Mercy

Part 30: I Just Do

I walked into Roger's office dressed in black trousers and a black vest top, can't go wrong with that. I didn't knock before entering, I saw him at his desk already working on his laptop. I was actually really excited, some might have called me giddy.

"Roger" My voice came out slow and raspy.

"Mia. Sit down" He didn't even look up. You could never accuse him of being too polite. Then again I understood why he didn't feel like he needed to uphold his courteous front around me, just like I didn't need to be a shiny person around him.

"Well, this is a warm welcome" I dropped down on the sofa instead of the armchairs right in front of his desk. I wasn't his client, I was more like a partner.

"If this is about Autumn I don't need your answer. You are useless to me after what you did to her" I wondered if she would have told Roger, I didn't think so, but Siobhan might.

"I don't know what you think I did. But I think you might be way more interested in what other people have been doing with your daughter" I stood up and slowly walked to his desk. He stopped typing and closed the lid. "Oh you are gonna need the laptop" I held up the shiny USB and he took it from my hand.

He put it in and I just waited. I could tell when he saw the first picture.

"Don't look at the last two, that is when she removes her shirt and that might be weird for you to see. Siobhan you are obviously familiar with" He clenched his jaw. "I see why you like her. Maybe Autumn does as well. You were always more similar than she wanted to admit"

"And what do you want? Why are you showing me this" I couldn't say that I wanted less heat when I murdered Siobhan. I hadn't considered that Roger might not mind if I killed her after this. He might even help. I wouldn't ask, I should do this on my own. In a messed up way this was just one of the trials I had to endure to be with Autumn. This was a test and I would pass it with flying colors without any help.

"Well... To be honest I thought that I would use you" I look him dead in the eye, he doesn't blink. "I want Aut, Shibby is an obstacle. So I want to use you to make sure they never see each other again. She is humiliating you and I bet you would look like suck a fool if anyone found out"

"What makes you think that any of this will work out for you? Huh? You really think highly of yourself don't you?" I can tell that he is angry and it is hilarious.

"You have a week to cut ties. You might know where the bodies are buried but I will take you down with me and I will make a spectacle out of it" I walked to the door. "You can keep the USB I got more"

I left and I didn't look back. I walked to my car and I drove straight to work. I hadn't done it in a while and I wouldn't when I got to be with Autumn but I needed the practice because the day was coming. The day when I would get to kill Siobhan.

There were choices at work, the flu was making its way around and the oldies were dropping like flies, so I picked the woman who most resembled Siobhan. To be completely honest she didn't look like her at all but I needed to convince myself to get as much satisfaction out of this as I could. She was quick and boring, I almost regretted it. But at least my workday passed quickly. For the first time in weeks I didn't have any place to be. I was done with the stalking and I had to wait again. I thought about texting Autumn but I shouldn't.

I went back to my house and I was bored. So fucking bored. I scrolled through my phone and I realized that I don't have anyone to call, I don't have anyone to text, I don't have anyone. Every opportunity I used to have was spoiled, by me! I was the person ruining things. I really didn't want to spiral into another existential crisis. For a second I thought about calling Roger and inviting myself over, how sick was that? Then I realized that I did have someone. Reece, sweet sweet Reece.

'Mind coming around?'

He was way too quick to reply and I started to wonder if he, after all these years, still held a torch for me. That sounded unlikely but I was hard to forget. He pulled up and knocked on my door, I invited him in and I made us both a drink.

"So... What do you want Mia?" He looked a lot like Roger when he tried to sound stern.

"Nothing"

"That does not sound like you"

"Do you know that you are the only one that calls me Mia and I don't hate it?" He looked confused. "Reece, I don't have any friends. I got home from work and I didn't want to be alone so I called you"

"Way to make a guy feel special" He tried to smirk but he looked hurt.

"That's the thing, you are" He looked suspicious.

"What is really going on? I know you well enough to see that you are struggling with something" I wanted to tell him. I wanted to tell him everything. About Deliah, Roger, Charlotte, Autumn, work and Siobhan. I couldn't. I finished my drink. "That bad huh?"

"Reece, it's Autumn"

"What? Is she ok? Did something happen?"

"She is ok. I'm not. I think... I know... I am in love with her and I don't think that she loves me back and it is killing me. She wants something else, someone else and I can't be her"

"You're in love?" He spoke plainly. I nodded. "With Autumn?" Once again I nodded. "You're in love with my sister?" I nodded. "Ewwww! Mia... Why? How? When?" He looked as if had taken a huge sip of spoiled milk.

"I don't know. I just... I just love her"

A/N: Got super busy at work so this was not the plan. I'll probably be back on track tomorrow, or not? We'll see.

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