Marrying Mr Kennedy

VI

And nothing we did, for two days.
We didn't even leave the house, I wasn't complaining as it gave me and Leon some thinking time whilst we did mundane house chores.
It was surprisingly entertaining watching Leon wash the dishes whilst swaying his hips to a song he was singing. Of course his spy-ey senses tingled and he glared at me for catching him singing, I could only laugh and walk away before I had a knife thrown at me.

Leon took a walk to the nearby shop to grab a few things the day after. He hadn't been gone long when I got a text message from the man with just one word
Earpiece

I run over to the coffee table and put it in my ear, clicking the switch on as I stick it in place.
The first thing I hear confuses me, it was a voice. A female voice, and one I didn't recognise.
"... For three years now, I don't miss him that's for sure"
"But you've kept the ring?" I hear Leon ask the woman he's speaking with
"And how do you know that?" She asks sounding amused
"Because my mom did the same thing when my dad left and whenever she took it off she'd have little red outlines of the ring on her finger, like you do there"
I scoff at Leon and have to stop myself from calling him a show off down the earpiece.
"Wow, you are good, what is it you do Mr Ainsworth?" The woman asks and I wonder why he's making me listen to this desperate woman who's trying to flirt with him
"I'm just a web designer. So what is it you do miss Cook?" He asks
"I teach, have done my whole life"
I roll my eyes and take a seat
"Why am I listening to this?" I whisper knowing full well Leon couldn't answer me
"Well Mr Ainsworth it's been a pleasure speaking with you, I hope to bump into you again sometime" the woman says a minute later as I hear the sound of a store door bell letting me know he's either inside or just outside of the store.
It's silent for a few seconds until I hear someone asking for money. Leon must have nodded or smiled a goodbye to the woman.

"I'll be back in 3, you're not gonna believe who that was!"
"Why, who was it?"
"Stephanie"
"Our stalker!?" I ask shocked "thought her name was Stephanie Doyle, didn't you say cook?" I ask Leon
"She gave me a fake name, now why'd you think she'd do that?" He asks
"I'll text Hunnigan, she'll want to hear about this" I say
"I text her the same text I sent you, she should be speaking too" he admits
"Now who isn't answering her phone" I mock causing Leon to scoff a laugh
"We'd better make sure to tell her off like she did us"

"Leon? I just got your text, everything ok?" Hunnigans voice comes through our earpieces just over ten minutes later as we're sat on our sofa with a hot cup of coffee each
"Oh look who finally decided to show up" Leon teases and Hunnigan scoffs
"I have a life outside of this job you know"
"Lucky for some!" Leon mutters playfully
"There's no time for jealousy, I seem to have a job to do?" She states as a question
"Not necessarily" I admit
"I had a little talk with our stalker" Leon informs her
"A talk?" The FOS agent asks
"We bumped into each other, literally, or she purposely bumped into me and I accidentally on purpose let it happen" Leon admits causing me to smile
"And what is it she wanted?" Hunnigan asks
"I don't know yet, nothing specific, she asked my name and just pretended to flirt"
"Pretended?" I ask and Leon just shrugs beside me
"Did she give you any information?"
"Yeah, a fake name. Alison Cook, she's apparently freshly divorced although her husband left her three years ago"
"So she fed you a sad story?" I ask
"She wanted me to feel sorry for her" Leon states
"I wonder what she's up to, I'll keep my eye on her, let you know when she's on the move" Hunnigan says
"Any news on her actual husband, the one she's living with?" I ask remembering her file.
"Anton Doyle, everything checks out records wise, we haven't looked into him any further"
"Then do it and let me know what you find on the guy"
"What are you hoping to find?" Hunnigan asks
"I don't know" Leon admits as the front door knocks.
We share a look and I stand up to look out the window.
"Neighbours" I say and I turn my earpiece off heading for the door as Leon heads into the kitchen to end the conversation with Hunnigan and most likely to tell her off for not having her ear piece on when we needed her. I'm sure he'd enjoy telling her off.