A/N: I am so sorry from dropping off the face of the Earth! My life got hectic. Between work and then starting up college, I was so busy. 17 credit hours and 18 credit hours can really cause you to lose motivation to do anything. Anyways! I'm back and here is chapter two! I'll double upload chapters for both this story and the Left 4 Dead one. Hope you enjoy chapter two! ~AR
Chapter Two: Traffic Case 1 (The Driver's Seat)
"I don't want to know your life's story, Cole," Evelyn said to Cole. They were on the way to the trainyard. Cole gave her a sideways glance. There was a detective in the backseat. He was there to monitor them. Since they were both new. She didn't understand why the captain had insisted on putting him with them. Stefan Bekwosky was his name if Evelyn remembered correctly. Did Captain Leary not trust her or Cole? She wasn't sure. She was also baffled on why Donnelly had introduced her as Detective Evelyn Donnelly. Was it not to reveal her relationship to her father? Senator O'Hara? She didn't want to talk about her father. Not because she didn't love him, but because he was the one to pull favors to get her into the academy in the first place.
"My last partner did, so I was just making sure," Cole said. Evelyn couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"So is there a Mr. in your life?" Stefan asked her. Evelyn turned in her seat.
"Excuse me?" Evelyn asked.
"Are you married is what I'm asking or really seeing anyone," he said.
"No," Evelyn said. She turned back in her seat. Cole glanced over at her. What was it to him? She knew he was married and a war hero. She had heard Stefan mention it on their way down. Was it that unusual for a woman to be unmarried? Evelyn hadn't found anyone. Not for lack of trying. Her dad being Senator O'Hara put her in a different league than other people. She hated that. She wanted to just be normal. When boys found out her father was Senator O'Hara they dumped her. They didn't want to be thought of as poor. Evelyn didn't care about money, she wanted happiness. That's all she ever wanted.
"So, any chance that you and I could go on a date?" Stefan asked her.
"Most definitely not," Evelyn said bluntly. Could this car ride be over yet? She glanced up as they were pulling up into the yard. Thank God it was over. She would have to deal with Stefan, but he was only here to monitor them for one case is what the Captain said. If they cleared the case. That was what he said. She believed Leary.
They got out of the car and the beat cop looked at the three of them. His eyes kept on her the longest. Evelyn was getting tired of this. She hated being her gender sometimes. She wished that she could be seen on even ground as the men next to her. She was just as capable. Sure, she knew she was expected to be a housewife. She should be married and have kids by now, but she knew that wasn't the case! Look at Elizebeth Smith Friedman for example, she was a woman codebreaker! She was married and did have kids, but still she wasn't questioned on her abilities. Evelyn was going to do this.
"You're the first on scene, right?" Evelyn asked him.
"That's right ma'am. It was called in by Adrian Wilkey," the cop said pointing to the African American male. She nodded pulling out her casebook and wrote that down. She was going to write everything down and make sure that there was nothing that she missed.
"I'll keep him here, but you might want to be quick. He wants to get back to work," the officer said. Evelyn nodded. She knew to work the evidence first. Examining the yard, she saw the coroner looking over the car. She walked over there while Cole and Stefan went to look around.
"Hey Doc, what can you tell me?" Evelyn said to him. The man looked up at her and looked her over, and then spoke, "I'm Malcolm Carruthers by the way Detective…?" he asked. Should she tell the truth? That she was O'Hara? Or should she go with her cover story?
"Detective Donnelly," she said deciding on the cover story that wasn't her actual name. She still wasn't sure why it was thing. Carruthers nodded and proceeded to tell her about what he had saw with the car. She made sure to take careful notes. Going around after talking to Carruthers, she opened the trunk to find a piece of paper. Opening it, she saw that it was a receipt for a purchase of a live hog. Interesting. She also found the glasses, wallet, and the bloody pipe. She found Cole who was interviewing Nate Wilkey. It seemed like he was wrapping up.
"I think it's time to interview Adrian Black's wife," Evelyn said to Cole. She showed him the evidence that she had collected. He agreed with her and Stefan walked over to them. Evelyn relayed the same information to him and all three of them returned to the car. The car was filled with idle conversation this time. None of Stefan's previous comments were mentioned. She was glad. She didn't feel like it was a good idea that Cole interview the wife. She might relate better to her.
