Odds of Love: Past Wounds

Episode 15

" So since you didn't find anything you can get out of my house," DuBuis said sternly to Detective Nate Jacks who glared back with much dislike glimmering in his bleary eyes. " You have been here way too long anyway. How long does it take to search? "

Spencer rolled beside his husband in the hallway and said," Yes. I agree. Why are you so obsessed with my husband? He has an alibi. Reverend Lynn said she was with him the whole time. He couldn't have done anything to Skip. He wouldn't do anything to Skip or anyone. He's the most gentle man I know. "

Jacks stared at Spencer with a smirk to his mouth and then at the hands he and DuBuis were holding. " He might be in the clear but what about you? Yeah you're in a wheelchair but if you sneaked up on the victim you could have wacked him in the head hard enough to stun him and then shot him. In fact where were you that day ? "

Spencer grew pale and backed up in his chair slightly. " I was home. Here. With my mother Glory. My stepmother Glory. And my father. "

Glory came behind her stepson and placed her hands tenderly on his shoulders. " Yes he was. "

Andrew snapped tersely," What are you accusing my son of , Detective?  My son in law is right. You need to leave. Now. "

Jacks said coldly," Sure but why don't your crip son come with me? I got questions for him at the station. "

DuBuis stepped in front of his husband and shook his head. Inside his head he heard his father snapping out ," You gone let this punk pig talk to your man like that, boy ? Stand up and be a man. " " He ain't going nowhere with you, Jacks. You did your search. You found nothing. You have my alibi which unlike Sands is real. My husband has an alibi. Get out before I throw you out of my house. "

Jacks laughed. " You and what army , boy ? I leave when I'm ready to leave. What your uppity mouth got to say about that ? "

" Get out ," DuBuis said crisply. " Get out of my house. "

Jacks laughed again. " I love it when you fags try to act like men. What? You trying to impress your little hubby here ? I bet butt sex with him is interesting in that chair. Course that chair is probably about the only thing interesting about him from the look of him. "

DuBuis balled his hand into a fist and was ready to strike.

But Andrew got there first. The older man punched Detective Nate Jacks dead center right in his big broad nose, knocking him off kilter enough that he fell back against the front door.

Jacks recovered enough to grab at Andrew's shirt and snarl , " Forget these two. You're coming with me , old man. You're under arrest for assault of a police officer. "