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that included only himself and Danny s attacker. Red hot rage boiled through his veins. His
entire body began to tremble. The man didn t notice him. He, too, was watching the people
coming out, no doubt, waiting to ask someone for money. The insane bugger. He was
begging for it now. All Dave saw when he looked at the ragged man was someone who had
threatened Danny s life.
He took off, his path aimed directly at the assailant. The little prick had escaped once
before, but now Danny wasn t here to step between them. This time the motherfucker
wasn t going anywhere.
At the last second, the homeless man turned and saw him. Dave read panic in his eyes
before he turned to bolt, but this time, Dave was on top of him before he could move. The
mugger grunted as Dave s large body hit his target. You re under arrest, motherfucker!
Dave shouted.
The man struggled and writhed, screaming, but Dave, all adrenaline, twisted his arms
behind him, pegging him to the hard ground with one knee.
Dave! Hey, Dave!
Dave barely heard his fellow officer, Jack Preston. In the next moment he dimly heard
Jack radioing for assistance.
The man squirmed underneath Dave, remarkably strong for someone who lived on the
street. In the back of his consciousness, Dave registered that if this man had stabbed Danny,
he would definitely have put enough force behind the blade to kill him.
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You bastard! Dave hissed. He pulled back a fist and let it slam into the guy s ribcage,
hearing the air whoosh out of the man s lungs. The man slowed his struggle and finally lay
still.
In seconds, two large pairs of hands were over Dave, one pair pulling him off Danny s
mugger, the second pair assisting the other man off the ground and cuffing his wrists.
Dave was panting. He felt Jack s hand on the back of his jacket and saw a crowd of
people gathered, witnessing what had happened. He turned and lunged for the handcuffed
man, but the officer, a Boston cop, was whisking him away already.
Hey, Dave. Jack held onto him, not letting him move.
He almost killed a friend of mine. His body stiffened under Jack s touch.
It s all right, Dave. You can t use excessive force like that. Come on. Jack radioed for
more assistance to look after the last of the crowd and began to lead Dave in the direction of
the sports complex where headquarters were located.
He s an animal, Dave muttered through clenched teeth. All he knew was that the
mugger could have robbed from him the one person in the world he adored.
Yes, but I don t want you to have to pay for it.
They reached headquarters and Jack had Dave sit down in the break room. He poured
him a cup of coffee. Sit here a minute. I ve got to talk to the chief.
Dave nodded, staring miserably into the dark liquid in the Styrofoam cup. He picked it
up and took a sip, letting the hot liquid sear his throat. The stuff had been sitting a while and
tasted bitter. He gulped it again, his eyes stinging when it burned his tongue.
A moment later, Jack poked his head in. Chief wants to talk to you.
Dave left the cup and got up. He followed Jack to the chief s office.
Chief was behind his desk. A white-haired man in his early sixties, he d always been a
good guy, someone Dave liked working for. Dave, come on in and sit down.
Dave obeyed silently, his hands in his lap. Inside his winter jacket, his body dripped
with sweat, but he didn t care. Nothing really mattered anymore.
Dave, listen, your lawyer contacted me earlier today for my statement.
Dave nodded. He d spoken earlier with the chief from the lawyer s office to ask his
permission.
The chief regarded him with sympathy. I think I have a sense of what s going on. In
all the time I ve known you, you ve never used excessive force on a perp. He paused and
sighed. I can only imagine you re under an incredible amount of stress.
Dave looked at him. I am. However, that bastard almost killed my best friend. The
words sent a zing of electricity coursing through his body. Best friend. Yeah, it was true.
Danny may have been his lover, but he was also his best friend. It had happened fast, but it
was no less the truth.
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Chief nodded and rubbed the back of his neck. You were right to arrest him, Dave,
but not right to attack him, no matter the circumstances. As your boss, I m supposed to
remind you of that. However, I know there s more to the situation than meets the eye.
Chief paused and sighed, causing Dave to brace himself for what the man would say. I m
going to ask you to take a leave of absence. Not for long. Just to give you a rest. I think it s
best for you. You need time to relax and give your attention to what s happening. I won t put
this on your record. I ve never considered myself an intuitive man, but being a cop, I can say
I smell something dirty going on behind that lawsuit and I m not going to give those bastards
any fuel. Okay? Start your sabbatical tonight.
Dave heaved a deep sigh. Heat churned around his body under the heavy jacket. The
last thing he needed was more free time on his hands. He d always lived by a schedule.
Structure was good. Free time made him feel aimless and restless. However, it also wouldn t
do to start attacking perps. He knew Chief was right. He nodded. All right. Thanks.
Also, Dave, there are services on campus, good ones, you know, if you need someone
to talk to.
Yeah, I know. Thanks, Chief.
Go home and get some rest. I m on your side.
Dave nodded to him and rose heavily to his feet. He went to his locker and took out
the small bag of gym clothing and shower things he always kept with him to work out before
his shifts. He wouldn t be needing them for a while. No way was he going to come around
campus knowing Danny was here.
