Enigma
By: Evilous
NC-17
Disclaimer: Once again so not mine, although a girl can dream. I do own my OC's though, hey that's something. Well enjoy!
Chapter 3: The Mysterious Mr. Brooks
Beth took Mick's chair behind the desk, while Mr. Brooks took one of the chairs in front of the desk. He looked around the office taking in the appearance, not saying a word. Beth had an avalanche of questions for this mysterious man, first being who he was and what did he want.
"So we are in private, do you mind telling me who you are? And what you are doing here."
"I have already told you, my name is Mr. Gregory Brooks, and I have some questions for you."
"Yes Mr. Brooks, but what is the name to me. Who do you work for?"
"Internal Affairs."
"IA? Why would you need to question me?"
"It's about Joshua Lindsey. You and him were involved were you not?"
"No, we dated for a while but we have not been together for months."
"Clearly it did not end amicably," he looked around the office.
"No I guess not," Beth managed suppressing her desire to tell this rude arrogant man where to shove it. She wanted to know why IA wanted to talk to her about Josh; she could put up with a few comments about her relationship with Mick.
"Why did things end?"
"How is that any of your business?"
"It is just a question ma'am."
"A question about my personal life and I am not seeing how it is at all relevant. What is this about?"
"As you are well aware Mr. Lindsey is missing. We, myself and members of my team are here to investigate him; there was reason to believe that he may have become corrupt. It is unfortunate that he is now missing, we now are looking into his disappearance as a possible downfall of corrupt activity."
"What does this have to do with me? We weren't together. How long have you suspected him?"
"It was brought to our attention a little over a month ago; it may have been going on for awhile that is what I am here to find out."
"And what about me?"
"You were one of the last people to speak to Mr. Lindsey. You also knew him on a more personal level; you could have noticed a change in his behavior."
"I already told the cops everything. I went up to him after his press conference and asked him for the story. Did he change? Yes he changed but that could very well have been the fact that we broke up, things were different, he hated that I was with someone else."
"Now why would he give you the story, if you were not on good terms?"
"We were trying to be professional. Besides I had the story, I knew the facts I didn't need anything from him--"
"Then why ask?"
"I didn't want the monsters responsible for this to get away with it, due to something that was released in the press. I gave him the chance to tell me what he was with holding and why."
"How helpful of you," his words dripped in sarcasm. "When did you end things with Mr. Lindsey?"
"I don't know, it was a few months ago. "
"How long have you been with Mr. St. John?"
"A few months—"
"I guess it didn't take you long to move on."
"Excuse you, where do you get off coming to our home, and questioning me like this? You just showing up here unannounced, I speak with you even after you were completely rude and inappropriate to Mick. Now you are judging me and how I do my job and about my relationship with Mick. You can leave now, if you have any more questions for me you can leave a message for me at Buzzwire, and I will get back to you when I have time."
Mr. Brooks stands up and walks back out to the door, opening it he sees Mick standing in the kitchen. The clothes that had been scattered on the floor were now gone, and the candles had been blown out and the shades opened letting in some of the bright and beautiful day. Beth follows him out of the office, Mick makes his way over to her, wrapping his arm around her waist and pulling her close.
"Sorry to have disturbed you, please continue with…whatever it is you were doing. I will be contacting you soon Miss. Turner."
Nodding at Mick, he walks out the door, shutting it behind him. As soon as they hear the elevator doors close behind him, Beth lets out a frustrated grunt.
"Please tell me you heard that."
"He thinks Josh may have been corrupt, go figure."
"What and arrogant pig," moving into his chest, wrapping her arms around his waist.
"He just wanted to get a rise out of you. He seemed in control of his emotions for the most part. I think he was just trying to get you to get upset and emotional and slip up. When you went off on him though his heart rate did pick up, I guess he was taken aback by your fierceness. He's not the only one."
"Why can't Josh just leave us alone, let us be happy?"
Mick felt his pocket vibrating again realizing he still had yet to check his voicemail, due to listening to the conversation in his office. He pulled it out and looked at Beth.
"Grab your phone; I have 5 missed calls from Candice, and 4 from David. I herd your phone go off to."
Beth goes to where she had last saw her pants, before looking up at Mick, "Where did you put my pants?"
Mick smiled to himself, forgetting about his little cleaning while listening.
"Chair by the bookshelf."
Beth goes and retrieves her phone; she had missed calls and voicemails from Candice as well.
Beth dialed her voicemail putting it on speaker, "Beth how many times and I going to have to call you. I know you are probably busy at the moment but you need to hear this…call me back. I will try Mick again."
"Next message…Its me again still no luck on Mick's cell either. Okay well I hope you get this. A man just left here his name was Brooks or something he is with Internal Affairs and wants to talk to you about Josh. I thought you deserved a heads up. Call me when you get this."
Mick quickly listened to his, "She left the same on mine."
"Now what?"
"Now you call Candice back, have her meet us at Josef's at twilight."
Beth goes and does as he said, telling Candice she would explain everything later. Mick comes up behind her holding a plate and soda.
"You still need to eat, and then get some rest."
"I will if you will."
"Deal. Do you think you can call Coop and ask him to run a background check on our new friend, find out anything and everything on him, Ryder is…it's a little early for him."
Beth takes a bit of the offered sandwich and dials Coop.
"Hey Coop its Beth. How are you?"
"I am doing okay, you?"
"Great, life is just great. Not sure if I told you or not but I am living with Mick."
"Really…wow. Congratulations."
"Thanks I have a favor."
"Sure what can I do for you?"
"Background check, anything and everything you can find on a Gregory Brooks. He works for Internal Affairs."
"Do I even want to know why you want this?"
"I just want to keep the grounds level."
"You will have to fill me in."
"I will just see what you can find please."
"I will, then we can catch up and you can tell me all about Mick, he treating you okay."
Beth glances up at Mick, he had heard the question but was trying to play it cool giving a boyish smile, Beth blows him a kiss, "Always."
"Good, well I will call you when I get something."
"Thanks Coop."
"No problem."
Beth finishes the call and takes a seat next to Mick on the couch, where she begins to eat.
"He's going to see what he can find," she says in between bites knowing he heard the whole conversation.
Mick tugs at the bottom of his shirt she had thrown on admiring how well she wore it, "I am so glad you came down dressed."
"I was about to come down, as I was but I heard your voice, and decided I didn't want anyone but you seeing that much of me."
"Glad to hear it."
They finish their respective meals and head back upstairs. Beth turns to him at the doorway of the bedroom kissing his lips softly, "See you in a little while."
"I'm not going anywhere," Mick knows her protest and before she can voice he adds, "Not yet."
She nods and they continue into the room, she slips out of her clothes and into Mick's Henley she had claimed. He stripped out of his clothes and climbed into bed with her, holding her tight. After a short time she was fast asleep and he slipped out of bed, covering her up, kissing her softly on the check before returning to his freezer.
To Be Continued…
Evilous