Starting Over

2

" You must be Mea" Zayir says as he flashes his all too familiar seductive smile as he places a kiss on the back of her hand.

" Its Ms. Harper to you"

" All so formal huh, but as you wish. Would you like something to drink?"

" Mr. Malloy I'm not here to socialize instead to work on your case"

" Keeping it professional too" He chuckles lightly.

" Okay listen here Mr. Malloy-

" Zayir is fine, we can drop the formalities"

" Okay Zayir. In order for me to help you on this case. You'll have to be completely honest with me" She says while taking a seat across from him and placing her brief case beside her. " Your ex girlfriend's bloodied shirt was found at your place and she was the last person she texted before she died, now I will need to recap what happened on that night"

" Look, the whole artist thing is my side hussle, I own a club, " The Red club" and that's where we met. She had a brief relationship and ended things mutually cause we realized things weren't gonna go beyond a sexual attraction. My cousin however started seeing her, well cheating on his wife with her. I think he got caught, killed her and is trying to pin her death on me"

" So your cousin would be Carter Malloy?"

" That's correct. We haven't been seeing eye to eye over the years so I wont be surprised if he tried to pin that girl's murder on me"

" Where were you on the night of her murder?"

" Right here at my loft. Well I spent some time at the club then returned here. I had company"

" can that person confirm your alibi?"

" I'm not even sure where to find to her, it was uh one night stand. I don't do relationships"

" Okay Mr. Malloy, I think we can call it the night. We'll continue tomorrow" She grabs her stuff

" Let me walk you to your car"

" That won't be necessary"

" You're really trying to shut the world out arent you?"

" Excuse me?"

" I heard about what happened to you and that fucked up family you were married into"

" Okay you're crossing the line. I'm your attorney and not your friend"

" I don't want you to be my friend, but you can be my woman" He walks closer to her.

" I'll see you tomorrow, in my office"

" I told-

" and I think you're a bit too comfortable here. I don't think comfort is a good idea for your case. So I'll see you in my office"

" Whatever you say Ms. Harper, who is playing hard to get"

" Negro, do you want to be clear of this serious allegation or go to jail for a crime you possibly didn't commit? Get serious Mr. Malloy, cause flirting ain't gonna help your case; we can never happen it'll complicate the entire case, not that I'm interested. I'm speaking from a potential aspect"

" Okay Ms. Harper I'll see you at your office in the morning" He kisses her cheek and she shudders under his contact. " Is that the reaction of being uninterested Ms. Harper?" He places a finger under her chin.

" I have to go" She turns on her heel and pulls down the lift to take her out of there before she risks it all. As it begins to move, they stare at each other intently.

The first chapter I didnt get a single vote or comment. If it continues with this chapter. I'll delete the entire book.