Wow thanks for all your reviews please keep them coming, now I don't know why I said the chapters will be shorter 'cos they ain't, there not too long are they? anyway here's some more answers to a few of those q's I think u may be thinking lol. Enjoy...

"Do you want a drink

"Do you want a drink? Coffee's still fresh. - Sure. Of course, if you want to follow protocol, you can check anywhere; if you need anything just ask? - Erm, I didn't catch your name. Officer Jenkins right. So, you going to ask me any questions first? - Right and your name- Officer Smith. - Ask away."

"Annie, can I leave you to finish up here whilst I check the surrounding area. – Great. - Officer Jenkins nods towards Kate Mam may I borrow this. – Thank you."

He had pointed towards the rack of umbrellas. Kate had nodded agreeing, she watches him take one then head out through the front door.

Officer Jenkins was a 40 something police officer. The years had been good to him, but there was something about him. Something about his eyes, that Kate didn't trust. He was an officer of the law, she should, but her instincts told her otherwise. She just smiled politely and watched him exit.

"So you say this 'peeping tom' …" The officer she had learned to be called Annie starts but Kate interrupts her.

"I know who he is. He's been watching my house for the past month, trying to get me to answer questions- personal questions." Kate started quickly. Annie just nodded.

"Miss, if he's been harassing you why didn't you report it earlier?"

"Because- I thought he was just some pain, some guy who was intrigued by the crash, I thought he would just go away. But Abaddon, when I saw it was him at my son's window I knew it was had gone too far."

Annie wipes the rain from off her face she seems conflicted.

"Jeff- My partner, we talk…" Kate interrupts her shaking her head looking confused.

"I'm sorry what does this have to do with…" Annie interrupts speaking quickly.

"There's things he does that I don't agree with. - I'm just your average officer. I joined the police because- I wanted to help people. - You think that being an officer of the law you'd have all the authority…"

Kate shakes her head again.

"I'm sorry I really don't know how this is going to help with catching the guy."

"You see that's the thing Miss- We can't. Kate shakes her head this was too much to take in. I take orders from my bosses, and they take orders from somebody else- But you see this guy Abaddon- He has money, and power, and if they use it 'correctly' they can persuade just about anybody."

"So what you're trying to tell me is that your partner- and the police force are corrupt." Kate says trying to make sense of it but starts to get a little angry.

Annie looks over her shoulder, then back at Kate.

"Not all officers are corrupt. - Annie starts writing down on her pad; she rips the paper of and thrusts it into Kate's hands. She looks over her shoulder again. Look I can't tell you everything now- I don't know how long my partner will be – but Kate's still holding the paper looking at it strangely. Put it in your pocket.-Kate looks up to see Annie nodding towards the paper, she does as she says. Look I want to help you. - But I can't tell you everything right now, so just... Don't argue; just agree with what I say otherwise we both could be put in danger."

"So that's what they do. If people don't co-operate, they just take it into there own hands, get them out of the way. Is that it?"

Before Kate knows it, Annie has her by the shoulders.

"Listen, he'll be here any minute. You do as I say if you want to keep that kid of yours. 'Cos I want to keep my head. - Now look. She lets go of Kate's shoulders and steps back. They here footsteps, they both tense. Annie straightens puts way her pad. you give me a call at 10.00 am tomorrow. She says quickly and quietly just so Kate can hear. They hear the patio floorboards creak So that's everything- Bill and Steve are outside in the squad car if you need them- they'll be here all night."

She says trying to sound casual, and formal. The door opens, Annie raises her eyebrows towards Kate, and Kate looks at the door then back to Annie nodding her head slightly.

"Yeah, yes thank you."

"My pleasure." She sounded more relieved.

"So you explained everything to her. - Good 'cos we just got called out on another dog call…"

Officer Jenkins started trailing off. Kate looks kind of pissed off, Annie's face emotionless as she laughs a fake laugh.

"Yeah, all finished up here, to top it off this weather aint making my night much better."

Officer Jenkins now looks at Kate as if she had not been in the room the whole time.

"You mind if I keep this miss, you seem to have a little collection going on there. He motions towards the umbrella in his hand and the umbrella stand. Kate bites her lip to refrain from saying something but she smiles politely and offers an 'of course not' Well Goodnight Miss- and thanks for the umbrella." He tips his hat in her direction, and starts for the door.

Kate does her best to smile back, and reply the same. She looks towards Annie who offers her a kind smile, to which she returns earnestly.

"Goodnight." Annie turns and makes her way for the door; Kate calling her back stops her.

"Call me Kate."

Annie smiles and nods.

"Goodnight Kate."

After they had left, Kate shuts the door and starts to lock it. Once locked Kate kicks the door with her foot. She sighs resting her head against the door. She stands back and starts to walk towards the couch she picks up Aaron and starts to head for upstairs. She heads for Aarons room. She places him down on his bed tucking him in. she strokes his cheek, then she stands, heading towards the window she winces a little. She goes to close the curtains, but something grabs her attention. Something was different. The rain hadn't eased off, and now she noticed, the ladder was gone. She looked down and saw that the footprints were now mere holes in the grass; they had been gone over with by a rake. She shakes her head in disbelief. The son of a bitch used her own stuff to clean up after Abaddon, and then took her umbrella. She shuts the curtains pissed off. She couldn't believe it; she was trying to wrap her head around this. So had Abaddon- Did Abaddon know she'd called the police? How did he- She was trying to think off how he had known, if he was still outside and told that Officer Jenkins. Her face turns towards Aaron. She walks towards him, and sits next to him on the bed watching him sleep. At least someone was going to get some sleep tonight, she wasn't she couldn't. She had to think things over. Could she trust this Annie? She seemed to be trustworthy, and honest. The cleanup job in the back yard evidence to prove that. She shakes her head, and stokes Aaron's cheek again. This was too much for one person to handle. –She needed help.

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