Lux - Easy
Save appearances and you save everything.
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« I quitted the job ». Those words were resonating in Florian's head. He tried to think about anything else, like the man he just killed and make sure he didn't forget any clue. But he couldn't. He was thinking about this sentence and what it really means.
He kept washing his hands, trying to remove the blood from it. Whose blood was it ? The man who snitched on him. Yea, Florian said he will take care of it, so he took care of it.
It was supposed to be a quick and clean job and it started that way. A single head bullet. But Florian lost his cold blood when had to make the body disappear.
He thought about Rebecca's last sentence and things became messy. His moves became less precise and more animalistic. So now he was in his bathroom, trying to get rid of some blood.
Once he was done, he took a shower and got back to his bedroom with his towel around his waist. First he sitted and then he let his upper body crash on the bed. His eyes started to close slowly when he heard some heels steps on the floor.
« Flo is that you ? » a voice said in the hallway
Florian opened his eyes when the door moved and revealed his wife.
« Hey » she said softly « I didn't know you were home »
She laid down on her husband's side and left a peck on his lips before putting her head on his bare chest. Florian put a hand on her back and grabbed it slightly.
« Your mum called, her, your father and your brothers will be there in few weeks» she said quietly
« That's a good news» Florian said, eyes still closed
« You left early this morning » Elizabeth said caressing his arm with her fingertips
« Yea, I got few things to do » he said shutting back his eyes
Things to do. Business to handle. Elizabeth was used to those kinds of answers. She was aware of illegal stuff his husband and her own family was in. So she was satisfied with this kind of answer. The less she knew, the better it was. But deep down, she knew something else was bothering her husband.
Suddenly, she blamed herself for thinking that way. She had this feeling for some years now but come on, it had been less than three days that he was just out of jail. He must have a lot on his mind. Maybe he needed time to re adapt.
Her fingers kept traveling on his skin. Seeing him that way gave her naughty thoughts. Indeed they had some business to catch up on their own. Even if she could have conjugal visits, it wasn't the same. Now that he was out, they could go back on trying having a baby.
Maybe it would work this time.
But Elizabeth also thought about how many times pregnancy tests were failed.
She sat up straight in a second. She seated up and started going towards the bathroom
« I got you a new phone, he is in the living room » she said to Florian before closing the bathroom door and locking it.
His eyes opened quickly when he earned the lock. He knew what she was doing when the door was locked. He knew it for years now.
In fact, once the door is locked, she will go to the cabinet. Grab the gold little box. Drop white power on the flat surface in two or three lines. Sniff it. Put some on her upper gum. Put back the little box where it was. Flush the toilet. Wash her hand and exit the bathroom.
