"Morning" said David as he approached the sergeant manning the front desk of the county courthouse lockup area.
"Morning sir" said the sergeant looking up at from his mounds of paperwork "Is there something I can help you with?"
Yeah, I'm Detective David Gordon, Las Vegas Vice Squad." David held up his badge and his policeman ID card so the sergeant could see them.
"Isn't that a contradiction?" the sergeant asked David without missing a beat as he took David's, ID from him.
"I beg your pardon?" asked David.
"How can you be a vice officer in Vegas when just about everything is legal there?" asked the sergeant with a smile as he checked over David's, ID.
"Well, that is true," said David laughing at that particular old police joke concerning the Las Vegas police force. "The reason I'm here is because I called you guys a few minutes ago to tell you I would be here to drop off some legal paperwork to one of your prisoners."
"Oh yes" said the sergeant nodding his head and going through some of the paperwork in front of him "Your here to see and drop off some legal paperwork to uhhhhh...." the sergeant continued to shuffle through some papers before finding the one he was looking for and glancing back up at David ".....prisoner 1387206 one Kevin Tyler."
"That's him," said David nodding his head yes as he took his policeman's ID back from the sergeant.
"We got him waiting for you in an interrogation room in the back." said the sergeant using one hand to point toward one of the doors behind him and using the other to push the button to buzz David in "Go on ahead Detective and go on back."
"Thanks" said David as he walked to and through the door heading back toward the lock down area. David walked down a hallway until coming to a police officer hidden behind a Plexiglas and steel bar cage. David once again took out his wallet that held his badge and ID card and laid it up against the glass for the man to see. "Detective Gordon here to see prisoner Kevin Tyler."
David watched as the man took out a large clipboard that was on the desk and started to check out the list of authorized names that was on it.
"Here we go." said the officer after finding David's name on the list "Detective Gordon"
"You can go right on back sir." said the officer as he slid a small narrow box out from the wall in front of David "That is right after you check your gear in."
Knowing the procedure David pulled his M9 9 mm Beretta out of it's holster and laid it down in the tray along side his badge and ID card. While the guard inside the booth was checking his weapon and identification in David put his John Hancock down on the sign in sheet,took the visitor name tag given to him by the guard and let another guard check the legal folder he was carrying for contraband.
"Ok Detective" said the guard as he buzzed David in through the locked door and pointed toward the deputy that had checked the folder "Officer Jones here will take you to where the prisoner is."
"Right this way Sir." said the young cop as he handed David the folder back and than started walking down the corridor. They had walked about hallway down the hallway when they reached a door marked IR7(intergattion room 7)
"Here you are sir." said the deputy turning to David "I'll be right outside here if you need me for anything."
"Thanks" said David as he opened the door, stepped inside the room and found the man he came looking for sitting at the only table in the room.
David stood there for a moment looking at the orange jumpsuit clad man. It had been six years since David had seen Kevin but the bastard sure hadn't changed much since college. Except for that big bandage covering that cut on the side of his head, thought David smiling a little at the pride he felt over how Lizzie had stood up for herself.
"Hello Kevin." said David as he shut the door behind him,never taken his eyes off the man the whole time.
"Do I know you?" asked Kevin looking up at David and giving him the once over.
"Geez Kevin you're really hurting my feelings here." said David given the man a smile that resembled that of a great white shark fixing to munch down on it's prey" I know it's been over six years since you saw me last but I at least thought you would remember me."
David watched as Kevin looked him over given him the once over. David could tell the instant that Kevin figured out who he was by the look of contempt that quickly came onto the man's face.
"Gordon" said Kevin snidely." I should have known you'd be the first person Lizzie would go running to."
"Actually Lizzie went to Miranda first. And it was Miranda who sent me here to give you this." said David as he walked up to the table and chunked the legal folder down on the table in front of Kevin.
"What the hell is this?" said Kevin as he opened the folder and started to read through it.
"It's your divorce papers, Kevin." said David still standing by the table.
"DIVORCE!!" shouted Kevin as he slammed the folder back down on the table and glared at David again "What the hell are you talking about Gordon?" the sneer coming back on Kevin's face "You some type of legal gopher for Sanchez now?"
"No Kevin I don't work for Mirainda." said David "I'm a cop now."
"A cop?!" said Kevin this time with the sneer off his face replaced with a look of surprise.
