Jeopardised Crime

Chapter 2

Aaron alternately paces briskly within the living room, the typing of the young IT specialist makes him more irritable, causing him to finally lash out.

"Tell me you have found something?"

The young man briefly gives Aaron his attention while shaking his head. "No, nothing yet."

"Dammit!What am I paying you for?"

"Please, Mr Craig, this takes a while. I need to focus and you need be patient."

"Well, I need that information as soon as possible."

The doorbell reverberates, and the middle aged man stumbles over to the door, answering it. Once the door opens, it is revealed to be Jazmine.

Aaron is somewhat stunned at the young woman with an undying smile, he wasn't expecting to see her. "Jazmine, what are you doing here?"

Jazmine releases a chuckle. "You aren't a man of your word. I see you have forgotten about me. Again."

"That is not true at all. Matter of fact, I just got started."

"So, aren't you going to let me in and fill me in on the details."

Aaron is hesitant for a moment. "No. That's not an opition. Hold on for a moment." The ex-detective stumbles inside for a short period of time before coming out again, closing the door behind him as well as fixing the collar of his coat.

"Let's go." Jazmine trails him to what may presumably be his car, stepping in the passenger seat and belting up. Aaron seems confused for a moment as he scans the car.

"Please don't tell me that you forgot how to drive a car." Jazmine points out.

"I won't." He replies "Ah-ha! I found it." He exclaims delightedly, inserting the key into the keyhole, activating the car.

"It's official that I'm going to die today."

"Never think like that." He delivers a glimpse towards the young woman. "You know, I see you look different today." Obviously, he had identified the plaster on the left of her forehead and a couple of bruises.

Jazmine turns away. "Where are we going?"

"Don't try to avoid this type of things." Jazmine becomes silent, trying her best to conceal the discolorations that were visible to Aaron despite the fact that his attention was on the road

"What happened to you?"

"Well, on my way to my apartment, I slipped on one of the stairs and had a bad fall." She lies. "Did you happen to go to the doctor to see if you had any serious injuries?"

"No." She says monotonously. "It's only scrapes, small cuts and bruises, nothing big can occur from that."

***

Aaron pulls up in a parking lot. Jazmine follows his lead, trailing him into a café. The ex-detective helps Jazmine into her seat. "Well, that was unnecessary." Aaron places himself opposite of Jazmine. "I am just trying to be polite."

First thing's first, Aaron places his hands onto the table, followed by intertwining them. "Now. For the real questions." Jazmine places a lock of her hair behind her ear, displaying an irritable expression; showing no interest in the topic, the ex-detective senses this which makes him say. "You need to operate with me."

"I know, I know."

"So, tell me, has anything happened to you since I got imprisoned?"

"No, not really."

"Did you take my advise?"

"Yeah, but I returned a month ago."

"Why did you come back?"