Morticia Knight Arresting Behaviour

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Maggie already knew, that he d been with Quinn. He knew she didn t fully understand why
he couldn t control himself, but she still had his back, and had no intention of giving his
secret away. But she d also warned him that she wouldn t support any more screwing
around with Quinn until the whole case had been resolved. Jake knew deep down she was
right.
She asked him about the blow-up at the station, but he didn t think he was ready to talk
about that yet. He really wanted to talk to Quinn about it, but other than a quick
conversation in Maggie s presence to say that the show was a go, he d stayed away from
him. He texted Quinn to let him know that he couldn t trust himself around him, and that the
best he d be able to do until the night of the show was to text him. He sensed the man who
had fulfilled him more than he d ever been fulfilled was a little pissed off which tore at his
heart but it was how it had to be for the moment.
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It was Sunday, and he was spending it with his familia, as he often did on that day. He
was sitting in the living room of his childhood home, trying to enjoy the two nieces and a
nephew who belonged to his oldest sister. They were two, four and five years old, the boy
being the youngest. Gabriel was running around in circles, making himself dizzy on purpose,
then falling, Jake there to catch him so he wouldn t hurt himself.
That is what I would like to be able to do. Catch people so that they don t hurt themselves. Like
that kid in the interrogation room. Jason. Where is he now?
Unca Jay, Unca Jay, I m falling too! Valerie, the four-year-old, didn t want to be left
out. Then Gabriel got jealous, and began pushing her and Rosita. She began crying, so
Valerie hugged her and kissed her cheek. The next thing he knew, Jake was holding all three
of them on his lap. He wasn t having much success, as all three were vying to be the most
important one, and kept knocking each other on the ground. Jake would say Oops! so that
they hopefully wouldn t cry. They finally decided that was an even better game, and fell to
the ground on purpose yelling Oops! just like Jake had done, and laughing hysterically.
His tiny nana, not even five feet, marched into the room, hands on her hips.
Vete a fuera ahora mismo! she yelled, pointing to the back door.
The kids ran screaming from the room. It was the exact same thing she had yelled at
him and his two sisters and two brothers when they d been little go outside right now .
He liked the familiarity of being home, and it was interesting to watch little Valerie, try to
work things out between the oldest and the youngest. Jake was in the middle of all of his
siblings too, so in one of his psychology classes he d learnt that it meant that he tended to be
the mediator of the bunch. He could see it.
His nana looked at him funny, scrunching her brow.
What s the matter my little mijo, why you so sad?
I m not sad, Nana, I ve just got a lot on my mind.
Is it that killer man, or maybe a lover man?
Jake laughed. Come on Nana, don t worry, I ll be fine.
Aah. Boys. They think they know best. She made a swiping gesture with her hand.
What you should do is go with lover man, and be happy. Be familia. Don t think so much
about everything, you make yourself loco in the head. She jabbed at her head as if the crazy
was something that could be pointed at.
Okay, Nana, I ll try.
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She grabbed the top of his head, gave him a big sloppy kiss there then headed back to
her territory the kitchen.
A family. It seemed like such an impossible dream. But he would love that someday.
Inevitably, his thoughts drifted to Quinn. He couldn t picture the man living a peaceful
family life, he was such a loner. They probably weren t a very good long term match for that
very reason. His heart was very heavy at the thought. He had been really falling for the guy.
And as a sexual match they were perfect for one another.
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The days had seemed to just drag on and on, leaving Quinn restless and jittery. He was
still really horny from all of the amazing sex and spirit bond he d shared with Jake, and
was pretty fucking pissed that his lover was being so adamant that they stay away from each
other, even to the point of not talking on the phone. Jake still sent him good morning and
good night texts, but they were short and sweet, rather than hot and sizzling. It sucked that
he couldn t even get some decent sexting out of the whole arrangement.
But it had left him plenty of time to ponder his situation with the man. He wasn t big on
dwelling in thought, so he d been trying to stay busy helping Richard fix up the Youth
Centre in Blackwater. It had become run down in the last few years, and there just hadn t
been as much help as there once had been. What Richard was really hoping to do was to set
up a non-profit charter, and get things run properly so that they could raise funding for after-
school and summer camp programs for the at-risk youth in the area. Currently, there was
just a ragged basketball court not much fun in the scorching heat a beat-up ping-pong
table and board games with missing pieces inside. Even the old outdated swamp cooler
barely kept the place at a tolerable temperature. The building had been donated by a private
party, but they weren t willing to fund any programs, equipment or improvements.
So what s up with that detective?
Richard and Quinn were sitting on the ground and leaning against the shady side of the
building, drinking a pop whilst taking a rest from the morning s painting project. Quinn had
got carried away, and had found himself motivated to begin a desert landscape mural on one
of the inside walls, that included symbols and deities belonging to his ancestors. The whole
project had begun spontaneously, and he had just gone with it like he did most things. It was
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helping to calm the raging turmoil beneath his surface the desire inside him that he knew
was a result of needing to be with Jake.
He would never admit it to Richard, and he wasn t comfortable admitting it to himself,
but the strength of his need for Jake frightened him. He still couldn t tell what it meant in the
long term, he just wished that Jake was around to help him figure it out.
Quinn took a long swig of his drink.
Nothing. Not now. We re just waiting for this whole show on Tuesday night, and
maybe we ll find the killer, maybe we won t.
Wow. You seem a little nonchalant about the whole thing. I find it hard to believe that
was just a one-night stand for you guys you never bring anyone back to the rez.
What are you now, my mother?
Quinn got up then tossed his empty bottle into the recycle bin. He was sorry for [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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