Once at the Black's house, they turned off the car. Evelyn knew that there was a plan. Or she thought there was a plan. The two guys got out of the car and just as Evelyn was about to, Cole opened the door for her. She didn't need that. But she took it anyways.
"Thank you Detective," she replied politely getting out of the car. Heading to the Black house, Cole stopped her.
"Stefan, I need to talk to Evelyn real fast. Wait for us by the door," he said to him.
"Sure Cole, whatever you say," he said giving the two one last glance.
"Here's the plan Evelyn. We're going to comb the house for evidence, you talk to the wife and see what she knows," he said to me. Okay, at least they were on the same page for that. Evelyn nodded. He put his hand on the small of her back and gently pushed her to where Stefan was. Evelyn stood in-between the boys. Cole knocked on the door and Mrs. Black answered.
"Mrs. Black? I'm Detective Cole Phelps and this is my partner Evelyn Donnelly. The other detective is Stefan Bekowsky. May we come in? We may have some bad news about Adrian," Cole said to her.
"Adrian? Oh no! Please come on in detectives!" Mrs. Black said opening the door. Evelyn directed herself to the couch.
"We found your husband's car today in a freight depot, and it doesn't look good. May we look around? Detective Donnelly will keep you company as we do," Cole said.
"Of course, please do," Mrs. Black said to Cole. Stefan and Cole left the couch to go look around.
"Can I get you anything Detective?" Mrs. Black asked her.
"No, I'm fine thank you. Please call me Evelyn," she said.
"Alright Evelyn. D-do you think Adrian is dead?" Mrs. Black asked.
"It doesn't look good, but we'll work the evidence," she said to her.
"I think it's very admirable that you're a detective," Mrs. Black said to her making conversation.
"Thank you. It was hard to get into the academy trust me," Evelyn said.
"Mrs. Black, I hate to ask but who is F. Morgan? We found a receipt for a live hog in the back of his trunk," Evelyn said.
"That must be Frank Morgan. He and Adrian are drinking buddies. Frank works at Adrian's plant. I told him to keep work away from personal, but he never listens to me," she said. Evelyn nodded and took that down. Frank Morgan and Adrian buddies. Frank probably helped Adrian in some way. But what? Evelyn had a hunch about this. However, she wasn't going to say anything. Evelyn had a feeling all wasn't what it seemed. Before she knew it, Cole leaned over and whispered in her ear that they had found something.
"Give me a moment, Mrs. Black. Detective Bekowksy will keep you company until we're back," she said to her with a small smile. Stepping outside, Cole took her to where they couldn't be heard.
"We found a note from a mistress and a ticket to Seattle along with new glasses, I think he's making a run for it to the mistress," he said.
"I suspected something was up when I questioned her about F. Morgan, she told me how they were drinking buddies. So, I think Frank Morgan is hiding him. So, it makes sense," she said to him. Cole nodded and then they walked into the house again. She sat down next to Bekowsky and looked at Mrs. Black.
"Look, my fellow detectives found a note signed to your husband…Nicole, did you know he was having an affair?" Evelyn asked gently. Mrs. Black soon burst into tears and told them she had figured it out. Evelyn had to find this asshole. She wasn't going to let a cheating husband get away. Fraud was never a good thing.
"Does Cavanaugh's bar mean anything to you, Mrs. Black?" Cole asked.
"That's where he and Frank drink," she said.
"Thank you, Mrs. Black," Evelyn said to her gently patting her shoulder leaving the woman to cry in peace. Evelyn didn't know how hard it was to go through this as Evelyn had never been married, but she knew that they woman needed to be alone. She wished that sometimes she was married. She had seen others so happy, and it was just…Frustrating. Once in the car, it seemed like Bekowsky was able to read something was up.
"Something up there Evelyn?" he asked her.
"I don't know…I'm feeling a bit jealous of married women, I haven't found someone who wants to marry me and I've always wanted love, marriage, and kids…Doesn't seem to be in the picture for me," Evelyn admitted to the two male detectives.
"You're a pretty girl, surely you'll find someone," Cole said to her. Evelyn couldn't help but roll her eyes a little bit and let out a small laugh.
