-1Apollo sighed, heading downstairs to Ema.
"Everything alright?" He leaned against the open doorway to her office. He looked a little like an angel.
"Y-yeah…thanks…" She seemed to have composed herself again. "Thanks really."
"No
problem. Am I right in thinking he…?"
"He's more desperate
than I thought." Her eyes were downcast.
"He won't come near you for the rest of the day." He assured. "Call me, if you need anything of course." He ran downstairs again to the reception. Ema followed.
"Please
mister!" The two girls whined. "We just need one officer
to help us find our dogs!"
"I'm sorry but you shouldn't
have let them off!" The man spat.
"Is something the matter?" Ema spoke up, frightening Apollo.
"Oh, you must be a forensic scientist! Please Miss, get this man to help find our dogs!"
"What kind of dogs?"
"A Newfoundland and a dog that looks like a husky!" The smaller girl sobbed.
"I'll
go look!" She declared. "What do they answer to?"
"Flynn
and Roxie. Please find them Miss scientist…they're our brother's
dogs."
"hey wait a minute Ema!" Apollo called. "Don't I recognise your two's voices?"
"Uh-oh." The girls exchanged nervous glances.
"Apollo!" The taller one yelped. "I'm so sorry. I should have been more careful but Flynn and Roxie…" She began to cry.
"It's ok…" He soothed. "Ema, I know where to find their dogs, can you give me a lift to People Park?" He turned back to the girls with a stern yet sincere look. "You two wait here, don't move!"
"You know them!?" Ema fired up the car.
"Yeah, hey look. I need to get those dogs. I'll explain on the way back."
She followed him down to the river's edge, she was afraid of falling into water after a bad experience with the sea as a kid. She clung tight to his sleeve as he effortlessly glided down the bank.
"C'mon Flynn, c'mon Roxie. Don't be mean." All of a sudden from under the bridge emerged a tall, thick furred and shaggy looking dog followed by a smaller brown and white dog with the build of a husky and azure eyes. The bigger dog was a deep chocolate colour and both dogs had a red neckerchief tied around their necks. "You can go have fun with your girlfriend later." Apollo patted the big dog and winked to it. The big dog barked.
"What do you mean by that?" Ema caught the mischief in his voice.
"Well…hehe…" He began to rub the back of his neck, he only did that when he was nervous. "Roxie's his mate, he likes to run off with her sometimes. Like teenagers I suppose, doing what they shouldn't be doing."
"Ah…"
Upon their return a large family had gathered around the two girls.
"Thank you Apollo." The middle aged woman chuckled.
"No problem Katie." She hugged him gently.
"Can someone fill me in!?" Ema barked.
"I'm Apollo's foster mother. These are my two teenage daughters, Serenity and Lisa. Then this…" She signalled to a younger boy. "Is Liam." Then she pointed to another two girls and a baby. "This is Izzie and Charlotte then my baby boy Aaron."
"You
have a foster family!?"
"Yeah…" He smiled shyly. "These
two dogs are mine as well."
"I'm really sorry Miss scientist." The younger of the two teenagers mumbled. "We Didn't mean to cause you trouble."
"No not at all, I'm Detective Ema Skye by the way."
"Thank you. I'm Lisa. This is my big sister Serina."
"Can I have your cell number?" Katie diverted attention back to her. Apollo handed her a business card.
-x-x-
Ema
had gone home early that day, well, to her sister's. Apollo was
rejoined by Cass to wait for Spencer's mom to arrive. Suddenly he
felt someone press against his back.
"Apollo." The voice
whispered seductively.
"Ah, Mrs Shaw!" Apollo tumbled to the side, luckily Cassie caught him.
"Any chance of seeing my boy?" She purred.
"None ma'am." Apollo smiled.
"Such a polite boy, such a rare thing…very…attractive." She purred seductively again.
"Um…Mrs S. you're old enough to be his mom." Cass pointed out.
"So…"
"Hey
look, Mrs Shaw how about turning that sexual desire on the officer on
reception there?" Apollo squeaked.
"Alright. But you don't
know what your missing Apollo." She seemed dissatisfied at his
rejection but happy to be of service.
Sure enough, like all other men she'd met, the man's jaw dropped at the sight of her. She was forty three years old yet she looked like she was still in her twenties. She had no plastic surgery, every part of her body was natural only she had abused her beauty before Spencer was born. And her breasts…well…they had the same affect on every man as they did on the receptionist. She'd been caught up in many scandals. When she was a model it was believed she was a high end prostitute and that her ex-husband Spencer's biological father was one of her clients. Then, she became a playboy bunny as well and became addicted to drugs. Now she was just a plain model once again, her new husband was just a mere ten years older than Spencer.
Not that he cared.
"Then sweetie. Could you get this Gavin fellow?" Mrs Shaw was creating tension.
"Um…uh…yes ma'am." The man swallowed. He scurried off.
"How was that kids?" She smiled at them both.
"That
was great!"
"Now we just have to get past Klavier…" She
smiled.
"Oh…that's easy just offer to suck his dick." Apollo assured.
"Hm? I thought he had a girlfriend?"
"Long story. Hang on wait…how'd you know about Ema?" Apollo knew how much Klavier controlled Ema.
"Spencer's met her before…once."
"Really?"
"He
said she seemed really anxious to get back to the house and she was
really scared. He asked her who she was…you know what he's like…"
Yeah… Apollo thought. Loves to get laid, like mother like
son I suppose. "She told him she was Klavier's girlfriend and
that her name was Ema before scurrying off."
"Ah." Klavier must have been very jealous…
Sure enough, by doing what Apollo had said, Mrs Shaw had got him in to see Spencer. Spencer explained clearly what he said had happened before begging Apollo to take his case.
"Sure Spence…on one condition."
"Which
is?"
"What can you tell me about your meeting with
Ema?"
"Well…she seemed really anxious and she was shaking, even though it was very warm that evening. I'd ran into her by accident and offered to help her up. I asked her what her name was and told her mine, she said she knew you and we talked about who I was. She told me she was Klavier's girlfriend. Then her cellphone went off and she ran off before I had chance to say goodbye." He waited. "I know Klavier doesn't like me. Does that meeting have something to do with it?"
"Maybe…" Apollo thought for a moment. More than likely…
-x-x-
Ema moved the fork around the plate, toying with her food rather than eating it. Lana was watching her curiously as she held the wine glass to her lips. Jake was going to be late and it gave her chance to investigate her sister.
"You
gonna eat something Em?" Ema didn't look up, just continued to
move the fork. "Em? What's the matter?"
"I'm thinking…"
She replied without looking up.
"About?"
"Love."
Well Apollo actually…
"Well,
do you want some help?"
"With what?" She finally lifted her
fork to her mouth, chewing a small mouthful of the now cold pasta.
"Well…what's
on your mind."
"Klavier." Apollo actually.
"What
about Klavier?" She winced as she said that name.
"I want to
leave him."
"Why?" Inside she was cheering.
"I'm sick of him controlling me and…everything else…"
"I'll support you all the way." Lana had a sincere smile.
"I need sleep." Ema broke free of her sister, noticing it was only eight but not caring.
That night her dreams of Apollo returned. Only this time, there was an element of danger. She could hear Klavier in the next room, with a client in the office. Yet she was with him and lust was what filled her mind.
As
she collapsed, tired after her 'activities' she held a pillow
close to her chest.
"Goodnight Apollo." She nestled her head
against the cushion. "Fuck you Klavier…" Were the last words
that passed her lips.
