mouths moved tenderly against each other, until she pulled away from me.
“What’s the matter?” It was just getting deeper.
“The doorbell.” Just as she said it, the doorbell rang again. We both walked to the door, but I held her behind me as I looked through the peep hole. It was Detective Clayton and a bunch of other law personnel.
With her behind me, I let them in. I didn’t trust if a shooter was behind them.
“Alex, I doubt Mark is coming to steal me away. You don’t need to be paranoid,” she said, moving from behind me.
“Actually, Mr. Richmond has the correct idea.” They rushed in the door, moving to block the door until everyone was inside, then it was locked.
Cali looked at all of us in confusion when the detective said, “You didn’t tell her yet, did you?”
“No, it wasn’t the right time.”
“Right time for what? What were you supposed to tell me?”
“Babe, you don’t really want to know, but you have to be told. The thing is, come here and sit down.” I took her hand and sat her down next to me. I wanted her in my lap, but then I needed to look her in the face because this was going to be difficult.
“Cali, it wasn’t just an accident. Your father crashed because he was shot and lost control of the car.”
“What? No! There was no one that would try to hurt my family.” Her eyes begged me not to be true.
“Sweetheart, I don’t know if the gunshot was meant for someone else or for your father, but it’s very true. That’s why I don’t want you to go outside.”
Realization hit her that we were looking at Reddick for this. “You think Mark did this?”
“Well, he did mess with your phone.”
“Calista, I’m Dr. Nina Levine. You can talk to me if you want. I know that this is the most difficult time in your life.”
“No, thanks, Dr. Levine.” She shook her head then placed it against my chest. I squeezed her, giving her my strength.
“Ms. Delaney, we need to see the phone.” She took it out of her back pocket and handed it to the officer. It was the first time I noticed him. The tech guy must have only been about twenty-five at the most. I wanted to growl at him, but instead I pulled her onto my lap. She was sexy even with her tear stained face. I didn’t want him to get any ideas.
“Are these the glasses from earlier?” Detective Clayton asked, pointing to the two on the coffee table.
“Yes, the empty one was mine.”
“Ok, Keith, swab it for trace evidence.” The other guy, who had to be younger than the other fuck, grabbed the glass with gloved hands and wiped the inside with some circular absorbent cloth. Then he tested the glasses for fingerprints. It was insane, but I hated that he had his hands all over Cali’s glass. Her lips had been on there, lips that belonged to me. What was with this detective? He brought all these young men around my woman. I’d punch one of them in the face if they smiled at her.
“So, Ms. Delaney, can you tell me what happened when Mr. Reddick stopped over?” Clayton asked with his notepad in hand.
She took a deep breath, then began. “Yes, I’d been sitting here twiddling my phone waiting for Alex’s call when he rang the doorbell. I opened it and he looked right at me with a pity-filled expression. I knew that he knew about my parents. He told me he saw it on the news, but the license plate was partially showing.”
“Wait. When was that?” The detective asked with a quizzical expression. All the heads in the room turned to hear her response.
Her eyes were wide with fear. “Just few minutes after I talked to Alex on the phone. I remember thinking that you weren’t supposed to release it until the bodies were identified. I was pissed but didn’t tell him that.”
“The news report didn’t air until an hour ago,” Detective Clayton informed us.
“What?!” Cali and I shouted in unison. The room became silent as we all realized the truth. Reddick knew more about what happened than he pretended
“What’s the matter?” It was just getting deeper.
“The doorbell.” Just as she said it, the doorbell rang again. We both walked to the door, but I held her behind me as I looked through the peep hole. It was Detective Clayton and a bunch of other law personnel.
With her behind me, I let them in. I didn’t trust if a shooter was behind them.
“Alex, I doubt Mark is coming to steal me away. You don’t need to be paranoid,” she said, moving from behind me.
“Actually, Mr. Richmond has the correct idea.” They rushed in the door, moving to block the door until everyone was inside, then it was locked.
Cali looked at all of us in confusion when the detective said, “You didn’t tell her yet, did you?”
“No, it wasn’t the right time.”
“Right time for what? What were you supposed to tell me?”
“Babe, you don’t really want to know, but you have to be told. The thing is, come here and sit down.” I took her hand and sat her down next to me. I wanted her in my lap, but then I needed to look her in the face because this was going to be difficult.
“Cali, it wasn’t just an accident. Your father crashed because he was shot and lost control of the car.”
“What? No! There was no one that would try to hurt my family.” Her eyes begged me not to be true.
“Sweetheart, I don’t know if the gunshot was meant for someone else or for your father, but it’s very true. That’s why I don’t want you to go outside.”
Realization hit her that we were looking at Reddick for this. “You think Mark did this?”
“Well, he did mess with your phone.”
“Calista, I’m Dr. Nina Levine. You can talk to me if you want. I know that this is the most difficult time in your life.”
“No, thanks, Dr. Levine.” She shook her head then placed it against my chest. I squeezed her, giving her my strength.
“Ms. Delaney, we need to see the phone.” She took it out of her back pocket and handed it to the officer. It was the first time I noticed him. The tech guy must have only been about twenty-five at the most. I wanted to growl at him, but instead I pulled her onto my lap. She was sexy even with her tear stained face. I didn’t want him to get any ideas.
“Are these the glasses from earlier?” Detective Clayton asked, pointing to the two on the coffee table.
“Yes, the empty one was mine.”
“Ok, Keith, swab it for trace evidence.” The other guy, who had to be younger than the other fuck, grabbed the glass with gloved hands and wiped the inside with some circular absorbent cloth. Then he tested the glasses for fingerprints. It was insane, but I hated that he had his hands all over Cali’s glass. Her lips had been on there, lips that belonged to me. What was with this detective? He brought all these young men around my woman. I’d punch one of them in the face if they smiled at her.
“So, Ms. Delaney, can you tell me what happened when Mr. Reddick stopped over?” Clayton asked with his notepad in hand.
She took a deep breath, then began. “Yes, I’d been sitting here twiddling my phone waiting for Alex’s call when he rang the doorbell. I opened it and he looked right at me with a pity-filled expression. I knew that he knew about my parents. He told me he saw it on the news, but the license plate was partially showing.”
“Wait. When was that?” The detective asked with a quizzical expression. All the heads in the room turned to hear her response.
Her eyes were wide with fear. “Just few minutes after I talked to Alex on the phone. I remember thinking that you weren’t supposed to release it until the bodies were identified. I was pissed but didn’t tell him that.”
“The news report didn’t air until an hour ago,” Detective Clayton informed us.
“What?!” Cali and I shouted in unison. The room became silent as we all realized the truth. Reddick knew more about what happened than he pretended
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