CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
Joel
The new year comes and goes with a bang. Thankfully, so does Gina’s father and his caretaker. They left for Tennessee the day after we were married.
It’s nice to have a breather, after everything that has happened. Life can change on a dime, and getting two bodies out of a motel room takes more effort than you’d think. Fortunately, I didn’t have to do the full cleanup. I just had to take care of the disposal, making sure Ray and Layla had proper burials. It would have been a real timesaver to have buried them together, but I wanted to do right by Layla. I just couldn’t bring myself to force her to spend eternity with her killer.
The guys at the top were fairly understanding. Understanding enough to send a stand-in. Yvette is supposed to fill Layla’s shoes, thou
