CHAPTER 1
Bennett paced to and fro angrily
beside his desk.
Carl leaned against the wall.
"Calm down,Ben"He said.
"I'm detective Bennett Meyers, I
solve major cases and not this...."
"This is also major case"
"A case from fifteen years ago...a case
no cop could crack, you have to be fvcking
kidding me,they wanna ruin my reputation.
I wanted those congressmen cases not
this piece of junk and he had to give it to
James, what's so good about James...
nothing... absolutely nothing! I could have
crack that case in a twinkle of an eye"He
said, proudly.
Carl rolled his eyes."It's homicide"He reminded.
"So? Have you forgotten the case
which made me famous? Just when I
thought I was getting a promotion, chief
Edgar had to make me in charge of this
Godforsaken case!"
"He probably thinks that since you
could put that serial killer behind bars
then you would be able to crack this case
too.Why are you doubting yourself? Just be
positive about this,if you can crack this
case, you'll be on every tabloids, every
network station...."
Carl kept on talking but he was no longer
listening,he was just picturing himself on
every tabloids...every network station and
a promotion might be waiting for him.This
would be so great, everyone would know
his name.
He slowly sat down and opened the
case file.
"I've gone through the case file but I
must say Ben,this is a tough case"
Bennett leaned back and handed him the
case file.
"Tell me about the case"He ordered.
"You won't ever stop being
authoritative, would you?"
Bennett shrugged.
Carl shook his head."Landon Martins and his wife Thelma were found dead in their
home on June 5th,2004,it was believed
that they were murdered the night before
that day"
"They had no kids?"
"They did, Nathan was thirteen at
that time and Gwendolyn ten.When the
police got to their home that
morning,there were bags and luggage
already arranged at the living room,it was
as if the family was going away,the bodies
of the kids were never found,the cops then
searched for them,put up their names on
every newspaper but till now,no one heard
anything about the kids"
Bennett sighed."Didn't they have any
neighbours?No one saw anything?"
"Just one of the neighbours called
that he saw the kids running into the
woods close to the house,he saw the
faces of the some men who were after
them,that neighbour didn't make it to the
station the next day,he was killed"
Bennett's teeth clenched."I literally have no
lead in this case"He muttered.
"Well,we can just work on our own
instinct for now"
"And what do you think about this
case?"
"Since no one found the kids,I think they're alive and if they're alive, they would
surely know something, this case has
been a dead end for years Ben,the culprit
has to be very smart not to get caught,he
left not a single trace,no fingerprint at
all,and for fifteen years,no one knows
what The Martins did to deserve that"
Bennett took the case file from him and
glance through it, there has to be a lead...
just anything at all but there was
nothing,he stared at the pictures of the
Martins,was the man involved in any
illegal dealings? Were his kids still alive?
He must admit that the
congressmen cases would be so much
more easier than this but he was cracking
this case,this would make him... someone
greater.....his colleagues would always
look up to him.Even those in the
higher-ups would want to be like him.
He was cracking this case and it has
to be soon.
*************
"Chief Edgar gave the Martins case
to Officer Meyers"
Bruce's fist clenched over his
cellphone."That old crook doesn't want to
let the dead rest in perfect peace.That
Meyers is one smart cop.Keep an eye on
him,if he finds out anything.... anything at all,you know what to do"
"Yes sir!"
*************
A few hours later found Bennett and
some of his colleagues in a bar,those who
weren't on duty had decided to hang out.
They were waiting for their orders as
his eyes glanced around the
restaurant,they quickly scurried back and
narrowed taking in a woman gulping down
a bottle of vodka.
He quickly picked up a magazine in
front of him and covered his face.
Carl glanced at him.
"What?"
"It's Morgan"
"Cop sexy"Carl drawled.
Bennett glared at him. "Don't call me
that.Fvck!Why does she have to be here of
all places?"
"Relax,she doesn't know you're here"
"But if her obnoxious friend gets to
know,my evening would be ruined,the last
time I took home a drunk Morgan was
unforgettable"He replied still covering his
face with the magazine.
"Will you ever tell me what happened
between you two that night....you only
said you have no idea how she knew your
passcode and got into your apartment."
Unconsciously, Bennett removed the
magazine from his face recalling that
unforgettable night.
"Did she bit your d*ck while giving you
a blowjob?"
Bennett frozed."I would never let someone
like Morgan suck my d*ck"He retorted
quickly and the discreet cough from the
people around the table made them
uncomfortable.
Carl lowered his voice."Just tell me what
she did to you, already?"
"She threw up on my couch"He
announced.
Carl frowned."Just that?"
"What do you mean just that?You
didn't get to clean it up,did you?"
"BENNETT!"A bear like voice
sounded from the entrance of the bar.He
glared angrily at Rico,a fat and funny
looking cop walking up to the table.He
had always dislike this man and
today,that dislike had graduated to deep
hatred.