Danny! Fuck. He was supposed to go to his office. The thought of facing Danny and
telling him what had happened was too much. He d already shown Danny a really bad side
of him and he was only getting worse. He couldn t bear to have Danny see him unraveling at [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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that included only himself and Danny s attacker. Red hot rage boiled through his veins. His
entire body began to tremble. The man didn t notice him. He, too, was watching the people
coming out, no doubt, waiting to ask someone for money. The insane bugger. He was
begging for it now. All Dave saw when he looked at the ragged man was someone who had
threatened Danny s life.
He took off, his path aimed directly at the assailant. The little prick had escaped once
before, but now Danny wasn t here to step between them. This time the motherfucker
wasn t going anywhere.
At the last second, the homeless man turned and saw him. Dave read panic in his eyes
before he turned to bolt, but this time, Dave was on top of him before he could move. The
mugger grunted as Dave s large body hit his target. You re under arrest, motherfucker!
Dave shouted.
The man struggled and writhed, screaming, but Dave, all adrenaline, twisted his arms
behind him, pegging him to the hard ground with one knee.
Dave! Hey, Dave!
Dave barely heard his fellow officer, Jack Preston. In the next moment he dimly heard
Jack radioing for assistance.
The man squirmed underneath Dave, remarkably strong for someone who lived on the
street. In the back of his consciousness, Dave registered that if this man had stabbed Danny,
he would definitely have put enough force behind the blade to kill him.
Tao of Love 1: Danny s Dragon 111
You bastard! Dave hissed. He pulled back a fist and let it slam into the guy s ribcage,
hearing the air whoosh out of the man s lungs. The man slowed his struggle and finally lay
still.
In seconds, two large pairs of hands were over Dave, one pair pulling him off Danny s
mugger, the second pair assisting the other man off the ground and cuffing his wrists.
Dave was panting. He felt Jack s hand on the back of his jacket and saw a crowd of
people gathered, witnessing what had happened. He turned and lunged for the handcuffed
man, but the officer, a Boston cop, was whisking him away already.
Hey, Dave. Jack held onto him, not letting him move.
He almost killed a friend of mine. His body stiffened under Jack s touch.
It s all right, Dave. You can t use excessive force like that. Come on. Jack radioed for
more assistance to look after the last of the crowd and began to lead Dave in the direction of
the sports complex where headquarters were located.
He s an animal, Dave muttered through clenched teeth. All he knew was that the
mugger could have robbed from him the one person in the world he adored.
Yes, but I don t want you to have to pay for it.
They reached headquarters and Jack had Dave sit down in the break room. He poured
him a cup of coffee. Sit here a minute. I ve got to talk to the chief.
Dave nodded, staring miserably into the dark liquid in the Styrofoam cup. He picked it
up and took a sip, letting the hot liquid sear his throat. The stuff had been sitting a while and
tasted bitter. He gulped it again, his eyes stinging when it burned his tongue.
A moment later, Jack poked his head in. Chief wants to talk to you.
Dave left the cup and got up. He followed Jack to the chief s office.
Chief was behind his desk. A white-haired man in his early sixties, he d always been a
good guy, someone Dave liked working for. Dave, come on in and sit down.
Dave obeyed silently, his hands in his lap. Inside his winter jacket, his body dripped
with sweat, but he didn t care. Nothing really mattered anymore.
Dave, listen, your lawyer contacted me earlier today for my statement.
Dave nodded. He d spoken earlier with the chief from the lawyer s office to ask his
permission.
The chief regarded him with sympathy. I think I have a sense of what s going on. In
all the time I ve known you, you ve never used excessive force on a perp. He paused and
sighed. I can only imagine you re under an incredible amount of stress.
Dave looked at him. I am. However, that bastard almost killed my best friend. The
words sent a zing of electricity coursing through his body. Best friend. Yeah, it was true.
Danny may have been his lover, but he was also his best friend. It had happened fast, but it
was no less the truth.
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Chief nodded and rubbed the back of his neck. You were right to arrest him, Dave,
but not right to attack him, no matter the circumstances. As your boss, I m supposed to
remind you of that. However, I know there s more to the situation than meets the eye.
Chief paused and sighed, causing Dave to brace himself for what the man would say. I m
going to ask you to take a leave of absence. Not for long. Just to give you a rest. I think it s
best for you. You need time to relax and give your attention to what s happening. I won t put
this on your record. I ve never considered myself an intuitive man, but being a cop, I can say
I smell something dirty going on behind that lawsuit and I m not going to give those bastards
any fuel. Okay? Start your sabbatical tonight.
Dave heaved a deep sigh. Heat churned around his body under the heavy jacket. The
last thing he needed was more free time on his hands. He d always lived by a schedule.
Structure was good. Free time made him feel aimless and restless. However, it also wouldn t
do to start attacking perps. He knew Chief was right. He nodded. All right. Thanks.
Also, Dave, there are services on campus, good ones, you know, if you need someone
to talk to.
Yeah, I know. Thanks, Chief.
Go home and get some rest. I m on your side.
Dave nodded to him and rose heavily to his feet. He went to his locker and took out
the small bag of gym clothing and shower things he always kept with him to work out before
his shifts. He wouldn t be needing them for a while. No way was he going to come around
campus knowing Danny was here.
Danny! Fuck. He was supposed to go to his office. The thought of facing Danny and
telling him what had happened was too much. He d already shown Danny a really bad side
of him and he was only getting worse. He couldn t bear to have Danny see him unraveling at [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]