V7S1- A Story Not Meant To Be Told- 40's Noir with a Twist

Chapter 7: Requires A Soft Touch

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Alec blinked, shaking his head, glancing from Izzy over to Raphael, Magnus and Simon before shifting back to Izzy...

Well...at least Simon looked as lost as he did.

Magnus and Raphael looked surprised and vaguely concerned but like they had a pretty good idea what was going on. Raphael's dark, unsettling eyes flickered from Alec to Izzy, setting taught and tense, all traces of the Simon humor gone. Izzy's gaze flickered from Alec's over to Raphael's, giving a barely perceivable shake.

Alec heard Simon's breath catch, the younger detective swallowing nervously. Izzy's gaze slipped from Raphael over to Simon, eyebrow quirking, a slight smirk slipping over her lips. Simon makes a faintly squeaking sound. The sound seemed to catch Izzy's attention. She blinked in surprise, dark, oddly bright gaze shifting curiously over the younger detective before flickering back to Raphael questioningly. Raphael shrugged, giving a slight wave, apparently an entire conversation going on between them without so much as a word.

Umm... Oookay... that's weird.

Alec shook his head, giving a faint sigh, swallowing, trying to get some idea what exactly was going on here, gaze shifting back to Izzy.

"Izzy w-what are you doing here?"

She seemed to almost startle, looking back at Alec. She shrugged, slipping around the bar, leaning back casually, giving a slight nod towards the crates beside her,

"Apparently covering for a jackass on my day off... how about you?"

Alec froze, blinking in surprise,

"Day off? Wha...you work here? H-how long?"

She shrugged, brushing her hair back.

"Uh...about... five years now."

Alec startled.

"F-five years... I b-but... no. You... you left town. Right after you broke off the engagement with Edward Ivey; you moved clear across country to try to find yourself. Said it was a mistake and you wanted to clear your head.

W-we got letters and cards from New York."

She nodded.

"Yeah that's where Lydia and her family moved junior year, we still kept in touch. She agreed to help me out. I send the letters in a package to her and she and Mia send them back to you guys."

Alec swallowed, totally stunned.

"W-wait so... but... we haven't seen you in five years. You're telling me we've been living in the same city for five years and have not seen each other once?

Why? Why would you do that?"

She scoffed, eyes flashing, giving a sharp wave.

"Alec; I ran the day before I was supposed to get married, had my childhood best friend and her girlfriend send letters and packages making it look like I lived clear on the other side of the country and I am working in a gay club.