The one person he had been avoiding
spun around drunkily in her seat.
"It's my cop sexy"She giggled.
Bennett felt like crying watching Kate,
Morgan's friend walking up to his table.
"Thank goodness I ran into you,Ben, I was starting to wonder who would take
Morgan home"
"Keep on wondering cause I'm not
going home tonight"He snapped.
"She can't certainly sleep here"
"It's none of my business, I wasn't
there when drinking became her hobby, I'm
not going through......"
"I thought a cop's job is to ensure the
safety of the citizens...."
"When counting citizens of a
country,you don't include pests"
"Please, just put your differences
aside, I have somewhere to be right now
and Morgan's always in her best behaviour
when she's drunk."
Bennett grimaced."You have somewhere to
be the last time she got drunk too.Morgan
becomes a total lunatic when she's drunk"
Kate turned to face Carl who had been
drooling over her breasts."Please
handsome,talk to him to take her home
for me"
Carl grinned stupidly and turned to face
Bennett, preaching and making him see
reasons why he should take Morgan
home.
Bennett just stared at him in dismay,
weren't friends supposed to have each
other's backs. And almost an hour later found him
carrying Morgan into the apartment
building.
Tomorrow,he would start looking for
a new apartment,he couldn't keep on
having her as a neighbour,he couldn't keep
on bringing her home like this...no wonder
she doesn't have a boyfriend.He thought
he had escaped her madness in high
school but now,he was facing the part
2.And this part 2 has to end soon.
Morgan was vaguely aware that
she was in the arms of her lifelong crush,
and the filthy look he was giving her made
her giggled stupidly, when his arms
tightened around her,her giggles stopped and
turned into hiccups.Her head spun
ominously but then cleared again.
His body felt taut and hard and his
face was grim.Her hands went around his
neck and then surprisingly,the silky
strands of his hair brushed against her
fingers.Instinctively, she moved them to
feel more,she couldn't take her eyes off
his mouth.
He walked into an elevator,she could
feel his chest muscles contract and move
against her.
Morgan brought her hand round and pressed a finger against his mouth,a cord
tightening in her belly.
"You've got the most beautiful
mouth....do you know that?"
She was aware on some level that
the words in her head weren't coming out
as clearly as they should.They were
flowing together in an incoherent slurred
rush of words all joined up together.
Bennett twisted his head away and
Morgan's hand fell from his mouth.He
walked briskly out of the elevator so eager
to dump her a$s inside her apartment.
She huffed and started to undo the
buttons of his shirt, sighing happily when
she could slide a hand in and touch the
warm skin of his chest.His heart was
beating heavily against her hand and she
felt unbearably hot all over.Waves of heat
were coming and going.... gathering
intensity.
"Your hair feels like silk......kiss
me...Bennett"She closed her eyes and
pursed her lips.
"This is sexual harassment"Bennett
thought, angrily.
Swaying dangerously,she was
hardly aware of Bennett standing her on
her feet...or his curse.
"What's your fvcking passcode?"He asked.
She leaned against the wall and hiccuped.
Bennett sighed,there was no way he was
letting this crazy bitch into his house.
He bent before her door and started
inputting different digit codes that he
could think of but her door didn't happen.
Frustratedly,he spun around just to
feel soft skin against his left hand.
She drunkily looked down at his hand
cupping her breast.
"Pervert!"She exclaimed and her fist
slammed against his jaw.
Bennett held his face shocked beyond
words.
"Pervert? I didn't even know you were
behind me!"He yelled, running his free
hand across his hair, leaving it disheveled.
Morgan stared at her hand in disbelief.Did
she just punch Bennett?
"I didn't....."
"Well, that's it!You can sleep in this
hallway or on the street, I don't fvcking
care"With that,he stormed off, entering his
passcode and slamming his door shut
that she flinched.
Bennett slowly applied ice on his
jaw as he went through the list of
available apartments online.He won't continue to have that lady as his
neighbour.She would make him run mad
someday.
And she had the guts to punch his
face....this million dollars face.Tomorrow,
when she would be sober,he would make
sure he berates life out of her.
He recalled his hand on her breast,it
was really soft though...it suddenly made
him wonder if her n*pples were dark or
ruby.
Realizing what he was thinking
about,he mentally cursed himself...he
should never forget that this was
Morgan....the girl who hardly combs her
hair,the girl who told everyone in high
school that he had a sugar mommy,the
girl.....
A noise from his front door jerked him
out of his thoughts, someone was trying
to input his passcode but was
unsuccessful.
He quickly hurried towards there,his
hand clenched over the ice seeing her
through the CCTV camera,For God's
sake,this isn't her apartment,why couldn't
she understand that whenever she was
drunk?
Is there anything more frustrating
than having a lunatic as a neighbour?
