Chapter 14
Max
I knew today was going to be a long bullshit filled day. Sandra’s break-in to my house has been the talk of the day here and I want to throat punch several people. Tony has been smart and kept his mouth shut, not wanting to incite my rage as he put it. He was smart, I’d give him that. Today was not the day and I am not the one right now.
“You good? You’ve been looking like you are about to puke all day,” Tony points out as we pull into a drive thru to grab some lunch.
“I drank too much last night at Megans and kind of passed out there,” I admitted. My head still pounding from the booze. I usually can hold my liquor a lot better than this, but she is intoxicating. Her vanilla scented lotion had me in a haze before the whiskey even took over. I debated on kissing her the moment she opened the door for me.
“Well damn dude! Details!” He demanded like a fucking teenager who has never had sex before. I rolled my eyes.
“We drank and made out. That’s it. How long has it been since you got laid dude?” I said as I leaned my head back against the seat. Cruisers weren’t the most comfortable places to be for a twelve-hour shift, but it beats sitting at the precinct waiting to talk to HR about last night’s bullshit.
“It’s been a minute, but seriously, you two didn’t do it?” Tony said as he rolled up to the window to pay for the food he ordered. No clue what was ordered, but at this point I’ll eat just about anything.
“No, I don’t want to take advantage of her in the state she’s in. I was only overt here last night because there was a random person banging on her door and blocking her view on the camera. I wouldn’t put it past that Paxley dick to find a way to get to her,” I said, clutching my hands into fists. She seemed so positive that the ankle monitor, and the restraining order would mean nothing to him.
“Were you able to get the person?” Tony nodded at the worker who handed him the drinks and food through the window. I’m going to need to go to the gym after shift if I keep eating this crap.
“No, I chased them from the house through the alley behind our places. They hopped in a car and took off. I couldn’t make out the make or model,” I sighed as I shoved the straws in the drink and sucked down the sweet tea that he got me. Nothing like the sugar bomb that Megan makes. I laughed to myself.
“Have you talked to Cap yet? I hear there is a full-blown investigation into Sandra and that she made bail this morning. I can’t believe she just showed up in your house like that. Roark filled me in this morning, and he’s worried about you to man. She’s fucking crazy,” Tony pulled up at our normal lunch spot as I dug through the bag looking for whatever he ordered for me.
“Yeah, I have a meeting tomorrow with a department lawyer. They’re talking to everyone who filed a complaint about her yesterday. My dad’s currently at my place switching the locks for me. He called me a dumbass for not changing them the moment she got kicked out,” I grabbed the cheeseburger from the bottom of the bag and chowed down. I didn’t realize how much I needed the food to get rid of the hangover.
“I got a meeting too, I made my complaint a few days ago when she came into the locker room and tried to remove my damn pants. I don’t know what you ever saw in her. Was her pussy that good?” he shoved his burger in his mouth, waiting for me to respond.
“She wasn’t like this when we were together. At least, I never saw this side of her. My family told me she was crazy but never told me why they thought that, just that I needed to run. Am I glad shit ended? Hell yes. Do I wish it ended differently? Yes and no. I wish it didn’t hurt so bad. As for Megan, it’s effortless with her. We fell into this friendship, or at least that’s how I feel,” I sighed. I need to apologize for running out on her this morning.
I pulled my phone out of my pocket and saw three missed messages. One from my dad and two from Megan. My heart plummeted into my stomach like a lead ball. Fuck. I should’ve messaged her sooner. I opened the message from my dad first to try to regain some composure before texting Megan back.
Your locks are changed, and some girl stopped by and dropped off your watch. She said you forgot it at her place last night. Do I need to be concerned?
Of course, my dad would assume the worst about me. I tap out a quick thank you and told him not to worry. I’ll have to explain who she is later. Now they dreaded texts, I can’t imagine how disappointed she is with me for just leaving. I should’ve sent her a text when I left.
Hey! You left your watch at my place; I took it over to your house and I met your dad. I kind of grilled him a bit before giving him your watch. I didn’t know if he was trying to rob you or not. Lol
Well, I wasn’t expecting that, no wonder my dad was asking if he should be concerned. I chuckled a little which caught the attention of the bloodhound next to me. Tony raised an eyebrow, and I just shook my head, reading the next message.
Sorry about last night. I usually don’t drink; I don’t know what came over me. I’m sorry if I overstepped some boundary line. I hope you can forgive me .
