His Lover's Killer

On The Road

Passing the motel and zipping through the city, I drove as fast as the car could. Yeah I was driving a little bit too fast for my liking but I was in a hurry, I couldn't let anything distract me, not even the transmission radio but I had to keep that on, just incase. But my mind was already keeping me distracted. Piles and piles of questions popping in my head and I couldn't clear them away. What was this guy trying to succeed? Was he on a mission trying to kill me or just threaten me? How did he even know how and where to get to us? Did he know us from somewhere? And why was Jessica a target? Question after question just made me more tense, but I couldn't let that get to me, I had to relax.

It's ironic though. Every time I went to work during the night, Jess was always the one who worried. She told me to recite my wedding vows just before I left, just incase I would never return. But despite of the worrying, she made the room lit up. Her positivity and encouragement made me keep going, no matter what situation I was in. Still focusing out on the road, that made me smile for second. I wouldn't have gotten this far in my life if it weren't for her. She made my life complete, as cheesy as that sounds, but it was true. I loved that woman so fucking much, and I would do anything to keep her safe, even if I had to kill someone.

I shook my head again and tried to refocus. Stop it, don't think of that now. I told myself again. Even though this was cheering me up, I still couldn't let the past distract me. But what really made me jump was my phone viberating in my coat pocket.

I exhaled as I opened it up to my ear. "What's up?" I didn't even bothering who it was since I knew it was one of my guys.

Jake was on the other line. "We found video footage of who it might haven't been but it's not clear as day." He explained.

"Just give me the deats, what does he look like?" I just wanted an image to go by.

There was mumbling in the background before Jake spoke again. "Looks like he was wearing a black hoodie and dark pants , though his sneakers look like they were an off light gray." He paused for a bit. "Couldn't see his face but he was carrying something... shiny I think." There was another pause but this on seemed longer. "The camera just shot to the next position... he's walking back to his car... i-it's hard to see his- Wait pause right there!" All I could hear was the sound of Jake's breathing against the phone.

"Jake, what is it? What did you find? Don't give me the silent treatment." I was getting frustrated.

"Sorry, uh, I was just studying his car. The license plate seems to be from Colorado it looks like." He reported. Colorado? Why all the way down there?

I sighed but responded back to Jake. "Alright, thanks for the information. Just keep me updated if you find anything else." I hung up and continue to focus on driving as I clenched on the wheel. Colorado huh? This was going to be one long trip.

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It takes about 12 hours to get to Colorado from here. Then how the heck did the murderer get here so fast and then left as quickly? Was he picked up by a helicopter later on? That's impossible. The mind of a detective never stops running with questions, you'd have to suspect everything that you see, that's why I'm always on edge about everything.

As I continued driving, my body started to depress but I tried my best to concentrate, even though I was already exhausted. All these thoughts running through my head always tired me out. Sighing deeply, I relaxed a bit with my eyes still on the road. With any case that I have to do, I get the job done first, then let my emotions flow out. But with this one, it's much more emotional for me, even though I've acted like this was any other case of mine. Jessica didn't deserve this, we both didn't.

"Stop it." I hissed at myself. Not only that my thoughts were giving me a headache, but I couldn't get distracted by them again. Jess always told me that I think too much, never paying close attention to our daily lives. My mind was always in the clouds, thinking about every possibility of everything and concentrating on every detail. Whenever I would be lost in thought and stared out into space towards Jessica's direction, she would blush and laugh at me. "Oh, so now you're examining every detail on me?" She would joke.

I shut my eyes closed as I slammed on the breaks, steering the car to a stop. When it completely did, I started breathing deeply. These thoughts were driving me crazy, all they were trying to do was to distract me. I had to be focused but with my heart beating as fast as lightening, the fear started to come up. I took a deep breath as I ran my hands through my hair. I don't know why I was so scared, I've done murder cases like this before. I've always been so confident in all of my cases that I've been involved in. But this one, it seemed so much more than I've imagined it.

I sighed deeply as my whole body beat in-sync with my heart but my chest ached so much with the pain I was holding in. I had to keep going though, for Jessica's sake, for my sake.