It was the only time...Since we had been partners that my partner, Detective Monica Talbert sat in the "Fishbowl" or interrogation room with a suspect without me..This suspect , Detective Robert Sykes from Robbery was one of us..a cop....A tall, brown skinned , well dressed and suave detective...A real smooth talker.. and her ex-boyfriend...She said they were once engaged...To say I was a little worried..was an under statement..Lieutenant Frankie Cotton Jr. passed me a tumbler of coffee..He looked at me kind of strangely....
"Don't take this personal kid...They have history..." he said.
''Why should I take it personally? He's just a suspect." I said.
Lt. Cotton looked at me and gave me the side eye...
"Okay...I've been using plausible deniability around here...but you think I don't know that you like her? And you think I don't know that she kind of likes you too? I haven't said nothing because you two have the highest clearence rate of all my detectives..but I know both of you have some kind of feelings for each other..Yall just tryin to be professional about it and deny it...That aint none of my business..As long as you two keep crackin murder cases..but don't try to play that I don't care crap with me...You insult me as a detective, detective...Now as I was sayin..They have history..We had a series of home invasions in which the crew was out of characteristically violent...beating the victims nearly to death....and then they slipped and did beat someone to death....Those two were butting heads at first and then gradually decided to work together.."he said.
"I take it they cracked the case?" I said.
''Oh yeah, cracked the case...brought the whole crew down...It was brilliant the way they worked together..Reminded me of you two...They uh fell in love during the case...I saw it...I warned her....She is like a crazy little sister to me..I raised her from a pup...She was a over achieving little patrolman....I urged her to take the detectives exam...She aced it..Highest in her class and got promoted...I trained her myself..Waiting for the day when she transferred to homicide...When she did,I again trained her...Best homicide detective I've ever trained..bar none.." said Lt. Cotton proudly...
"So what happened between them?" I asked.
''For awhile...it was good between them...but then things went sour....For one thing..he had more than one girl...I don't know how your partner knew it..but she knew it and she got the truth out of him...They had the nerve to be engaged...Can you believe that? She caught him coming out of the girl's house...fixing his pants...She was hurt...real hurt and she kind of went into a shell after that..Threw herself into her work...She uh had a brief fling with an FBI agent...who it turned out was married...Then she kind of kept men at an arms length for a long time...Until you came along...You were the first man she was so excited about working with...I'm glad she trusts you....Probably cause you're not sleeping with her." he said and walked away as I continued to watch the interrogation.
I smiled...
If he only knew...
II-
"I always knew our paths would cross again...Monica..Just didn't imagine it would be like this..."said Detective Bobby Sykes...
"Same here." she said.
''You didn't allow your partner to sit in on this..Are you and he uh?" he asked..
"No! I just thought it better if you and I discuss this , since I know you and he doesn't." she said.
Bobby Sykes smiled..
"As a liar ,you make a great detective......You and him?....You guys are either an item or you're getting ready to be..You don't fool me...I know you too well Monica..." he said.
"Bobby...what happened with Mimi?" she asked ignoring him..
"Well I didn't kill her if that's what you're asking...You know me...I'm a detective like you..." he said.
"She was dressed for some action...Bedroom action...Expensive Lingerie and perfume..." said Monica..
He smiled..and arched his eyebrow slightly.
"You do know your lingerie.....Lawd...I remember some of the things you used to wear...My goodness..I'm gettin a hard on just thinkin about it...oh...but to answer your question...We uh had started talking again...We weren't married anymore...but I didn't hate her..She called me ..Well, uh I kinda called her...A booty call....When I got there...She was already dead.....I called you guys...If I killed her...Would I stick around? Come on....And you know I know that you know I am telling the truth.." he said.
"Yeah, but even I can be fooled by someone as skilled as you...It wouldn't be the first time.." she said.
"I guess you haven't taught Junior outside how to hide his thoughts, how to block you from entering his thoughts..have you?" he said smiling wryly..
"I've taught him a few things..but unlike you...He doesn't block me...He's an open book..He lets me experience him totally..."she said.
"Guess you haven't told him that after awhile he'll be able to experience you totally too have you?"he asked..
