Chapter 13

Looking at my watch, I noticed that I had slept for over 5 hours. Which I haven’t done in a long time. Got to get dressed and get to work but need to get rid of that binbag first before anything.
Looking in the mirror I noticed that I looked rested but still tired. Something was off, then I noticed it, one of my earrings was missing. Oh god, oh no, what if it came off at her house. Don’t panic, am sure it is somewhere.
“ Hey sleepy head, you feeling better,” Sandra asked me standing in the doorway of my bedroom, while holding a fresh cup of coffee.
“ Yes feeling much better, I thought I was just hungover but I wasn’t feeling too well, maybe overwork and exhausted.
“ Mike has called asking about you, we told him where you were. He said to leave you and let you rest and to call him if you got any worse,” Sandra explained.
“ Bless him, he is a good one isn’t he
“ You received a call from a Dr. Mason about an hour ago, he said you can call him back as he has an update for you
“Ok thank you
Reaching for my mobile, I called Mike to see what was going on.
“Hey babe, how’s your day going, any updates?” I asked
“ Hey how are you feeling now, Dave said you practically passed out on them. Do you feel better after that sleep,” Mike asked sounding off with me.
“ Yes much better now, Dr. Mason has called while I was asleep and wants us to call him back about an update on the IVF. I will call him once I have had a shower and sorted tea out for the girls. Any updates on the victims or the perp at all,” I asked trying to get some information
“ We had a third victim this morning, Lucy Mackin was murdered this morning, the perp is becoming ballsy. First thing in the morning, where anyone could have seen them.
Plus the front door was unlocked and Peter Mackin was coming home to surprise his wife,” Mike explained.
“ Why didn’t you wake me and let me know,” I demanded
“ Because to be honest you haven’t been yourself since we went to the Fertility doctor. Leila you have been acting really off and weird. Both the girls have noticed it as well. Even some of the guys and girls have noticed in the squad room. You need to get your own head sorted before you can be involved any cases,”
“But,”
“ But nothing, I love you and I am concerned about you.
Since finding out that we will may struggle to have a family of our own, you have been acting off,” Mike said sounding concerned.
“ You can be pissed at me Leila but I’ve asked for you to be taken off this case altogether, as your emotions are too much to be dealing with right now,” Mike explained
“Fuck you,” I shouted hanging up
Ok, what the fuck do I do now, if I am off the case I won’t know any information. This isn’t good, oh fuck. Getting dressing and making my way downstairs. Dave collared me
“Feeling better, light weight,” teasing me
“Much, thank you, I must have been exhausted.
“Well, when checking on you were flat out, so you must have needed it
“I think I did, I'm going to start preparing tea for everyone, what do you fancy tonight
“I’m easy, oh Sandra is allergic to peanuts remember,” explained Dave
“Then it's fish and chips as I really can’t be bothered cooking,”
“I’ll cook, I don’t mind,” Frankie said
“That would be great as I have a few things I need to get done today before the girls get home, thanks Frankie
“You go and sort out what you need to, and I will get tea sorted.
Finally, after 30 minutes of getting myself sorted and reaching my car. I need to get rid of this binbag fast. How fucking dare he have me taken off my own case! I haven’t changed that much. I’ve just been myself only better. Making my way up to Heysham Head was a slow and calming drive. Coming on the promenade again, I turned left towards Heysham, passing the old Strathmore and head hotels that both closed now, due to the owners going bust. Such a shame as they were both amazing places to go and next door to where the Strathmore was, there used to be a hotel called the Broadway hotel that closed in the early 2000s, then it was bought and turned into flats that looked across the bay. Think they were going for around £250,000 per flat.
Phone rings
“ Hi, you still pissed at me,” Mike asked
“Damn fucking right I am, how fucking dare you pull me off my own case, taking over, I haven’t been that different! I’ve been processing my fucking feelings about us wanting to start a family and finding out my fucking body is a failure. Fuck you.
“ Calm the fuck down, I understand you are mad at me, but this has to be done especially if we are going to give the families of the victims peace. Which they deserve.