Chapter 2
Ranger's 'It shouldn't bother you' comment was based on the fact that things were getting serious with Morelli. Which was a tough thing to do considering Morelli was, well…Morelli and Batman was still tempting.
"Later," Ranger said with a wave.
He was replied with a simple flick of the wrist as she slipped into her car with a sigh. Fingers tousled her hair, styled with globs of gel for the occasion and she sped off. This was the fifth day on the job with nothing new. Herbert was a religious man who lived in one of the many nice but not fantastic homes by himself. He was a mousy, quiet man who didn't seem to do anything at all and somehow survive. No job was listed in the file and family was limited to just his sister who lived in the area. Rebeccah Nobel who was younger and nice enough, but not all that helpful.
Big Blue pulled into the silent driveway. Keys clanked as she entered her apartment. Rex looked out of the soup can and pulled back inside. Apparently, his night wasn't all that interesting either. Almost routinely, she checked her place for any threatening notes or crazed madmen.
Thank goodness, she grabbed a cola from the fridge and settled down to listen to the blinking red answering machine.
Morelli: I can't drop by tonight, paper work. G'night love.
No pizza tonight then…
Telemarketer: Hello, Ms. Plum we'd like to offer- Erased.
Not even worth the time.
She dejectedly flopped on the couch, curling up with a squishy pillow and a blanket. The mattress didn't seem that interesting when the couch had a TV for a friend. This was a plain ol' boring, useless night, even the TV displayed it with I Love Lucy reruns.
KNOCK!
Hmm…?
KNOCK, KNOCK. Stephanie grumbled and swung her feet over the couch rim.
Who the…? There were more noises of complaint as she shuffled to the door, mostly to stop the annoying and sleep depriving knocking. With weak fingers she undid the locks and forgot to check the peephole. The door swung open.
"Ah, good. Miss Plum, I need some help."
"Everyone needs some nowadays," with eyelids still securely shut, she let whoever it was in, putting faith in the good side of humanity for that spilt second.