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Chapter 4

Circa an hour later Charlotte Dunn managed to free herself from the tide of

questions and it took another hearing through the doctor, who gave her some medicines and wise advice. All her wished was a hot bath and her own bed. Seeing these precious goals in front of her eyes, she was about to leave, when a strong male voice hindered her.

"Where are you going, Miss Dunn?"

The girl turned with a sighed she couldn't and didn't wanted to hide.

"I thought I'm allowed to go home, Detective Redgrave."

"Of course." He came closer. "But not alone"

"Look, I've already told you…"

"I'm perfectly aware of that, but it's on my way. I thought maybe I can give you a ride."

"You even don't know where I live." She stated, but after the man pulled out of his pocket his notes, she knew she lost that battle. "I give up. Where's your car?"

After getting rid of his triumphant smile Richard led the girl to his car, opened the door for her and after his safety belt was fastened, they left.

The ride wasn't longer than 5 minutes and shortly after they found themselves in front of Charlotte's door. She was about to get out, when she didn't know why, but asked him.

"Do you want to come in for coffee or tea? In exchange for the ride."

Richard wasn't prepared for the offer, but he didn't think of turning it down. After turning off the engine, they made their way to the house, and the whole time Charlotte was questioning herself: what she is doing at the moment. She called a foreign man into her flat. A real detective. But she wasn't ready to be alone again, and although it seemed weird, she felt herself surprisingly safe with the slightly arrogant, but handsome man.

"Make yourself feel at home. I'll make coffee for you."

"You don't drink?"

"I prefer tea at the moment."

The man curled his lips into a thin smile then went into the cute, friendly living room. A cream colored comfortable sofa, family portraits on the shelves, newspapers and magazines on the floor, and the small table. Everything was calm and friendly. He didn't have to wait too long until Charlotte appeared with two mugs and sat next to him onto the sofa, pulling her feet under herself. After a few minutes of embarrassing silence, Richard cleared his throat.

"And what do you learn?"

"So there is something that notepad doesn't know!" She looked up behind her mug.

"Well, not always" He answered as he slightly loosened his tie.

"To sing. Do you like Opera?"

"I'm not so good at it, but I like many kinds of music. Unfortunately, I'm at a loss for any musical talent."

Another silent minute came, but this time it was Charlotte who couldn't stand it anymore.

"Please, forgive me. It's not like me… I mean I'm not the kind of girl, who wordlessly sit, and …who call up foreigners in the middle of the night, but…" She let out a big breath to continue without tears. "But… this whole thing…it's like…and I didn't want to be alone… I'm sorry…"

But it was too late. The tears had already started to flow down her face. The stress, the shock and the tiredness broke out on her and there wasn't any self-control left to hold them back. She buried her face in her hands, not wanting to see the alarmed face of the man. But then, she felt as ever so slowly two powerful arms touching her, and she heard comforting words. Richard Redgrave without second thoughts embraced and pulled her to him the shaking girl. Not even disturbed by one of the most important rules, which told not to get involved with a victim, he slowly stroked her hair and with soft words calmed Charlotte. It didn't take long for her to fell asleep.

For a few minutes Richard thought about what to do, then yawned and leaned back on the sofa. Still holding the sleeping brown haired girl, he covered them with a nearby blanket and closed his eyes to sleep.

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