Page 38 of New Beginnings
“What’s the financials say?” J.D. asked.
“They both definitely have more money, properties, and vehicles than most cops could afford on their salary. But I wasn’t able to find anything on family. It might be inheritance.”
Before they responded the sound of my door unlocking and opening, had both J.D. and Caesar jumping up from the couch, and pulling their guns. Before I could tell them, it was probably Rumi, my sister walked into my living room. She stopped dead in her tracks with her eyes wide when she saw the guns aimed at her.
“Could you please put the damn guns away guys,” I said. “It’s just my sister.”
“Fuck,” Caesar mumbled, sliding his gun back in the waist of his jeans and sitting back down.
“Sorry,” J.D. said.
This wasn’t the way I wanted her to meet J.D. and I definitely didn’t want her to have a run-in with Caesar.
“Rumi, this is J.D.” J.D. gave a small wave. “What are you doing here?” I asked, even though I knew.
I’d been MIA for a few days which explained the bags of food she was carrying.
“Well, when I don’t hear from you in a few days, I know you’re not taking care of yourself. So, I brought food.”
“How you been, Rumi?” Caesar asked, and it was like the temperature dropped fifty degrees.
“I’m going to put this in the kitchen,” Rumi said not replying to Caesar or J.D.
When she was in the kitchen, I looked at J.D. and Caesar who still had his eyes trained on the room where my sister disappeared.
“She’ll come around, Caesar.”
“I doubt it, but I don’t blame her. He’s probably the best thing that’s happened to her.”
My heart broke for Caesar. He did some dirty shit to my sister, but they were so young when they married. And he wasn’t ready for that type of commitment, and neither was she no matter how much they loved each other. Like I said her fiancé was a goodguy, he just wasn’t the right guy for her. Caesar was, and I hoped she recognized it before it was too late.
“Don’t give up on her yet.”
He let out a sigh, his frustration evident in the silence that followed. Over the years, he had attempted to reconcile with my sister but once he signed the divorce papers, she cut off all ties with him. It was hard for both of them to do.
“We’re going to get out of your hair,” J.D. said, getting my attention. “You mind if we take the information on the cops?”
“Do I want to know what you’re going to do with it?” I asked.
He just smirked. His silence told me all I needed to know. I gathered all the papers and stuffed them into a manilla folder, then handed it to him.
“If I find anything else, I’ll let you know.”
“Make sure it’s not days before I hear from you.”
He stepped closer to me, and I couldn’t stop the smile from crossing my face. “Did you miss me?”
“Actually, I did.”
My eyes widen. I wasn’t expecting that answer, but I can’t help the giddiness moving through me.
“I missed you, too.”
The softness in his gaze touched my heart. I didn’t think he thought the feeling was mutual.
“I didn’t do it on purpose,” I said, feeling the need to explain. “I just get hyper focused sometimes and lose track of time.”
“That’s what I told him,” Caesar said from behind him.
