Reynolds watched the young man say his part of the story, and what disgusted him was the woman's influence on him. The lady said she sold the story to a reporter who paid her for it. He put a call across to Luke while walking back to his car, "I've sent you details of two people, by tomorrow morning I want you to terminate their appointments with my wife's company and make sure no other place ever hires them and meet me at the club in 5 minutes". He hung up the call.On the drive home, instead of taking the right turn home, he took the left turn and drove to his club. He needed to clear his head and sort things through. Did he really want a child?The thought of being a father scared him. What if the child ended up being as damaged as he is?. He parked his car in the parking lot of the club and stepped out, he walked into the club and went up to the seat which was always reserved for him and Luke. From afar he sighted Luke already seated, waiting for him. He sat opposite him and
Antoine sat with his phone in his hand, backing the door to the bar. She had sent him a text last night saying there was a problem and that they needed to meet urgently. This morning he had woken up to see an address she had texted to him. This part of the city was not where he would typically like to come but according to her, they needed to meet in a place where no one would recognize them. "What can I get you" a deep husky voice murmured beside him and he raised his head to see who it was. He hadn't heard him approach his table partly because the bar was really noisy with men drinking and toasting each other from all angles and because he had been distracted.The man had no semblance to a bartender, he was tall with huge muscles, the biceps jutting out from all angles with weird tattoos covering most of his upper half. He wore an apron, two sizes small with the words, raw, suck and dawg inscribed on it. From the dark shades he wore, Antoine could see the impatience written on
A knock sounded on her door and before she could give consent, the door was pushed open to reveal Jane standing there. "It's late ma, aren't you leaving?" She asked and walked into the office, a bag slung over her shoulder and a file in her hand. "I have a lot to tidy up here and moreover, my husband is not here yet". Amy looked around, just noticing that it was dark. She was so engrossed in work that she didn't keep track of time. "It's getting really late ma'am, should I call up your driver?"Amy looked at her watch, it was getting really late and Reynolds still wasn't here. "Call my husband's office and ask if he's still there," she said and picked up her phone. Jane nodded and walked out to place the call. Amy called Reynolds' mobile number but he wasn't picking, and she dropped a text for him, asking if he was okay."I called his office ma, his secretary said that he left for your office a while ago" Jane said while walking into the office. Before she could respond, her phon
Sitting in the waiting room of the doctors office, Amy watched Reynolds who was sitting opposite her,cross and uncross his legs time and time again. He was restless and she could tell from the way he sat so stiff, his back could literally pass for the back of a chair. Today was her first antenatal appointment and he insisted on coming with her but from the way he was behaving, she would rather have come alone. "Mrs Bennet" a nurse in a bright pink scrub called out from a clipboard in her hand. Amy raised up her hand in response, "come right this way, the doctor will see you now". Reynolds stood up and held out his hand towards her, she took it and he hoisted her up from the chair, without letting go of her hand, they walked into the doctor's office."Hi, welcome" the woman seated in the office said in a shrill voice. She stood up and stretched out her hand towards Reynolds, "welcome Mr Bennet, I'm doctor Johnson, your gynecologist''. They shook hands and she stepped out from beh
Reynolds paced back and forth in the waiting room of one of the best specialist hospitals in Los Angeles. He looked down at his watch, four hours since his grandma was wheeled into surgery and no one had given him an update yet. He was becoming restless and sitting in a waiting room with sad faces all around him made him more anxious. He looked at Amy who had fallen asleep while waiting, her neck was craned to the side. He didn't want to imagine the kind of pains she would be in when she woke up from sleep. He walked over to her and caressed her hair lightly to wake her up.Amy opened her eyes and looked up at him, she had fallen asleep again. She had been doing more of that since she entered her 5th week of pregnancy. Sleeping was like a daily activity and she found herself falling asleep in funny places. "You should go home Amy, you look tired." "You should sit down, you look restless" she retorted and he smiled and shook his head. Trust Amy to be quick with the comebacks."Com
"The reason I called you girls for a meeting is because I have an idea for something". Ava said and gave a dramatic pause, waiting for the others to say something and when there was no response she continued. "Let's throw a baby shower for Amy". Carie scoffed, "was that why you scheduled an emergency meeting?I thought you were going to come out as gay or something"."Oh come on Carie, you know I'm as straight as a ruler". Ava said and all of them burst into laughter. "But I am serious guys, we should throw a surprise baby shower for Amy. She's been through a lot and I believe she needs it at this point." Ava said again."That's a good idea Ava, Amy would be wild with joy and it would help to take her mind off some things", Sarah said in agreement. "Since Ava brought Amy into our friend group, everything we do, talk about or even so much as think of revolves around her". Carie whined again."That's because she is our friend and we need to be there for our friends. She would do the
