Red_Roses_and_Black_Dahlias_-_Macy_T

11
REGRET
MADDOX
It doesn’t make any fucking sense.” I threw the papers on the table,
sighing and bringing a hand up to rub my face.
Adam sat in front of me, looking as dejected as I felt. This case was
driving us nuts. There were no clue regarding the second guy, no fingerprints,
no footprints, no hair, fucking nothing. It had been a week since the girls had
moved in with me and we didn’t have any fucking progress on the case.
“It’s the perfect crime. Whoever that second guy was he planned every
fucking detail.” My partner sighed and slumped on his seat.
I hated the words perfect and crime being in the same sentence, but even I
had to admit it was. The killer definitely thought it through. I gulped and
looked at the time, the girls were probably asleep by now.
While we were out eating breakfast on their first day home, Callie called
me saying the DA had given the green light regarding the girls moving in
temporarily. Since their meeting had lasted well through the evening the day
after she didn’t want to bother us that late. So it was settled, the girls were
officially living with me for the time being. Child Protection Services would
be coming to check on us on random days to see if Valentina felt at ease in
this new environment while we waited for the permanent settlement of her
case.
“It’s late, maybe we should head home.” My attention was brought back
to Adam who had taken off his glasses to rub the sleep off his eyes. I sighed
again, knowing he was right.
Still, the feeling that something was escaping us kept nagging at me.