walk into the room while I’m shooting. It totally throws off my game,” Davis said.
“What game? You know you white boys ain’t got no game,” Kansas replied.
He always janked on Davis for being a white boy. And , I do mean white. Any whiter and he’d glow. When I first found out that he was a Werecougar, my response was “Aren’t cougars typically black”. He explained that his cougar was black, but unfortunately, he got his dad’s coloring and so he would always be a pale little white boy. He was about my height and the only coloring on his face was the gazillion freckles.
“I thought I heard something about Latinos not having any game either. Maybe that was just you,” I said to Kansas.
His real name is Gorge Rodriguez but ever since he transferred here from Kansas City he’s been known as Kansas. He isn’t very strong magically (definitely not Wizard status) but he is a really good detective. He could spot things , and understand their meanings, that veteran detectives who’ve been doing this their whole lives would miss.
“I know you didn’t just go there. You’re on now. Show us what you got,” Kansas said.
I looked at him like he had lost his mind. We were talking about throwing a wadded up piece of paper at a trashcan after all. He just looked at