Chapter 2:
Walking into a seedy room above Jakes, Robin throws her purse on a chair, turns, crosses her arms and takes on a defensive stance. "Fine, I'm here." She coldly states as she watches Brad shut the door behind him "What do you want?"
"Two things." Brad states "One. I want you to stop investigating the Brianna Hughes case and two…"
Unable to stop herself, Robin bursts out laughing "What? Why???" She questions "Why on earth do you care who killed Brianna Hughes? Wait…" She realizes "Did you know her?"
"That doesn't matter!" Brad sharply counters "What matters is I'm here to make you stop investigating."
"So what?" Robin balks "You think showing me a few measly pictures of us making out on a bed when I was mentally ill will be enough to convince me to drop my investigation? "You're nuts." Robin decides "Hell I'll show Patrick those pictures myself if I have too just to get rid of you and this nonsense because I know he'll forgive me for what happened – in fact he already has."
Laughing, Brad picks up the television remote "Oh I know those pictures aren't going to make you do what I want." Brad continues as he hits the power button "They were just to get you up here." He explains "Now we move onto the main incentive."
Confused, Robin turns her attention to the TV screen and her breath hitches the second the picture comes into view and she sees Patrick and Emma sitting on a blanket together in the park. "Wh…what is this?" she anxiously stammers.
"You have a lovely family." Brad offers "It would be a shame if something were to happen to them."
Slowly shifting her focus from the TV screen, Robin's eyes turn to ice as she looks at Brad "Are you threatening my family?"
Brad smiles "Oh there's that Scorpio spunk I was warned about, but let me be clear here, I can get to your family anytime, anywhere. Would you like a demonstration?"
"What do you mean?" Robin demands.
Smiling, Brad pulls out a cell phone "Pick a number between 100-500." He tells Robin as he dials.
"Why?" Robin inquires.
"Just do it." Brad seethes.
"375." Robin bites back.
"Thank you." He accepts before turning his attention to the phone "Ask for directions to 375 Smith Street." He instructs before flipping his phone closed and pointing at the TV "Watch and see."
Turning their attention back to the TV screen, Robin watches as a woman approaches Patrick in the park.
"Excuse me?" The woman apologetically inquires "Could you tell me where to find 375 Smith Street?"
Completely stunned by what she is seeing, Robin doesn't even hear Patrick's answer as her mind starts reeling and it isn't until she realizes Brad is directly behind her whispering "Anytime, anywhere." hauntingly in her ear that she jumps and immediately moves away to put as much space as she can between herself and Brad before glaring at him "Fine!" She sharply relents "I get it okay? I'll stop investigating Brianna Hughes' death!"
A smile of satisfaction appears on Brad's face "Good. Now on to item number 2."
"What?" Robin snaps.
Brad's smile grows "I want you to sleep with me."