Amy sat in her office, working on her computer; she had left a meeting that lasted for four hours and she was already more than exhausted. Her friends had been acting weird all day; all four of them had canceled the lunch date they were supposed to have in the guise that something important came up. If they didn’t want her around, they should just have the balls to say it instead of ignoring her. She picked up the phone and dialed a number, ‘’Jane, step into my office for a minute please’’ she said into the phone and replaced the receiver.Few minutes later, a knock sounded on her door and Jane walked into the office. ‘’Ma’am you asked to see me’’. ‘’Yes, I want to leave now, is there…’’, ‘’No no you can’t leave yet. There’s some important work you need to do’’. Jane said hurriedly, cutting off Amy’s speech and Amy cocked her head at her. ‘’What do you mean I can’t leave? I think I’m allowed to leave when I want to’’.‘’I know that and I didn’t mean it that way. It’s just that wh
Amy held the frilly pink dress to herself and looked into the mirror in Ava’s room, pregnancy had begun to take its toll on her. Her once smooth skin now looked like a railway track and her eyes were continuously puffy looking as though she spent all her time crying. She pulled off the clothes she had been wearing and put on the pink dress and the headband which read, mama to be on it. Ava came into the room and sat on the bed, watching her fidget with the dress. ‘’This costume makes me feel silly Ava’’ Amy said to her.‘’Courtesy of your mother-in-law, it doesn’t look that bad though. You look like a pink pregnant pumpkin’’ Ava said and smiled. Amy made a face at her, ‘’as if that helps in any way, I don’t think I would like to be associated with a pumpkin’’. ‘’Let’s go, everyone is waiting for you’’. Ava said and led her back out to the sitting room where everyone was gathered. Her mother took her hand and led her to a chair and everyone gathered around her.Diana Bennet stood
Reynolds was shocked while listening to detective Jones.An enemy in disguise indeed .He didn’t know how to tell Amy but he had to tell her somehow .He had to figure it out .Meanwhile ,At the Smith ‘s house poor Ava was on a call with one of her friends when she heard a sound on the door .Two policemen entered as soon as she turned the knob.Hello miss Ava Smith ,I’m Sergeant Eliot with my colleague Sergeant Collins you’re under arrest for the possession of herd drugs and frame up .You do not have to say anything as this may harm you.Her dad tried intervening but Ava was silent as they led her to the vehicle .Tell me who’s the culprit Reynolds ,why are you quiet say something .Is it someone I trust ,someone close to me ,one of my friends ?Please say something .This suspense is killing me .Amy said Amy calm down.I know it’s hard to believe but Ava is behind this .Ava?Amy screamed in shock oooh wow but why will she do something like this ?I haven't offended her in any way and I’m
The next day, detective Jones called to inform Reynolds about the current developments.He informed Reynolds that he had in possession the parcel of cocaine that was found in Amy‘s bag. Meanwhile, Amy was seated close to Reynolds, listening to the whole conversation, but decided not to contact any of her friends to inform them about the current developments.She didn’t even want to know what they had gone through at the detectives office. She had been so down lately and decided to ghost them since that last incident .Her last trimester has been so tiring that she had to stay at home Detective Jones informed Reynolds that he was done with the interrogation, and the next thing to do was to call all attended people for fingerprints, and that will be the final straw of the investigation.I believe after this we’ll know who the real culprit it .Thank you for trusting me and I’d like to start with your mom and Amy,s mom first Mr.Reynolds ,he added.Reynolds quickly put a phone through hi
Detective Jones held what he wanted in his arms but covered so as not to destroy the evidence .It was the parcel of cocaine that had been found in Amy’s bagHe was so confused at the moment as to whether to take the evidence to work or leave it in his apartment.After several questioning ,he decided to leave it at home .The Bennets were still worried that the case was taking more than usual because they wanted to clear this up and plan for their wedding meanwhile the twins and Ava were preparing for their interrogation.Lieutenant Hoffman put a call across Sergeant Arnold and asked him to be available in his office in a minute.When he arrived ,he questioned if he had seen someone enter his office that morning but the sergeant replied in negative .Detective Jones arrived at the office later than usual .He was already expecting a tense environment.He had two more persons to interview the twins and Ava.Why had he not thought about her ,she was also close to Amy .He decided he wouldn
