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“I thought they wanted to meet me this evening, after your court hearing?”
“Thanks to Blake, I feel comfortable putting them off until after my trial. I want to be focused on just you.”
“And yet you needed to talk to me alone?”
“I’m not going to represent your mother or Gabe.”
I blanch. “What? Why?”
“They’re targeting all of you as suspects. My job is to protect my client, even if that means creating questions about other people.”
“Now I know why Gabe didn’t want to be in this meeting. You protect Gabe, not me.”
“That’s not what he wants and my partner—”
“No. You’re fired, and while you’re protecting Gabe, remember the email I sent to Jean Claude. Throw me under the bus, but Gabe and my mother can’t go down.” I stand up and Reese follows.
“Abbie—”
“Thank you for the help, Reese. I hope to celebrate Gabe being out of this mess quickly.” I turn and walk out the door.
Chapter seventy-four
Gabe
Abbie bursts out of the doorway and I catch her arms. “Whoa. What’s happening? Where are you going?”
“You told him to represent me, not you? No. No. And no. In case you didn’t get that.No. I fired him. He’s all yours. We’re done.”
“His partner is representing me. And his partner is damn good.”
“No, Gabe. You aren’t—”
“I am. Cole is just as good as Reese, which is why you’re staying with Reese.”
“He’s your brother-in-law.”
“Exactly. He’s partial to me. The police know this.”
“Good. They need to know.”
“They also know he won’t represent anyone he thinks is guilty. You need him.”
“If he drops you, it looks like he thinks you’re guilty.”
“Damn it, Gabe,” Reid snaps. “I told you, you should have fucking talked to her about this.”
“Yes,” Abbie says. “You should have. Why didn’t you?” Her eyes go wide. “Reese thinks I’m going to be charged. Is that it?”
“No, he doesn’t. Reese and I exchanged text messages about this, this morning when you were sleeping. We made this decision before—”
“You and Reese made this decision,” she says flatly. “Gabe, what happened totogether? Together does not mean just you.”
“I meant to talk to you this morning but the new developments were overwhelming you.”
“I wasn’t overwhelmed. I was shocked, as anyone would be in this situation. Don’t make me seem like I’m a delicate flower. You didn’t even warn me before I walked in the door.”
I scrub my jaw. “I needed to talk to Reid and Cat, and Reese is in a rush. I thought you’d hear about it from Reese and it would make sense to you.”
