Turn Up The Heat

Chapter 44 - Blake

This case is driving me nuts! I know I am just starting out investigating the fires, but I am enjoying it. I love trying to solve why these things happen, especially with all the fires we have had recently.  I think I am onto something with this, but I just am not sure yet.

"Chris  can you come here for a moment."

My mentor walks up to me and stands near my desk. "What's up Blake?

I scratch at the back of my neck, because I am nervous. What if I am completely wrong about all of it?  "I've been looking into the investigations on all the fires in the past five months. Well the ones that are not caused by gas leaks and etc.. you know the ones out of the norm."

"You're rambling." I can't help but laugh, " What's so funny Makenzie?"

"My wife does that a lot. I guess it's rubbing off on me... Anyways! I decided to look at the reports on the fires that happened  from seven years ago."

He raises an eyebrow at me, and man this always looks serious. "Why would you do that?"

"Just call it a hunch." I shrug my shoulders. " Okay go on." he says and I clear my throat. "Well they are almost identical to those ones. How they start out and how they stopped. The fires were all properties that belonged to Charleston's Property Management Company."  There is a crease between his brows as he thinks about what I said.

"You think someone would have put two and two together on this."

"You would think but also the ones this belong to Clarkson's Management Company. I don't know but for some reason these seem to be connected to me for some strange reason. I think it's just a coincidence that they both belong to Management companies."

He pats me on the shoulder with a smirk. "It might not be nothing, but who knows. Let me have a buddy of mine check to see who own these companies. Then we will go from there, good job Blake."

Just then my phone rings. " Sorry Chris give me a moment."

He nods his head and looks at the paperwork I have together. "Sam I'm working."

"You need to come home NOW!" 

The blood drains from my face and my breathing gets heavier. Why is she so panicked? Oh Fuck what happened to Ry?

"What's wrong? Is Riley okay, the babies?

I can see Chris look at me with concern. "She's in shock or something. That bitch showed up at your house!" I stand up abruptly and kick my chair back. Damn that hurt my leg. "She fucking did what?!" My hands start shaking and that bitch is lucky she is a woman or I would knock her ass out. " I'll explain when you get here but hurry up." I grab my keys and wallet off my desk. " I'm on my way now."

My hands start shaking, thinking of the worse case scenarios. Chris can see the worry on my face. He grabs the keys out of my hands. "I'll drive, you are in no condition to do so." Grateful for him I nod my head.

We head to the car and once he starts driving, I tap my foot on the floor. "She'll be okay, if it was that bad I'm sure she would be at the hospital." Chris tries to reassure me, but I know better. When Ry gets like this, it is hard to snap her out of it.

"I hope your right."

My blood begins to boil thinking of what Angela has already done. This shit has gone way to far, it needs to end now, before it gets way worse. As soon as we get to my house I jump out of the car. I ignore the pain in my leg and stride into the house. "What the hell happened?!" I look at my sister as I walk towards my wife, who is sitting catatonic on the couch. " I don't know everything Blake when Ry called. It was all muffled but I knew she was upset and rushed over here." I kneel down in front of my girl and place my hands on her face. She is looking straight ahead, like she is looking right through me.