"How could you tell that detective that I had issues with Amy?" Sarah screamed at Jessie. Without waiting for her to reply she launched again, "and you eavesdropped on my phone call? Jess you eavesdropped on my phone call with my husband and went ahead to snitch on me to make yourself look good". "I did not snitch on you Sarah at least it was not my intention to, he was just so persistent and made me say it" Jessie said slowly. "How could you throw her under the bus to save yourself Jessie?" Ava asked and shook her head in disappointment.The first day of the interrogations had ended with only Jessie and Sarah being the first two to be interrogated. Ava had asked everyone to meet after the whole day to get to know what happened and as a form of emotional support but things were gradually going South between Sarah and Jessie. "I…I didn't know what to say Sarah. It was like he was seeing into my soul and I couldn't shake the feeling off that was why I told him the first thing that
Detective Jones picked up the next file in front of him; the name on it read Sarah O’Brien, she was Luke's wife. Luke who happened to be the personal assistant to Reynolds Bennet and his close friend too. In a way she was the closest to the Bennet’s and would probably have more information than any other person could. He flipped open his note to where Sarah’s name was scribbled and peered at it, so far he had not been able to deduce any falling out or argument between her and Amy but that was the scary thing. The hidden resentments were usually the worst because when it manifested it usually was fatal. A knock sounded on the iron door and he pushed his chair back and rose to his feet, it was time for the next person.“Sarah O’Brien right?” detective Jones asked and stretched his hand to the woman at the door. “Yes,” Sarah said and took his hand. “Please step into the room” he said and moved to one side, giving her just enough space to go in. He watched her walk into the room and
Detective Jones stood behind the door of the compact sized room used as storage for the numerous files which harbored the cases that had been brought to the station since it had been erected. Cases some of which had been investigated properly while some cast away and long forgotten, their files now accumulated with dust and fraying at the edges. They filled the room at one end and spilled into the other end at one side. Detective Jones had spent half of the night moving and shoving things to one side of the room, leaving the other side of the room bare but which now had a small table with two chairs one on each side of the table sitting in it. He planned to convert the room into a makeshift interrogation room just like the one they had and used in the headquarters when they brought in people for questioning.Detective Jones yanked the cranky door open and strolled into the room, he walked towards the only window in the room and pushed it open, letting the slant ray of sunlight fil
Amy weaved through the throng of people as she made her way to the table where her friends sat. Sarah stood up and hugged her as well as she could, given that the size of her stomach had increased by 3 since the last time they had met, which was at her baby shower. “How are you doing Amy? You refused to see any of us for almost a week since that incident” Sarah said and led her to a seat. “Are you finally out from your hiding?” Carie said and placed her hand on Amy’s lap. “I wasn’t in hiding, I just needed to get some things straight” Amy said to them.“We were all so worried about you Amy, we called your office but your secretary said you were not yet on seat. You refused to take our calls or respond to our messages, I hope you don’t blame us for what happened that day” Ava said. “I am fine guys but there is a problem, I am not allowed to speak or talk to anyone who was present during the baby shower because there is going to be an investigation because I was obviously framed fo
Reynolds sat in the waiting area waiting for the police superintendent. It had been 3 days since Amy's arrest and their last meeting and he couldn’t let it pile up any longer, he came in early in the morning because he needed to do something about the whole situation. He had contacted Luke the night before and they discussed strategies and plans to go about Amy’s case and how to prove that she was not guilty and they had come up with plans which he was here to try out.The door to the office opened and the man stepped out and gestured for Reynolds to come in. “Mr. Bennet please come in” he said and Reynolds followed him into the office he had been in for like the 5th time in one week. “I want to know what types of investigations are being carried out on my wife’s case,” Reynolds asked. “Well Mr. Bennet, we have not yet commenced investigations on your wife’s case” the superintendent said and rapped his fingers on the table.Reynolds was having a feeling that at this point this cou
“Mr. Bennet I’m sorry but that will be quite difficult to achieve at this moment. We don’t take it likely with drug offenders and the case has been transferred to the DEA’s table” the police superintendent said to a grim faced Reynolds who was sitting in front of him. “How is that even possible? You arrested my wife last night and in the space of less than 24 hours the case has been transferred to the DEA’s table? I know the amount of paperwork involved in transferring cases Mr. Superintendent so do not try to fuck with me. I want my wife’s case transferred to the headquarters” Reynolds said again. “Mr. Bennet I’m afraid that cannot happen, this is my jurisdiction and it is a sensitive case which…” “Don’t tell me it’s a sensitive case Goddammit” Reynolds shouted and banged the table in front of him with a clenched fist. “I want my wife out of that cell this minute and for her case to be transferred to the headquarters or else I will subtly fuck you up in ways you cannot imagine