Just a short update, a better one coming soon 3
After the DAC had left, Sandra proceeded to get changed into her most comfortable, navy tracksuit. She dragged a brush through her hair and splashed a bit of water on her face. Sandra always looked impeccable and couldn't bear to have anyone see her otherwise. But today her appearance mattered least to the Detective Superintendent. With a cup of coffee and a DVD of choice, she cuddled back up on the sofa. Gerry, and Jack had not left Sandra's house since her mother died and Brian came round as often as he could, without leaving Esther at home alone during the night. Esther had cooked meals for Sandra and the boys and gave them to Brian to take to Sandra's when he was going round there.
As Sandra began to drift off, the boys continued to work. They decided to run the investigation from Sandra's house, as they didn't want to leave her on her own, and because she wasn't officially allowed to be part of the investigation, so this way she could unofficially participate.
Hours passed and bodies came and went. As new leads were found, one or two people would leave the house to follow up lines of enquiry, leaving one person in the house with Sandra; they hadn't seen her this down before and were worried about what she might do. Eventually Sandra got used to the noise and fell asleep, but woke after only 15 minutes.
As she woke, she heard the silence in the house; something there had not been much of recently. She called out, but no response came. She checked her phone; no missed calls, inbox empty. She wandered around the house for a bit, enjoying the peace and quiet, and then she noticed something in the garden. It was Brian, doing something that resembled Thai Chi. Years ago, when she had first met Brian, this would have deeply concerned her, but now she has learnt that it is usually better not to ask, besides, if he wasn't doing something rather strange, there was probably something wrong with him. She smiled to herself at the sight of Brian, and at the fact she had, for the first time in her life, a group of people who genuinely cared about her, and would do pretty much anything for her.
