Author's Note: Okay, the prompt is weird. Mushrooms? How do I do a chapter for this story with mushrooms? Read and find out!
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Victims of Fate
Chapter Thirteen
Prompt: Mushrooms
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Outside Mike's building, Carolyn grabbed the radio from the car, "This is Detective Barek, requesting backup. My partner is with a suspect who appears to be mentally unstable."
"Available units are on their way, Detective," The dispatcher barked. A good thing she'd figured out what Mike meant by his "call Alex for lunch" comment. Hadn't she suggested they send uniforms to bring this woman in? No, Mr. Loose Canon Cop had to take her down himself. Damn it! She paced back and forth watching the third floor, waiting for some sort of sign from Mike.
The first patrol car pulled up minutes after Carolyn made the call, the second was right behind it. With the uniforms following behind her, she led the way to the third floor and the apartment were she had let Mike go in without back-up, she was going to kick herself for that later, but she stayed watching the door with the uniforms wondering what was wrong with her.
It was Mike's shout that galvanized her into action. She let one of the uniforms kick the door down and then was in, gun aimed towards the redhead, who was face down on the floor with Mike's knee in her back.
"Hey, Calvary," He said like nothing was wrong, "Mine taking this from me?" Amelia was sobbing, apologizing and begging as the uniforms dragged her away. All of Carolyn's attention was on Mike, who was cradling a arm to his chest.
"She get you?" She asked, stunned by the bright red stain spreading through the arm of Mike's suit jacket.
"Started raving about how Gregory was going to get between us and then came at me with the knife," Mike jerked his chin towards the kitchen floor where a large knife lay on the floor.
"Come on, I'll drive you to the hospital," Carolyn placed a steadying hand on his good arm, "But you owe me for letting you go in their without me."
"Luigi's for lunch then?"
"And I get to have mushrooms." Mike rolled his eyes, but gave in because she was right, he owed her.