"I've told him..It hasn't started happening yet.."she said.
"Ohhhh pretty girl with so many secrets huh?You are doing your partner...I thought so...He looks young." he said.
''We are the same age." she said.
"How nice...yall two can grow old together.." he laughed...
"You are such an arrogant jackass."she said laughing...
"That's what has always turned you on to me hasn't it?" he said laughing..
They stopped laughing....
"What went wrong with us baby?" he asked..
"You cheated on me....After you asked me to marry you....And come to find out it had been going on the whole time you and me were seeing each other..You blocked that part of your life out of your thoughts.."said Monica..
He looked sad..He had been a psych major ...a Para Psych major...He knew how to deal with Telepathic mutants better than most...He had hidden a lot from Monica.
"Yeah...that was sad...and stupid on my part...It's just that when I met you ,you were so special...I just had to have you..I couldn't let you get away...and I had her and I was greedy baby...I wanted both of you...and lost both of you.."he said looking sad...
"When did you marry Mimi?"
''Oh years later..I didn't cheat on her...but we were like oil and water...we never really clicked except in bed...We shouldn't have gotten married..."he said.
"Any kids?" she asked..
"Nah....You?" he asked.
"No.."she said..
"This guy good to you?" he asked..
''Oh yes...He's wonderful....I've never met a guy quite like him..." she said gushing...
He stood up...
''He's a lucky man...I'm happy for you....I'm going to go now." he said...
''Wait a minute this interview isn't over."said Monica..
"I'm not your suspect Mo-Mo...Re canvass your crime scene...Check her financials detective...You know the drill."he said and walked out...He got his service revolver and his badge and smiled...He walked up to me..
He whispered...
"Does she do that thing where she blows in your ear and sucks your neck? That used to make me blow my load within seconds.." he said and patted me on the back and walked away...
Monica didn't say anything to me...At least not at first...She knew I'd heard the entire interview......I wisely didn't say anything...Not about that...
"I uh...ruh...checked our vic's financials...She uh was making several large payments to two people every two weeks..One was a modeling school...She was a model you know and the other was a wire transfer to an anonymous account in the Caymen Islands..''I said.
"Good ...We'll check out the modeling agency first..." she said.
III-
On our way to the modeling school....Monica leaned over and kissed me ....
"Thank you....Thank you for not being jealous...for being patient with me...I know that Lou told you the whole story ...Everything I left out...and I know you heard us talking...You're nothing like him...You're a much better man...."she said.
"Good to know....Now let's forget about him...Let's go catch us a killer." I said as we landed on the roof...
As we were getting out...Monica pulled me to her and gave me the kiss of life....Kissing me passionately for a few minutes...
''Wow...What was that for?"I said...a little aroused...
"So you won't have any doubts that I love you." she said..
"Uh-Okay..."I said...
She busted out laughing...
"You're so cute..."she said.
IV-
We spoke to the head of the modeling agency...an effeminate man named Jester Previn..
''Yess..Ms. Mimi got her start here...Back when we were a small agency in a rat infested walk up...She was our first big star....She always gave back..."
"She went to L.A. and made movies ..and television shows ,but she never forgot
us..Always wrote us a nice check...Which is why we are in these
digs....but in the months before she died..she stopped writing us
checks..." he said.
"Oh? She give a reason?" asked Monica..
He looked around and leaned in and whispered to us...
''Somebody was blackmailing her...and the last time I saw her ,which was two days before she died..She looked frightened and tired...run down..."he said.
"I suppose she didn't tell you who was blackmailing her or what it was about..?" I said, knowing that she didn't..
"Noo...but whoever it was..they had her shook...Listen...She was pretty close with a guy ...what you would call a fortune teller...but what she called her personal astrologer..He's a real engaging type of guy...His name is Javier Baba...Javi Baba...She told him everything..." he said...
"Thanks for your help." we said as we left....
V-
Our next stop was the Medical Examiner's Office... Dr. Monique Talbert...Monica's sister was helping us with her first murder victim...
"Well look who it is...My sister and my future brother in law..."she said smilin...''Hi ya handsome."she said...
"Hi Monique...what'cha got?" I said smiling at her.
