Chapter 5
Summary: Another look at the Poole family life. Where we can see that Richard can no longer focus on a case alone to solve it, those times no longer exist ...
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Camille and Richard are eating at La Kaz. This is where the children are always picked up.
´Come on, honey, leave your brother,´ Camille reproaches Julian.
´That boy really doesn't have anything of mine´ thinks Richard, although he´s very careful not to say it out loud.
Little Richard loves to eat. Once they gave him a taste of Roast Beef and he loved it! Her brother is so restless ...
At one point, Richard grabs Julian and places him next to him, he wants to eat in peace too!
That method works, so at one point Camille gets up to pick up the dessert for her children and has a little chat with Catherine.
´Selwyn has already told me that Richard hasn´t been an enthusiastic collaborator at the meeting they had this morning,´ says Catherine. ´But he still counts on him to replace him in a very distant future´
´I know, Maman´ Camille answers. ´But you have to believe me, even though he's still "my" favourite grumpy and I know he's very serious ... you have to know that when he's relaxed he's charming. And you must admit that he has a very particular sense of humour. I think I've become addicted to it´
´Yes, well. I know you're very impartial´ Catherine laughs. ´But I'm dying of curiosity. How about ...´
Camille cuts her off, as always, though laughing and blushing.
´I have told you before and I repeat it to you. He´s intelligent and observant enough so that, if I told you something, he would realize it. And you know that he´s terribly private for his things. But if I can tell you that I am happy.´
´As always, be sparing in detail. But I'm glad to see you're happy.´
Trying to change the subject, Camille asks: ´How have the children behaved?´
´In their line ... They´re little junk. But I adore them, you know that. I had already given up hope of having grandchildren. And I wouldn´t care to have another one´
Camille twists the gesture. She will answer it when hears a child cry.
´Camille! They want their dessert now! You should know that they don't wait,´ Richard tells them as he quickly approaches, he doesn't want to leave them alone for a second.
´I'm coming, mon coeur! Well, Maman, we´re still talking at another time. My "tragoncetes" (eaters) await me. And believe me, Richard is an eater too´
One of Catherine's employees, from the small kitchen, comments:
´They seem to adore each other!´
Catherine smiles and replies: ´Make no mistake, they are in a good mood today. Better not hear what she says about him when she´s really angry´
The other woman laughs and says: ´I´m not sure of it´
Two or three days passed, a record time taking into account how long it took to receive the results of the analyzes, and the first thing Fidel did was check the email. His face lit up when he saw what he was holding:
´At last!´ he exclaimed with a wide smile. He then sat down to await the arrival of his superior (rather his superiors).
Four days later Sabrina Stephens can say that she has done it again, but she knows that she has to hurry up, she´s sure that the clerk will already be notifying about the transaction. But that takes time and she doesn't care about everything. Just in time, since Alex will be about to arrive.
Alex isn´t too far away, but honestly he doesn't really feel like getting home. Your house, your home, sounds so strange ... It has been a long time since you have felt that way.
He´s taking a walk on one of the Saint Marie beaches, reflecting.
He lied to his wife, of course. But his marriage haven´t worked for a long time and he feels that it´s time to make a decision for the sake of Sabrina, for his own and ... for Olga.
It was the third time that Mrs. Murray had knocked on the Stephen's door. Since his last conversation with Sabrina, it seemed to her that she had been inappropriate and she wanted to apologize, and this time briefly, she didn't want to be heavy.
"Toby" started to get nervous, he was just scratching the door. After a few seconds, she noticed a strange smell, it could be gas. Without wasting a minute more, he called the Saint Marie Police Station phone.