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Chapter 12
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05 October 2012
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Eve sat in the window of her office, guilt overwhelming her as her brain whirred.
“Why’d you do it David? To us, to your kids?” she whispered, ghosting her fingers over the old picture of the three of them together.
For the first time in her memory, she couldn’t understand. Even with the most sadistic of killers, there was a reason. They enjoyed it, or it was over money, or sex. But… this time she didn’t understand at all.
She closed her eyes, resting her head against the window.
“Are you OK, Eve?” Eve looked up at the sound of Mira’s voice, and looked up to see the psychologist standing in the doorway of her office.
“I killed my brother. How is that OK?” She said softly, turning to stare out the window. She felt tears well, up, and blinked them back. “Goddamn it. I’ve cried more in the last few days than I have in my entire life.”
“Oh Eve. You know, it’s not a crime to be emotional.” Mira walked forward, placed her hand on Eve’s shoulder.
“I’m never emotional! I don’t know what’s wrong with me.” Eve closed her eyes, breathing deeply. “Roarke knew.” She said suddenly. “I’m supposed to be a cop, but he knew. I didn’t. Not even after I’d shot him- I kept thinking there’d been a mistake, that it couldn’t’ actually be-” she broke off, and Mira squeezed her hand.
“Is that what your nightmare the other night was about?” she asked gently. Eve opened her mouth in surprise, then gave a humourless laugh.
“Damn shrinks.” But she grinned at Mira, pain dancing in her eyes. “Nah. Just me being stupid.”
“You’re far from stupid sweetheart. Will you tell me?” Eve opened her mouth to say reply, but before she could Peabody and Feeney burst through the door, causing Eve to shoot to her feet.
“Dallas! We got him!” yelled Peabody.
“Huh?”
“We got him.” Peabody grinned broadly.
“… I think we’re on crossed wires. Who?” Eve said slowly.
“Keely’s killer!” Eve blinked slowly.
“We already know who it is…” she said, digging her nails into the palm of her hand. Peabody’s smile dampened.
“Aw shoot! How? We wanted to tell you first!” she pouted.
“I shot him, Peabody! How the hell do you think I know?” Eve snapped.
“… Who’re you talking about, Kid?” Feeney asked.
“David! Who are you talking about?”
“Jonathan Smith!” said Feeney exasperated. Then paused. “Wait- you shot David?”
Eve groaned, throwing herself into her chair and covering her face with her hands. Mira put an arm around her shoulders, turning to the confused pair in the middle of the room.
“Who is Jonathan Smith?” she asked as Eve unthinkingly leaned into her embrace.
“An old school mate of David and Keely’s. We found his DNA, and we’ve got a warrant. We thought you’d want in, Dallas.”
“I don’t understand.” Said Eve tiredly. “Why did David try to attack me if he wasn’t guilty?”
“Maybe he thought you were going to arrest him?” Roarke’s voice came from the doorway. Eve looked up, trying for a smile but failing as he walked over.
“Hitting Keely? Pushing Eve?” she asked again, a trace of hopelessness in her voice.
“He was sick.” Said Roarke as he brushed hair back from her face. Eve closed her eyes, turning her face into his hand.
“He was still my brother. I need to know why. And if he didn’t kill Keely, I need to know who did.”
“Look, kid, if you want to sit this one out, we’ll understand.” Feeney said, concern creasing his features.
“No.” said Eve, shaking her head. “I need to finish this. Let’s go get him.”
She jumped up, kissing Roarke, and Mira on her cheek before leaving with Feeney and Peabody.
“Is she OK Roarke?” murmured Mira, staring after them worriedly.
“I don’t think so, no. Her family turning up after all this time… it’s thrown her. She’s scared of losing anyone again, and she doesn’t know how she’d supposed to feel.” Roarke answered, scrubbing a hand over face.
“She’ll need you.” Mira said, placing her hand on his shoulder. Roarke turned his head to look at her.
“She has me. She always will.” Mira laughed slightly, pulling him in for a one armed hug.
“Now that I do believe.”
