A new beginning

The interrogation

Nessie's POV

Alex and I sat next to each other in Carlisle's office. Officer Johnson stood in front of us with crossed arms and a hard expression. Like we are fugitives or accomplices.

It only annoyed me so much. This day was already hard on me. A room full of vampires was waiting for us outside, who apparently were my long lost family. I didn't even have time to process the thought, I barely had the energy not to freak out. Last time so many vampires were around me, I was almost tortured to death.

On top of this great discovery, Alex brought Izzy here, to an environment where I didn't trust anyone yet, and I had to leave her outside when Johnson asked for a private place to interrogate us. He just barged in here, without calling me first, and he demands answers that we do not have. The audacity.

Alex seemed bored. He didn't have a good relationship with Johnson, he was always lurking around, suspecting something is not okay around the reservation where we lived. Alex and Leo stirred enough trouble for him too. He hated them. And we met on several occasions when I had to bail them out. He could never press charges, or investigate around us more, because we were veterans with really good military connections. There was a reason why we served in special operations, and a small town officer definitely wasn't in high enough rank to do any damage to us. And that really annoyed him.

- Relationship with the criminal? - he asked while holding a little notepad and looking at me. I sighed.

- Seriously? You know that Donny. - I used his first name as a nickname on purpose.

- This is an official interrogation. You will address me as Officer Johnson. - he tried to give me a hard look, but unfortunately for him, I could never take him seriously.

- Since when do you have authority to do investigations like this? Especially out of your district. You are not a detective.

He pursued his mouth into a thin line. Sour point.

- Not that it is any of your business, but I am becoming a detective at the end of the month.

- Congratulations, Donny. But you are still not, so I don't get either how you got authority to do this investigation. - added Alex. Donny just sighed, and didn't try to warn us about his name again.

- I know him the best from the area. And you two as well. The case was signed to another detective, but I offered him my help. That is why I am here, and I am allowed to question you.

- You hate Leo so much that you begged for this, didn't you? - asked Alex with a smirk. Johnson's face looked like a big red tomato now.

- Both of you are stalling an important investigation. - he barked out in anger. - This makes me think you are accomplices.

I sighed again, and Alex rubbed his face. I looked at him, and saw the same acceptance that I felt in the moment. We knew each other so well that we could always communicate like this. One glance was enough to know if we are on the same page or not. In a short second we decided that although it's fun, it's not worth it to annoy him any longer. Donny is not the smartest officer, but he could stir us trouble if he really wanted to.

- We are not accomplices. We don't even know what you are talking about. But fine, I will go with your questions. I had a romantic relationship with Leo for years, and we broke up a year ago. After our break up, I only saw him once and only talked with him on that occasion. I don't know where he is. - I answered in a bored tone.

- What did he want when you met after the break up?

- He wanted to apologize and asked for a second chance.