Shambles

Chapter 29: Gabe

"So what was the activity last night?"

"Went to the club, came out about 1:30 and exchanged words with the woman who lives with him, he went back in for another two hours. He left and went to the female's house he's been seeing. He's a creature of habit...which is something that is not good in his line of business. I'm surprised no one has killed him."

"Did the girl not come out with him?"

"No. He left by himself, but none of his men left either."

"Ok. Thanks, tell Stone I will call him later."

"Will do."

I hang up the phone from talking to Jett, one of Stone's men. I rub my hand over my face. I know I'm going to have to take care of this situation to give Ember a peace of mind.

After I finish dressing I head downstairs and find my family. Ember has fixed oatmeal, eggs, and bacon. The kids are already eating, and my food is sitting at the table. Ember is standing on the side of Maria watching some TV show on Maria's tablet and eating her oatmeal.

Ding dong

I look up from my seated position. I hadn't even started eating my food yet.

"I'll get," Ember says.

"It's Pawpaw. He's coming to pick us up so him and Nana can take us to the zoo before it gets too hot," Bash says around a mouth full of food.

I hear a loud wailing noise and jump up and run to the noise. "Ember!" I shout.

When I get to the door I see two uniformed police officers and Ember on her knees on the floor. One office is holding her arm, trying to help her up. Ember is crying uncontrollably. "What the hell is going on here?" I yell bending down to comfort her.

"We found the body of a woman in the warehouse district early this morning. We have identified body to be that of Yanet Price."

"Gabe, I should have gone to get her last night. I knew he was going to do something to her...I knew it. Oh, Lord." She cries out.

Maria comes out and peeks. She will usher the kids up the back stairwell.

"We will need somebody next of kin to come down and identify the body. We also would like to know who the guy she mentioned is."

"They have a brother Fabion, he can do it." I give them his number. I bend down and scoop Ember off the floor. "She will have to come down and talk to you later. My uncle Paul Newman is the Chief of Police. I will call him. Thanks, officers." I walk off and carry her upstairs.

Laying her down in the bed I hold her as her body shakes with sobs. She holds on to me for dear life and I can't do anything to take the pain away. "Gabe...he killed her at that club. I know he did, and all because some bullshit some bitch said."

"I will take care of it, don't worry," I whisper as I rub her back.

After about twenty minutes Ember finally falls asleep. Fabion called and said him and Yoyo were on their way to the morgue about five minutes ago. I could tell he may have been crying too.

Ding dong

Opening the door I already know it's my dad. He walks in with a frown on his face. "What is going on Gabe? Bash called and told me to hurry up something was wrong with his mom."

"I am really going to have to talk to him," I say out loud but more to myself. Walking in the kitchen I sit down at the table and pick up my cold pieces of bacon.

"Don't get upset because he calls me when he thinks he needs help," my dad says sitting at one of the empty chairs.

"I'm not, but he should not tell people everything."