AT THE STATION
After the arrest of the groundskeeper of Wade Elementary, Monk gathered everyone around to explain it.
He began, "My first thought was why had nobody noticed this stranger on the school grounds? Schools have been heavily under security lately and this school was no exception. Plus, the murders occurred shortly after school got out, a busy time for sure. My second thought was this killer must have been someone these girls knew or were familiar with. Possibly someone who worked at the school.
I also wondered why on the day we found the snake, the body had been removed? No one had been told to remove it as I was going to go back out there and investigate after school was out. And when I did get a chance to go back out I saw the groundskeeper out there.
The snake itself was interesting. I memorized it's exact markings and color and was able to deduce it was an exotic snake found only in the African desert. And highly poisonous at that. One bite into that little boy would have probably killed him."
Sharona shivered, remembering the close call that day.
Monk continued, "And back to the groundskeeper, I shared my suspicions with the Captain and we did a background check on this man. No criminal record but this man was a face in the news. Two years ago his daughter was attending Wade Elementary. Turns out the kid had been sitting in the bleachers in the gym with her mother during a PTA meeting. The bleachers collapsed and everyone was able to make it to safety before they did except his wife and kid who had been sitting at the very top.
So he put the blame not on the school for faulty equipment but on the other parents who had not been able to save his family. Hence, his vendetta against their children. And the principal who hired him as groundskeeper didn't think it odd that he wanted to work here because the present principal had come the year after the accident and had no idea he was connected.
So figuring we had enough on him for a search warrant, Sharona and I. . . " he smiled softly at her, "went into his house along with the Captain. And we found a complete listing of all the parents who had been there that night and a list of their children still attending the school, tacked up on his living room wall. Complete with checkmarks next to who'd already been killed. Oh and of course we found a tank with a very special kind of African snake in it."
"Good job Monk," the Captain said nodding to him, "You too Sharona."
"Thanks. . ." Sharona replied but her gaze was locked onto Adrian's. She walked over to him swinging her hips slightly, and gave him a sexy smile.
Monk looked up at her nervously. For the first time he noticed how good she looked today. Her silky blue top clung to her and ended about two inches above her waistline. She was wearing hip-hugging, straight-lined black slacks and smart looking chunky shoes.
"But it was all Adrian," Sharona said finishing her sentence and running a finger along his jawline.
Monk shifted uncomfortably in his seat, "Sharonaaa. . ." he whispered embarrassed.
The Captain and Randy exchanged glances.
"Uh. . .What's going on-" Randy began but was interrupted by Sharona.
"Adrian and I . . .have to uh go now. C'mon Sweetie," she said and slipped her arm between his.
'Sweetie??' The Captain mouthed to Randy. Randy shrugged looking bewildered.
"Um. . .yeah. We're going now. We're uh going to the mall." Monk replied, looking a little scared at the thought.
"You? In a mall??" Randy burst out laughing.
"Hey listen, Smartypants," Sharona began.
The Captain interjected, "Uh Monk you feeling okay?" he asked looking confused.
"Just-just fine," he turned to Sharona, "Shall we. . . D-Darling?"
Sharona beamed at him, "Of course."
The Captain looked stunned, any normal man who would try to call Sharona 'darling' would have gotten a swift punch in the face.
Monk and Sharona exited the room and down the hall you could hear Sharona say, "You pulled out a wet wipe to open the door, that's SO cute Honeybuns!"
Randy and the Captain stared at each other a moment and then busted out laughing.
"Well. . . " the Captain said with tears in his eyes, "I think they deserve each other."
LATER-MONK'S PLACE
Sharona sat next to Monk curled up on his couch. She laid her head on his sturdy strong shoulder and breathed in his fresh wintergreen aftershave scent. He gently put his arm around her shoulder and held her close.
"We're going to have to inform the Captain and Randy about us. They still think we're crazy," Sharona giggled. "Their faces today were hilarious."
Monk smiled, "Yeah that was funny. Randy looked kind of like a monkey with his mouth hanging open like that."
Sharona looked up at him, "Adrian! You made a joke, I'm so proud of you."
"Oh no. . . you must be rubbing off on me," he replied worriedly, "but in a good way!" he answered quickly as Sharona swatted him with a pillow.
Monk got quiet for a moment, "What about Benjy? I wouldn't want to um date you if he didn't like it."
"That's very sweet of you, but no worries. I've already talked with him about it. He's perfectly fine with it. You have nothing to worry about Adrian, he thinks the world of you. And so do I." She finished looking up at him.
Monk looked away, embarrassed by the compliment.
"Hey. . ." Sharona said with a gleam in her eye, "remember when we were running through that scene in BLOOD ON THE MOON? And you did that character. . . so roughly?"
"Uh yeah-why?" Monk asked suspiciously.
"It was really sexy. You were so. . . manly."
"Well," Monk began, "I could resurrect him." He lowered his voice to a husky tone and gave it a slight Southern accent. He cocked his head to one side, "Heyyy Cuz."
"Oh that's perfect!" Sharona squealed, "Come here Adrian!" She yanked his shirt collar towards her and pushed her lips to his in a sealed embrace.
THE END
"All I want to do is be there for the things that you're going through Well is it good for you? Good for you? 'Cause you warm the nights when I don't know where my life should go Well is it good for you? Good for you?" ---Third Eye Blind "Good for You"
-----Thanks guys for all the wonderful reviews!! It really helps and inspires me. If you've read and haven't yet reviewed, PLEASE don't let me stop you =)
After the arrest of the groundskeeper of Wade Elementary, Monk gathered everyone around to explain it.
