CHAPTER 34 - Preparations
"Who can we approach? Who'll believe us anyway? Remember what happened the last time?" Christian said cynically.
"That was a completely different situation altogether."
"No it's not. when Axel beat you up there were no witnesses. Neither are there any witnesses to my accident either!." Christian said sharply, "it's the same whole song and dance once again."
"but a confession straight from the horse's mouth is better than witnesses isn't it?" Andi interjected calmly.
"But we still need a cop who'll believe us. Who'll agree to go along with this sting." Olli said but only drew a blank.
"Oh Oh Oh!" Miriam's face lit up, "I know someone who might help us."
"You know a cop?" all three pairs of eyes stared at her.
"Well... I know a few people ...here and there." Miriam answered demurely.
"I actually haven't spoken to her in sometime. But she will help if can."
"So? What did she say?" the three men pounced on Miriam as soon as she entered the flat late afternoon the next day.
"She will do a bit of investigation and then get back to me."
"Well I guess that's that." Christian spat out pessimistically.
"No, it's not." Miriam slung back. "I know she'll call back."
And as if on cue her cell phone rang.
"Hello,...Yah... Oh is that so? ... that's enough?" the conversation progressed a smile flowered on Miriam's face which gave the three men hope.
"... Really! ... I'll tell the guys right now!"
"Christian it seems that there is a witness to your 'suicide'. Is there really no end to the incompetency and the sheer laziness of public servants' method of working?" Miriam growled
"You lost us!" Olli said confused by Miriam's ranting.
"You guys aren't going to believe this." Miriam started speaking then and the men couldn't help but feel ecstatic by the new information that had been unearthed.
"Decorations?"
"Check"
"Catering?"
"Check. The menu approved by my Darling." Olli teased.
"Invites?"
"Check."
"So everything is set." Christian concluded in a whisper almost hyper ventilating
"Yup..." Olli replied trying to remain upbeat and not give in to his boyfriend's nervousness
"Do you think we'll be able to succeed?" Christian asked next
"I think so." Olli replied keeping his tone as neutral as he could he didn't want to raise Christian's hopes.
"That isn't very reassuring Olli"
"You're telling me?"
"What did she say before she pushed you off?" Olli asked again.
"That she didn't want me getting my claws into what was truly hers only."
"She accepted the invite so now we only have to wait and watch as to how everything turns out."
He noticed Miriam's frantic signal and quickly proceeded to end the conversation.
"Gotta go now Gregor and Luise just arrived. Just one more night then this farce can end."
"I can't wait for it to be tomorrow."
"Me neither."
"Don't come out of that room until I signal you." Olli instructed.
"I know sweetie. Love you." Christian replied longingly
"Love you too. See you on the other side."
"Olli." Gregor couldn't say anything more and tightly hugged the man.
"I had your flat cleaned and kept ready." Olli informed him after the man released him.
"Thanks."
As Gregor saw to the baggage and instructed the security team Luise took Olli aside, "How are you doing?"
"Some days are better than others." Olli whispered as tears came to his eyes.
"Oh Honey!" Luise instantly enveloped him in her arms trying to sooth him.
Olli sniffled hugging her back.
Alone in his room Christian giggled as he watched Olli's charade on the Close Circuit screen.
"Olli my man! You deserve an Oscar for that performance." Christian chuckled addressing the screen
But then his mind flew back to the night he had returned home and witnessed the true devastation Olli had been through. So the uncomfortable thought that Olli was basing his current behavior on the 7 days he had been sure that Christian had truly died made the hilarity he felt at Olli's behavior evaporate.
Unable to control himself once he saw that Olli was alone again he called him.
"I told you not to call. You know we could get caught" Olli scolded him in a hushed whisper.
"You were crying." Christian stated softly.
"I'm grieving for my dead boyfriend remember."
"Yah, but..."
"you don't like to see me cry." Olli completed and smiled straight into the camera.
"Uh ...Huh. Yah." Christian.
"Just one more night Schatz. Keep it together for just another 18 hours."
"I'll try but I can't make any promises if you cry again. Love you"
"Love you too." Olli looked around to check if he was alone and seeing only Miriam discreetly blew a kiss towards the camera as he ended the call.
Chapter End Notes:
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Who do youthink it is?
Who would youlike it to be?
See you soon!
Kuss
RG
