Red_Roses_and_Black_Dahlias_-_Macy_T

both sisters after an event as traumatizing as the one they’d been through
would be a huge mistake.”
Mrs Harvon scoffed, her sharp eyes going back and forth between me and
Maddox, “Surely you’re not serious, are you? That is absolutely
inappropriate.”
“In what regard? Both my client and Miss Raymond are above the age of
adulthood, they have known each other for years and get along just fine. Mr
Brooks is like an older brother figure to Miss Raymond.” I wanted to scoff at
that.
An older brother figure. Sure if we lived in freaking Alabama, given the
way my body reacted to him.
“Not to mention, they have been spending quite a lot of time together
lately and Mr Brooks is one of the officers in charge of the investigation, thus
he’ll be aware of the advancement of it and all the more able to assure both
the Raymond girls’ protection. Plus, living with them while they can possibly
remember important details regarding the murders is also playing in their
favor.” Callie stayed calm and cordial, even granting Harvon and her acolyte
a small smile in the end.
A smile which I was sure was genuine too because that woman was too
kind to fake anything. Harvon looked like she was looking for more
arguments when Kensley suddenly started speaking.
“That’s just not right. She’s a young woman and he’s a young man, there’s
bound to be some—“ Callie cut off his sputtering by holding a perfectly
manicured hand up.
“I’ll stop you right there Mr Kensley, before you go and say something
highly inappropriate in front of a nine year old child. If you don’t believe
yourself capable of reigning in your hormones in front of a beautiful woman,
I advise you work on it outside of your job hours and don’t project your own
insecurities onto others. That being said, if you hint at something like that
again in front of my clients or behind their backs, I will not only sue your for