Their Obsession

Business and Safety

Kevin was organizing all the equipment on the table and explaining some of it to Charlie; while they waited for Lucas to come out with the picture. When they heard the porch door open Kevin turned around and asked if he was able to get the pictures.

Lucas nodded his head and handed over the picture of the two men who broke into their house. Kevin took the picture. "Are these the same people who broke into your house and Megans apartment? Do any of you know them? Do you know if the police have a lead on them at all?" Richard looked at the picture. Kevin grabbed the pieces of paper of the equipment he couldn't bring. He made sure all three of them were looking at the papers. Kevin described the equipment as well. While they were distracted Richard took a photo of the men in the picture with his phone. Richard had a plan but he needed to know the answers to Kevins questions before he did anything.

"We assume that they're the same ones who broke into her apartment. I don't think any of us know them. Just some random hooligans. The police took some rocks to try and get a fingerprint off them but I don't know if they had any leads." Lucas told them. "Actually... that kinda looks like... Thomas?" Megan said, never actually having seen the photo before. "Who's Thomas? An ex of yours?" Kevin asked.

Lucas clenched his fist at the name. "He is someone we've had... trouble with at the club. I didn't put two and two together, but it does look like him." Lucas said through gritted teeth. "I'll be right back." Richard said. He got up and left the garden. Kevin looked at Richard's back as he walked away. Then he turned around to Lucas, Charlie, and Megan.

"The police are very competent. I am sure they will be able to catch this Thomas person." With that Kevin talked about the equipment that he had brought. "You cannot get better security system than this. If you don't want all of this, please feel free to pick and choose what items you would like." Kevin picks up the smallest camera they had. "This one is my personal favorite. It has great audio and visual." Kevin was thinking of his Sarah as he said that.

"I want the works for both places. This Thomas guy almost struck Megan in the club the other night." Lucas said angrily.

INSIDE

Richard had gone inside and made sure no one was around. He didn't want anyone to overhear his conversation. Once he was sure he was alone and Carmen was nowhere around he pulled out his cell phone. He quickly texted the picture he took outside to one of his contacts. Richard was an amazing lawyer but his clients weren't always amazing people.

His phone started to ring almost instantly after he sent the text. "Who are these people?"

Richard: "People I need to be taken care of. I am calling in one of the favors you owe me. They broke into a couple of places and now people I know are scared. You and I both know the police won't catch these guys. I need you to make sure that there is no one else. Also, you need to drop them off at the police station so they can confess what they did."

His contact: "The police? You are crazy. No way am I going to do that. I will take the guys, make sure there is no one else and then dispose of them my way."

Richard: "That will not work. These people need a clear mind and the only way they can do that is if the guys are in police custody. If need be, drop them off directly to the cops under your thumb. I want them to be in police custody by Monday. One of the guys was a member of a BDSM club and didn't understand the concept of no or a safe word. He is the main one in the picture. Maybe you can do something to him so he understands the concept?"

His contact: "Oh, he is one of those sickos. You should have started out with that. We will get him to admit to breaking in and anything else he might have done. I will text you when we drop him off with the police.

Richard: "Good. I need to get going I will talk to you later."

With that Richard hung up his phone and went back outside.

OUTSIDE

"Done. Since you are buying so much and are a very close friend of mine, I will give you a good price." Kevin said. Richard came in at that point.

Kevin gave him a look and Richard nodded his head. Kevin turned around back to everyone "You will be feeling a lot safer soon enough." Kevin said. "Sorry about that. I just had some business to take care of. It is all sorted now." Richard said while sitting down. "So where were we?" Richard asked. "Oh, we were just discussing what they will be getting. When we get home, I will arrange my best men to install all of this" Kevin said.

"I appreciate it. I just need to know my girls are safe." Lucas said, placing a hand on Megan and Charlie's thighs. They both leaned their heads on his shoulders.

Kevin smiled at them. "Don't worry they will be safe with the new system." Kevin smiles and started thinking of Sarah. He pulled out his phone and saw that now she was taking nap on the couch with a cute cat blanket on top of her. He showed it to Richard. Richard kept a neutral face on but thought what he was seeing was one of the cutest things he saw. Richard turned to Kevin and gave him a small kiss on his cheek. "We understand that you have to do whatever it takes to protect the ones you love." Richard said. 

I hope you are enjoying the story so far! I have a question for everyone. I was thinking about writing a chapter solely on Richard and how he got involved with his not so amazing clients.

Do you want a chapter devoted only to that, put in in flashbacks when it comes up, or leave it a mystery?