Chapter 38

I realized that I had left my cell phone in my office and decided to fetch the contraption. Once there, while I reviewed a few messages from Rebecca. Then the green phone on my desk rang.

“Hello?”

“Mr. Dupree?” The voice sounded soft but masculine.

“Yes. Who is this?”

“Bobby Pagino. I want to speak to you, if I could.”

“Of course,” I said. “Where and when?” I expected to hear from him since I had visited Underground Spectacle in the Everglades. If he didn’t make contact with me, then I would have been somewhat concerned. The investigating Gods were being good to me, though.

“Listen to me. There’s no reason to meet somewhere.”

I liked his style. He wasn’t afraid to communicate with me and didn’t have a problem with privacy.

“Say what you need to say, Bobby. I’m all ears.”

He took a deep breath, paused to clear his thoughts, and said, “It’s about my mother.”