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“No,” Burnett said. “Well, a little one.”
“What?” Right then something rubbed against her leg.
She looked down. “Chester? What?”
“Remember you asked me to find out what vet the Chis’ cat was at?”
“Yes,” Della said.
“Well, I don’t know how I got to be the person responsible. But the Chis’ daughter called the vet and said they couldn’t have a cat at their apartment. So I got stuck with Chester. Holiday doesn’t trust Hannah with a pet yet. Do you think Chester could hang out with you?”
“That’s a great idea!” Della picked up the cat.
“There’s a carrier.”
She started out, cat in tow. “Della?” Burnett said.
“Yeah,” she said.
“Have you spoken with Chase?”
A lump filled her chest. “No.”
“Oh,” he said.
She started out again and stopped when he spoke up.
“It just seems odd.”
“Why?” she asked.
“He worked so hard on your dad’s case.”
“And he kept things from me. Eddie had told him that he was going to come forward and confess. He didn’t tell me that.”
“Yeah, but do you know something else that’s odd?”
“What?”
“You both were doing the same thing. Trying to save your fathers. But only one of you seemed to support the other one.”
She stood there, feeling her emotions well up. When it was put like that, she really came off as a bitch.
“Stone was blackmailing the council. He had files that put them all at risk, even your uncle. The council promised Chase that they’d protect Eddie if he’d kill Stone. He didn’t do it, because he knew that if Stone died, your father might still get convicted. He risked Eddie going to jail to save your father from the same thing.”
“He did?” she asked and realized she didn’t just come off as a bitch, she was one. A full-fledged bitch.
“Yup.”
She looked down at Holiday’s desk. A plan started to form.
“Do you think I could borrow the car later? I might … run out and get some food and stuff for Chester.”
He grinned. “You’re going to ask? I thought you just took the keys and ran.” He picked up the keys and tossed them to her.
Smiling, she started out, then turned. “Burnett?”
“Yeah.”