"It's not as easy as you think," Evelyn said.
"Then explain it to us," Stefan said to her.
"I don't know why Donnelly did this, but my last name is O'Hara, I'm senator O'Hara's daughter. So that makes it hard," she said. There was silence in the car.
"You're not serious now are you?" Stefan asked.
"I'm dead serious, Stefan but can you keep that on the down low? I don't want that getting out," Evelyn said.
"Understood, Detective. You know, I'm a real fan of your father," Stefan said to her. Evelyn didn't look anything like her father. She looked like her mother. Strawberry blonde hair, bright blue eyes, and pretty feature to match it.
"A lot of people are Stefan," Cole said finally chiming in.
"Are you Cole? It doesn't sway my opinion one way or the other," Evelyn said.
"I think he's done some good things," Cole said.
"My father is very hard man to like if you want to know the truth," Evelyn said.
"Really?" they both said.
"Yeah, my mother died when I was five and then I was raised by nannies. My father tried to always set me up with his rich friend's sons and I wanted to be away from that, so I told my dad my plan and he pulled a favor and got me into academy where I performed well above my peers, and then I was assigned to beat and then here," Evelyn said.
"Why not marry rich?" Cole asked.
"I just hate that world. Wealth makes you into something different. It makes you think you're better than everyone else and makes you think you're untouchable because you can pay someone off," she said to him.
"Fair," Cole said. Arriving at the bar, the conversation stopped and the three walked in.
"What can I do for you gentlemen and lady?" the bartender asked.
"We're looking for Frank Morgan," Cole said.
"Evelyn stay here," Stefan said. Evelyn sat at the bar.
"So, is it bring your spouse to work day and you're shadowing them?" the bartender asked.
"No sir, I'm a detective. Have the badge and everything," Evelyn said. The bartender let out a little laugh and soon the boys were back.
"Come on Detective Donnelly, we know where our boy is," Cole said. She hopped off the stool and they were back in the car. They soon pulled up to an apartment building. They all hopped out, Cole found Morgan's apartment and they went to the apartment and burst in. Adrian Black stood there looking startled and soon fled. Stefan went to get the car, and Evelyn opted to chase him. Soon they caught him and the case was over. Adrian was going to jail. This was justice well served.
The day was over with, and Evelyn was going to take the bus back home. However, at the stop, Cole pulled up.
"Get in, I'll take you home," he said to her. Accepting his offer, Evelyn got in the car.
"Some case today," Cole said.
"I agree, it was something," Evelyn said.
"What's your address?" he asked.
"I'll take you there via directions. My dad bought me a house here…In the nice areas of town so I'd stay safe. He's ridiculous you know. Doesn't raise me but the second I want to be my own woman, he wants to be controlling," she said to him.
"Is it okay if I just came and got you every day? I don't want you taking the bus," Cole said to her.
"I wasn't aware you were so concerned about my safety, Cole," Evelyn said to him.
"Well, a pretty girl like you…You'd just get yourself into trouble," he said teasingly. Evelyn let out a little laugh.
"I'm sure I could handle myself Cole," she replied.
"I know…But Evie…Can I call you that? I don't want anything happening to my partner," he said.
"Nobody has called me Evie since my mom, but sure," Evelyn said softly. Evie was way more intimate than Evelyn. What was Cole up to? Evelyn needed to have her guard up but she couldn't. There was something about Cole that she couldn't let her guard up with. This was the most frustrating man to be around. Especially since he was married! She couldn't and wouldn't let herself fall in love with him.
Once at the house, Cole looked at it. Her little two-bedroom house was on the fancy side of town. It was nice inside and out. Had all the modern fixings. She was glad her dad was willing to help, but at the same time she wanted to be her own woman. She was a grown adult and not a child.
"Could I walk you inside, Evie?" he asked her.
"That would be a little inappropriate Cole," she said a teasing smile tugging at her lips.
"I think it'll be okay," he replied a smile on his face as well.
A/N ~ Hey guys! So here's one chapter of Evelyn's story! Another one will be uploaded either today or tomorrow. I have a job so I'm pretty busy now! But I plan to keep writing. I'm excited to see where this story will go. Anyways, please follow and leave reviews! I'm always looking for more ways to improve my story! ^_^ ~AR