Well fuck, there was the lead ball dropping right back into my stomach. This was a clear indication of someone who was gaslit to believe they were always the problem. I hope she didn’t think I was ignoring her and hopefully my dad told her I was working!
You’re good, you did nothing wrong. I’m not going to say sorry for kissing you though. I don’t regret it. The only thing I regret is not kissing you goodbye this morning and moving you off of the couch. I just had to rush to get my clothes for work from my place. We might have to remedy that issue if I plan on coming over late again. Can’t be leaving you like that again.
I set my phone on the dashboard and plucked a few fries from the bag. I sat back with a smirk of smug satisfaction. I need to stop acting differently with her. I’ve watched this woman sunbathe topless in her backyard multiple times over the few years I’ve lived here. I watched her run in those tight fucking shorts that made her ass so perky that the shorts were getting eaten by her ass with each stride. Hell, I’ve jerked off to her sunbathing completely naked last fucking month. I knew one day she would be mine. Even if I had to eliminate Paxley myself. She will be mine. My phone buzzed on the dash, another message.
Oh, umm. You plan on coming around more?
She seems so nervous, she really thought I wasn’t going to come back. Oh fuck no. She’s stuck with me. Even if she doesn’t know it yet.
Unless you don’t want me to come around more. I was thinking maybe we could go to dinner tonight after I get off. We don’t have to go anywhere fancy if you don’t want to. But I think you need to get out of the house and to let loose for a bit.
The text was read almost immediately. At least I know she was waiting for the reply. Maybe eagerly waiting to see what I would say.
I would love that. There’s a nice Korean BBQ place that just opened up in Newark. Maybe we can go there?
I smiled at her response, so she does want to spend time with me. Good. That means I haven’t scared her off. She might try to run from me later, but I’ll deal with that when the time comes.
Sounds like a plan. I get off at seven, I’ll pick you up at eight. Your dress attire determines where we go afterwards .
I sent the text with a winky face emoji, part of me hopes her mind is driving straight into the gutter with my implication of what could happen afterwards. The thought of seeing her in a tight little dress and heels is more enticing than I could’ve imagined.
Okay, see you then.
The little heart emoji made my lip tip up in a half smile. I was going to enjoy torturing her. A grunt from my side had me looking over to see Tony straining in his seat to look at my phone. I shook my head and noticed the clock. Six hours left until I can begin playing my game.
“Okay, what the fuck? You are now grinning like a fucking kid in a candy store. Who the hell are you talking to?” Tony griped from behind the wheel. He gathered the trash while I was distracted. I tossed my trash into the bag as he drove up to the trash can and tossed it in.
“Who do you think I’m talking to?” I smirked and let the warning in my tone be known.
“I’m going to go out on a limb and say it’s Megan,” he replied as he began driving. I looked at him and grinned widely. He shook his head, focusing back on the road in front of him. Silence filled the car as we fell into our easy quiet comfort.
Our area today was most of Kirkwood highway. Nothing too crazy, move the homeless people standing on the street corners begging for money, speeding violations, other vehicle violations, all normal day to day shit. It’s when the call for a robbery in progress comes through that the adrenaline starts pumping. We aren’t allowed to use our weapons unless it’s in extreme circumstances. I’ve had to use mine in the line of duty a total of three times. Today being one of them.
We pulled up to the pawn shop and sure enough, robbery in progress. The shop owner, Jimmy, was sadly a frequent caller. He installed a call button last year after being held at gun point. There were two suspects in full masks and fully covered in long pants and hoodies. These two were pros, they had gloves on, the even had shoe covers. One had their gun aimed right at us.
“Dispatch 10-24A this is officer Demarco and officer Carter, we are at Jimmy’s pawn shop on the north bound side of Kirkwood highway, requesting back up for a robbery in progress. Two armed suspects, gender and race unknown, please advise caution to those in route,” Tony made the official call over the radio to request back up. My hand was already on my gun. I wasn’t afraid to pull the trigger, I had the better shot of the two of us.
“10-4, Officer Demarco. Units are in route to your location, about five minutes out,” I tried to place who was on dispatch for this call, but I didn’t recognize the woman’s voice. She sounded slightly older, with a southern drawl to her that clearly meant she wasn’t from around here. I looked at Tony as I opened my door. Time to get this show on the road.