He began, "My first thought was why had nobody noticed this stranger on the school grounds? Schools have been heavily under security lately and this school was no exception. Plus, the murders occurred shortly after school got out, a busy time for sure. My second thought was this killer must have been someone these girls knew or were familiar with. Possibly someone who worked at the school.
I also wondered why on the day we found the snake, the body had been removed? No one had been told to remove it as I was going to go back out there and investigate after school was out. And when I did get a chance to go back out I saw the groundskeeper out there.
The snake itself was interesting. I memorized it's exact markings and color and was able to deduce it was an exotic snake found only in the African desert. And highly poisonous at that. One bite into that little boy would have probably killed him."
Sharona shivered, remembering the close call that day.
Monk continued, "And back to the groundskeeper, I shared my suspicions with the Captain and we did a background check on this man. No criminal record but this man was a face in the news. Two years ago his daughter was attending Wade Elementary. Turns out the kid had been sitting in the bleachers in the gym with her mother during a PTA meeting. The bleachers collapsed and everyone was able to make it to safety before they did except his wife and kid who had been sitting at the very top.
So he put the blame not on the school for faulty equipment but on the other parents who had not been able to save his family. Hence, his vendetta against their children. And the principal who hired him as groundskeeper didn't think it odd that he wanted to work here because the present principal had come the year after the accident and had no idea he was connected.
So figuring we had enough on him for a search warrant, Sharona and I. . . " he smiled softly at her, "went into his house along with the Captain. And we found a complete listing of all the parents who had been there that night and a list of their children still attending the school, tacked up on his living room wall. Complete with checkmarks next to who'd already been killed. Oh and of course we found a tank with a very special kind of African snake in it."
"Good job Monk," the Captain said nodding to him, "You too Sharona."
"Thanks. . ." Sharona replied but her gaze was locked onto Adrian's. She walked over to him swinging her hips slightly, and gave him a sexy smile.
Monk looked up at her nervously. For the first time he noticed how good she looked today. Her silky blue top clung to her and ended about two inches above her waistline. She was wearing hip-hugging, straight-lined black slacks and smart looking chunky shoes.
"But it was all Adrian," Sharona said finishing her sentence and running a finger along his jawline.
Monk shifted uncomfortably in his seat, "Sharonaaa. . ." he whispered embarrassed.
The Captain and Randy exchanged glances.
"Uh. . .What's going on-" Randy began but was interrupted by Sharona.
"Adrian and I . . .have to uh go now. C'mon Sweetie," she said and slipped her arm between his.
'Sweetie??' The Captain mouthed to Randy. Randy shrugged looking bewildered.
"Um. . .yeah. We're going now. We're uh going to the mall." Monk replied, looking a little scared at the thought.
"You? In a mall??" Randy burst out laughing.
"Hey listen, Smartypants," Sharona began.
The Captain interjected, "Uh Monk you feeling okay?" he asked looking confused.
"Just-just fine," he turned to Sharona, "Shall we. . . D-Darling?"
Sharona beamed at him, "Of course."
The Captain looked stunned, any normal man who would try to call Sharona 'darling' would have gotten a swift punch in the face.
Monk and Sharona exited the room and down the hall you could hear Sharona say, "You pulled out a wet wipe to open the door, that's SO cute Honeybuns!"
Randy and the Captain stared at each other a moment and then busted out laughing.
"Well. . . " the Captain said with tears in his eyes, "I think they deserve each other."
LATER-MONK'S PLACE
Sharona sat next to Monk curled up on his couch. She laid her head on his sturdy strong shoulder and breathed in his fresh wintergreen aftershave scent. He gently put his arm around her shoulder and held her close.
"We're going to have to inform the Captain and Randy about us. They still think we're crazy," Sharona giggled. "Their faces today were hilarious."
Monk smiled, "Yeah that was funny. Randy looked kind of like a monkey with his mouth hanging open like that."
Sharona looked up at him, "Adrian! You made a joke, I'm so proud of you."
"Oh no. . . you must be rubbing off on me," he replied worriedly, "but in a good way!" he answered quickly as Sharona swatted him with a pillow.
Monk got quiet for a moment, "What about Benjy? I wouldn't want to um date you if he didn't like it."
"That's very sweet of you, but no worries. I've already talked with him about it. He's perfectly fine with it. You have nothing to worry about Adrian, he thinks the world of you. And so do I." She finished looking up at him.
Monk looked away, embarrassed by the compliment.
"Hey. . ." Sharona said with a gleam in her eye, "remember when we were running through that scene in BLOOD ON THE MOON? And you did that character. . . so roughly?"
"Uh yeah-why?" Monk asked suspiciously.
"It was really sexy. You were so. . . manly."
"Well," Monk began, "I could resurrect him." He lowered his voice to a husky tone and gave it a slight Southern accent. He cocked his head to one side, "Heyyy Cuz."
"Oh that's perfect!" Sharona squealed, "Come here Adrian!" She yanked his shirt collar towards her and pushed her lips to his in a sealed embrace.
THE END
"All I want to do is be there for the things that you're going through Well is it good for you? Good for you? 'Cause you warm the nights when I don't know where my life should go Well is it good for you? Good for you?" ---Third Eye Blind "Good for You"
-----Thanks guys for all the wonderful reviews!! It really helps and inspires me. If you've read and haven't yet reviewed, PLEASE don't let me stop you =)