"That's right. I'm a detective assigned to the Las Vegas Vice Task Force now." said David.
"Well, I don't really give a fuck what you are!" said Kevin sliding the folder back across the table at David and crossing his arms across his chest "I'm not going to be signing any papers and given that bitch a divorce! And I don't care what that spick lawyer friend of hers says I........"
But that was all Kevin was able to get out of his mouth before he soon found himself catapulted out of his chair and slammed hard against the wall that was behind him.
"Now you listen to me you sorry bastard!" hissed David his face an inch away from Kevin's and his hand wrapped around Kevin's neck cutting off much ofhis air supply "You will NEVER EVER call Lizzie or Miranda those names again! Do I make myself clear?!" David watched as Kevin's red face nodded the best that it could under the circumstances. "Good" said David backing his face away from Kevin a little but not taken his hand or the pressure off the man throat "And don't worry about signing any papers because of right now yours and Lizzie marriage is over. Kaput, done with, finished. Do you get what I'm driving at?"asked David right before letting go of Kevin.
Kevin slumped against the wall breathing in large amounts of oxygen. After a couple of gulps Kevin looked up at David. "What the hell do you mean mine and Lizzie marriage is over?! I didn't sign any damn divorce papers!"
David let his grin spread back across his face "You can think Miranda for that.She had a judge sign an Ex Parte divorce order on your ass."
"An ex....what?" asked Kevin confused.
"An Ex Parte." said David taken a step toward Kevin and getting a cheap thrill out of the way the man took a quick step back away from him "It's an emergency divorce that can be granted immediatly by a judge if he or she finds that one of the people in the marriage maybe at risk to physical violence. And since you put Lizzie in the hospital and have done that many times in the past the judge issued the order. You and Lizzie are now divorced.Case closed."
"But...I...didn't...what I mean....." stuttered Kevin as he sat back down in his seat at the table.
"The Ex Parte order is also why you were denied bail." said David.
"WHAT?" shouted Kevin throwing his head up to look at David.Ever since his arraignment Kevin had been wondering why he had been ordered held without bail.
"Miranda went before the judge in charge of your case and had you declared a threat to Lizzie." said David proudly "And in doing so the judge declared that you were to be held without bail."
After hearing that it wasn't long before that pissed off look came back over Kevin's face again "Those bitchs!They can't do this to me!"
David moved just as fast as he did the last time.He grabbed the back of Kevin's head and shoved down hard given it a good bounce off the steel table.
"OW!!!" shouted Kevin grabbing his head at the spot that had hit the table, which also was the spot where the stitches from Lizzie blow were also "What the hell was that for?" Kevin asked looking up at David.
"What the hell did I just get through telling you about calling Lizzie and Miranda those names."said David glaring down at Kevin.
"Right" muttered Kevin looking down at the table and actually looking chastised "Sorry"
"Now before I leave you Kevin let's just get one thing straight" said David picking up the folder off the desk and pulling some paperwork out of it "This...." said David handing some sheets to Kevin "Is a new and current restraining order that orders you to have no contact with Lizzie and for you to stay the hell away from her if or when you get out of jail. In fact not only do I want you to stay the hell away from Lizzie I want you also to stay the hell away from Miranda at all times.That is except for all normal legal stuff when your around her with your lawyer. Do I make my self clear?"
"Yes" said Kevin wincing a little at the way David was still glaring at him.
"Good, now this....." said David sliding the rest of the folder over to Kevin "....is all the paperwork you are supposed to get concerning yours and Lizzie divorce. You can let your lawyer see it and he can contact Miranda law firm whenever he wants. Than all of them can get together and do their lawyer double talk on who's getting what from the divorce."
"But before I go Kevin I want to make one thing crystal clear." David waited to the man looked him in the eye "I'm watching out for Lizzie and Miranda now. And if you try anything or if anything happens to them I'm going to come gunning for you. And when I'm done with you the coroner will have to do a DNA test on your remains to found out who you are." David walked to the door but stopped to take one last look back at Kevin "That is IF they were to ever find what was left of your ass."
David opened the door and walked out into the hall where the Deputy Jones was waiting.
"He's all yours now." said David jerking his thumb toward the room and started to walk back to the booth to collect his gun and badge.
TBC
So what do you think? I kind of had to rush this due to Christmas.So if it stinks please don't slam me to hard.