Chapter 3
John was finishing up at the gallery when Evangeline called him on his cell phone. "Oh great," he thought "not her again." She was always calling him with some problem or another. She couldn't understand he was with Natalie now and he was happy, for the first time is 6 years he was completely happy. He let his voice mail pick it up and went back to what he had been doing. 10 minutes later his phone rang again. He looked at the display. Evangeline again. John sighed and answered this time,
"Hello?"
"John? Its Evangeline," she said.
"Hi, is there a problem?" John asked.
"I have some information that I need to tell you John. Its really important."
"I'm listening."
"I can't tell you on the phone. Can you come to my office?"
"This better be good Evangeline, I am at a crime scene" John said reluctantly "I can meet you in an hour" and hung up.
Evangeline sat on her office couch drinking champagne thinking happy thoughts. She had dirt on the trailer trash princess she thought smugly. John would never forgive Natalie for keeping such a big secret from him. And the icing on the cake was that Natalie had a husband. Cris was alive. Once that information was out Natalie would leave John and be with Cris and she would have a clear shot at John. She didn't even care what information he had that could help Antonio's case, not that she wasn't gonna go see him tomorrow, she was just so happy to finally have the upper hand for once.
Natalie was at her desk thinking about how she was going to tell John about Cris not having any clue that her worst enemy had information that could change lives of everyone that she had ever cared about.
As John made his way over to Evangeline's office he called Natalie on her cell. He wanted her to know where he was so she wouldn't get jealous. Not that she had any cause. He didn't feel anything for Evangeline but tolerance anymore. He would be happy if she would just leave them alone but he doubted that would happen since he spent the better part or nine months with her. He didn't realize at the time that he was using her as a stand in for Natalie.
It had taken Natalie practically getting killed in a car accident to wake him up. She was in a coma for 3 weeks and every minute was torture for him. He finally owned up to his feelings for her and broke up with Evangeline. Natalie had told him that it had been his voice that brought her back to him and he wasn't about to jeopardize that over Evangeline. He was startled out of his musings when Natalie picked up.
"Hi, John."
"Hey" John said. "I just wanted to let you know I am done at the crime scene but I have to head over to Evangeline's office. She has some information about a case for me."
"Do you think it could wait? I was just going to call you. Bo needs you back here."
"I'll be there in a few minutes." John said turning his car around. Driving back to the police station John was relieved that he didn't have to go to Evangeline's. He wondered when she was going to get it that he was with Natalie and he intended for it to stay that way.
Natalie was putting some files away when John came by her desk.
"Hey, hot stuff" he whispered in her ear as he stood behind her at the filing cabinet.
Natalie jumped then turned around, "John!" she said swatting him "don't sneak up on me like that." She said smiling. "Bo wants to see you in his office. It sounded important." Natalie told him
"Ok," John replied. "When I am done with Bo how about we start that celebration we talked about this morning." John said grinning wolfishly.
Natalie was about to reply but at that moment Bo stuck his head out of his office and called John in.
"Hey Bo, what's up?" John asked sitting in a chair in front of Bo's desk.
Bo looked at John seriously and said "There has been a murder at Lanview University. A student was found strangled on the lawn in front of the music building."