Detective Anagaile: Love & Crime (18+) {COMPLETE}

Chapter 5 - Eye Of The Storm.

    I put my hand up indicating that she should be quiet and that she should stop.  "I can't right now I'm at work. Maybe in the next two hours." I said while holding the phone at my ears. There was no one on the line. "What's going on?" I asked. "I had no idea you were on the phone I thought you were up here doing something else." She explains and I laugh out loudly. "That's insane what else could I possibly be doing up here? This isn't my house." I said sarcastically. Smith was behind her stifling his laugh. "Now where were we?" I said while heading towards the stairs. "We have to go another one of Hemingway's partner is dead we need to get to the crime scene now." What the hell?!  This murderer wasn't just after Hemingway he is probably after all those other men that were in that room. That would explain why they had guns.

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   Thief was carved in his chest and he was laying in a pool of blood. "What's the victim's name?" Smith ask, "Christopher Jackson." The officer says, holy shit. This must be the Jackson that one of the men told to not get greedy. "Earth to Anagaile Dubois." Smith says while snapping his fingers. "What?" I hissed. "I was saying that whoever killed Hemingway and Jackson must be after all the other partners." Smith said. "Yeah that's what I thought I think we need to watch all of them and see what they are up to on a daily basis. Maybe one of them is even the killer." I suggested, "That's a good idea. But right now I'm starving. How does lunch sound?" Smith said, "Lunch sounds good to me." The thought of having lunch with Smith gave me butterflies. Its going to be just us.

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   We took our seats at a booth in The Home Style Restaurant. We didn't talk much on the ride here because I was on the phone with the Captain. We both scanned the menu and placed our orders. The waitress that came to take our orders was flirting her ass off with Chase. Honestly it made me jealous. I wanted to punch her. Bitch. "Yow!" Chase shouts. "What's up with you today Ana? You're zoning out way too much. You're the one that always has her head in the game." He states. "Nothing I just have a lot on my mind." I said brushing him off.

     "I have something to say to you. Although I don't think it's the right time because your head isn't anywhere here." He says and he was right. I wanted to know what he had to say though. "Its okay you can talk." I said. "It's about last night." This definately got my attention. "I can't stop thinking about what happened. I never wanted it to stop, to be honest. I was hoping that those guys didn't find us. I can't stop thinking about you Ana, I want more with you." He said reaching out and touching my hand.  I smiled at his touch placing my other hand over his. "Chase our line of work doesn't allow us much time to spend on and with others." I said, I knew damn well that I'd make time for him. My job has caused me two relationships that may have worked, I didn't intend on losing another.

     "We can make it work." He said with so much hope in his voice. The waitress comes with our food and her skirt is shorter than when she came to take our order. Chase was still looking at me. "Here are your orders." She says, he frees my hands and I suddenly remembered that every time I came here it took forever to get lunch. I started laughing on the inside because the waitress was trying to impress him. She puts our plates down in front of us I watch Chase as he takes his eyes off me looking at his plate. Can you believe the bitch waitress is still standing there?
        He told her thank you without even looking at her and she leaves with an embarrassing look on her face. I started laughing. "What's so funny?" He asked putting the first bite of food into his mouth... His mouth. "That poor girl is. She's probably around the back crying now." I said. "She was rude she had no idea who you were to me yet still she was flirting. She deserved that." He stated. He was right she should have tripped too as she turned to walk away.

     "Nobody deserved that." I lied because I wanted it to seem like I am extra soft and warm. "So what do you say Dubois? Will you take me up on my offer?" He asked. "What offer is that exactly? I don't remember you offering me anything." I said knowing exactly what he meant. "Me, you, us? What do you say? Think we can work something out?" He says. "Are you asking me to be your girlfriend Smith?" I said before putting a fork full of food in my mouth. "Is that weird? I feel weird, I feel awkward like a teen boy talking to a popular girl. This is making me nervous." He blabbers and I begin laughing.
        "I'm sorry for laughing but I've never seen you like this." I tease. "I know I've never seen me like this either." We both start laughing. "Okay." I said. "Okay?" He says as if he has been hearing the word for the first time. "Okay sounds good enough. What do you say to dinner tonight? No work stuff just us getting to know each other." He asks. "What is happening now? Asking me on a date?" I tease him again. "Stop making fun of me. I'm not very good at this. Women just through themselves at me."

     He says quietly, he sounds as if he isn't pleased by the fact and I think its time for me to stop messing with him. "Sure we can have dinner and you can ask me to be your girlfriend again. This time better." I said while extending my arm to touch his. He looks up at me and he begins smiling while looking into my eyes and I do the same to him.

      "Oh before I forget again. What did Mrs. Hemingway say? Did she have any clue about her husband's secret child?" I asked. "No, she had no clue. I was hoping she knew the mother or something. That would really help us to get to him. He could prevent those men from stealing everything." He says after swallowing his last bite of food. "Okay after we are done here we need to visit all the other partners and ask them a few questions." I inquired and he nods, I just can't wait to get this day over with so I can have dinner with Chase.