Thank you all so much for your comments... and just for reading!!! X
“Why’d you do it David? To us, to your kids?” she whispered, ghosting her fingers over the old picture of the three of them together.
For the first time in her memory, she couldn’t understand. Even with the most sadistic of killers, there was a reason. They enjoyed it, or it was over money, or sex. But… this time she didn’t understand at all.
She closed her eyes, resting her head against the window.
“Are you OK, Eve?” Eve looked up at the sound of Mira’s voice, and looked up to see the psychologist standing in the doorway of her office.
“I killed my brother. How is that OK?” She said softly, turning to stare out the window. She felt tears well, up, and blinked them back. “Goddamn it. I’ve cried more in the last few days than I have in my entire life.”
“Oh Eve. You know, it’s not a crime to be emotional.” Mira walked forward, placed her hand on Eve’s shoulder.
“I’m never emotional! I don’t know what’s wrong with me.” Eve closed her eyes, breathing deeply. “Roarke knew.” She said suddenly. “I’m supposed to be a cop, but he knew. I didn’t. Not even after I’d shot him- I kept thinking there’d been a mistake, that it couldn’t’ actually be-” she broke off, and Mira squeezed her hand.
“Is that what your nightmare the other night was about?” she asked gently. Eve opened her mouth in surprise, then gave a humourless laugh.
“Damn shrinks.” But she grinned at Mira, pain dancing in her eyes. “Nah. Just me being stupid.”
“You’re far from stupid sweetheart. Will you tell me?” Eve opened her mouth to say reply, but before she could Peabody and Feeney burst through the door, causing Eve to shoot to her feet.
“Dallas! We got him!” yelled Peabody.
“Huh?”
“We got him.” Peabody grinned broadly.
“… I think we’re on crossed wires. Who?” Eve said slowly.
“Keely’s killer!” Eve blinked slowly.
“We already know who it is…” she said, digging her nails into the palm of her hand. Peabody’s smile dampened.
“Aw shoot! How? We wanted to tell you first!” she pouted.
“I shot him, Peabody! How the hell do you think I know?” Eve snapped.
“… Who’re you talking about, Kid?” Feeney asked.
“David! Who are you talking about?”
“Jonathan Smith!” said Feeney exasperated. Then paused. “Wait- you shot David?”
Eve groaned, throwing herself into her chair and covering her face with her hands. Mira put an arm around her shoulders, turning to the confused pair in the middle of the room.
“Who is Jonathan Smith?” she asked as Eve unthinkingly leaned into her embrace.
“An old school mate of David and Keely’s. We found his DNA, and we’ve got a warrant. We thought you’d want in, Dallas.”
“I don’t understand.” Said Eve tiredly. “Why did David try to attack me if he wasn’t guilty?”
“Maybe he thought you were going to arrest him?” Roarke’s voice came from the doorway. Eve looked up, trying for a smile but failing as he walked over.
“Hitting Keely? Pushing Eve?” she asked again, a trace of hopelessness in her voice.
“He was sick.” Said Roarke as he brushed hair back from her face. Eve closed her eyes, turning her face into his hand.
“He was still my brother. I need to know why. And if he didn’t kill Keely, I need to know who did.”
“Look, kid, if you want to sit this one out, we’ll understand.” Feeney said, concern creasing his features.
“No.” said Eve, shaking her head. “I need to finish this. Let’s go get him.”
She jumped up, kissing Roarke, and Mira on her cheek before leaving with Feeney and Peabody.
“Is she OK Roarke?” murmured Mira, staring after them worriedly.
“I don’t think so, no. Her family turning up after all this time… it’s thrown her. She’s scared of losing anyone again, and she doesn’t know how she’d supposed to feel.” Roarke answered, scrubbing a hand over face.
“She’ll need you.” Mira said, placing her hand on his shoulder. Roarke turned his head to look at her.
“She has me. She always will.” Mira laughed slightly, pulling him in for a one armed hug.
“Now that I do believe.”
Thank you all so much for your comments... and just for reading!!! X
