Page 155 of Sticks and Stones
“He’ll be okay,” Greyson said. “And so will you, but you have to let the guilt go, or you’re making it a bumpy road.”
Gene understood that, but this wasn’t as simple.
To be honest, he was attached to the crotch goblin. He was the one bright spot inPhilly. Corbin entertained him, and made this hellhole a little better.
So he’d protect him.
“I’m going to need a favor,” he admitted.
Greyson already knew what was coming. He’d have to be the village idiot not to know what he was going to ask.
“Let me guess. You want any cases that are tied to thePhillypolice? If they come calling, you and Ethan want to be first up on the list to deal with them, especially if Corbin is involved.”
He nodded.
“Can you make that happen?” he asked.
Greyson shrugged.
“I can, but is that what you really want?” he inquired, wanting to make sure.
They got a shit ton of work from the local law. It was so much work that they got bogged down with it as they ran with an agent shortage.
“Yes,” he stated. “We need to show him some survival skills. We’ll handle it. If the commissioner calls, tell him we’re in as long as we have a liaison of sorts—Corbin. It should be easy considering they let him go alone into a bar with assholes.”
Greyson laughed.
“What you’re asking is easy. What you’re not considering is that having the local law’s tough cases tied to you is going to be a pain in the ass, and mean a lot of work.”
Oh, he was aware.
“I know.”
Greyson knew he could pull it off if the man was one hundred percent sure.
He knew how many times their office was called in to helpPhillyhomicide. They turned away cases because they didn’t have a free agent. If they took this on, it would be insanity.
Because of a shortage, Corbin had worked with other agents while they were busy, and he wanted to make sure the man understood that.
Three years of working city cases that regular cops couldn’t close was going to be exhausting.
“If that’s what you want,” he began.
And Gene did.
Because Corbin was a danger to himself.
“I noticed you give Antonio Hill a bunch of cases that the police pass to us. They aren’t always homicides. He’s worked with Corbin, and I want those cases.”
Greyson was the one who handed out assignments as they struggled to keep the office above the water. The city was drowning in crime.
So, again, he could make it happen.
“And how will Ethan feel about this?” he asked, wanting to make sure.
Oh, he knew.
His partner would be onboard.