She moved a huge basin of roses..
"I was hoping they were from that fine Lieutenant of yours ,but they're from uh Detective Wally Becker.."she said.
"Oh My God...He couldn't get me, so he wants you...Like he doesn't think I'm going to tell you....He stole Nate's wife from him...After he broke up their marriage and Nate's ex-wife dumped him..he started coming on to me.." said Monica....who then paused..."But you know that already...he told you didn't he?"she said.
''What did I tell you about scanning my thoughts..Get out of my head Mo-Mo.."she said..''Nate..tell her to get out of your head...Your thoughts will be your own then." she laughed...''Yeah, he came down here and brought me lunch and told me his entire life story...He seemed sincere...but I'm not really feelin him...I hope he doesn't become a pest..."
"Now about your killer...It was somebody at least five foot ten...they stabbed our victim with a steak knife or something simular....There was no sign of forced entry...so your killer must have had a key or was in the place already..Must have been somebody she knew.." she said.
''Detective Sykes had a key....I took it off of him..."I said..."And he's six foot, two..."I said.
"Hmmm, let's see if anybody else had a key...Let's look at this Astrologer/Fortune Teller/Confidant...That we were told about..." said Monica..
"You two got dinner plans?" asked Monique..
''Not really, you wanna hang with us Sis?" asked Monica.
"Yeah, can I? That Detective Becker is coming down here and I want to be gone by the time he comes back.He seems like a nice guy and all...But he's pressing me kinda hard and I'm not ready for all that yet."said Monique..
"I know a place in Camden.." I said.
"Mo-Mo...You better marry this guy...I'm already liking him. I think he's going to be the coolest brother in law." laughed Monique...
Monica looked at me and smiled.. and rubbed my hands softly....but said nothing...
I smiled at her...She didn't have to say anything...I knew..
My partner, Detective Monica Talbert was clad only in a baseball jersey...with matching blue striped bikini panties sitting on my bed, eating popcorn...I had my arms around her....We were watching a movie in my apartment...
I was clad only in a grey t-shirt that said "Philadelphia 76ers" and matching gray boxer shorts....We were relaxing and just enjoying quiet time on a lazy Saturday afternoon...
My former partner, Detective Wally Becker had seen the both of us out at a Tony Bistro with my ex-wife Nyla and her fiance nearly a month ago...He now knew about us...That Monica and I were an item and yet he said nothing....There was no office gossip..No one giving us second looks ..nothing...We were both certain that he was going to blab to the entire department that I was doing Monica..but there was nothing...
"Baby, aren't you surprised that your ex-partner hasn't said anything about us yet?" asked Monica as she planted a greasy kiss on my lips...
"Your lips taste like popcorn." I laughed...
"You liked it though didn't you?" she said and kissed me again, this time a little longer...
"Yes indeed....You know I do.."I said ,holding her tighter and kissing her some more...She giggled and nuzzled her head into my chest...
"He hasn't said anything because he is looking for a way to leverage that information ..Use it against us or for his advantage...I know how he thinks..."I said.
"And you were partners with that man? See, Aren't you glad you're partners with me?" she said.
"Everyday of my natural life...ever since the day I first saw you in the squad room,looking all good...Had that short and tight mini skirt on...smellin all good, flawless brown skin...cute smile..I could go on.."I said laughing and popping some popcorn into my mouth...
"Ummm,yes you could.." she said and put the popcorn over on the night stand...She turned around and faced me.. I smiled and we began kissing each other passionately....I rubbed her back and slid her panties down and off.. She put her hands inside my boxer shorts...
"Ouuuuuu baby...you are always soo onnn.." she cooed as we continued to kiss each other sloppily...
''For you..yessssss.." I said.
"Awwwwww.." she said and smiled in between another kiss...
It wasn't long before I was on top of her mounting her and entering her slowly...
"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Nate...Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.." she moaned as I began to move inside and out of her...
The bed began to squeak loudly...the headboard began to softly slam up against the wall...
Monica continued to deep throat kiss me...I softly began to squeeze her breasts which made her shake and gyrate slightly....Tears began streaming down her face and her eyes opened wide....
Four hours went by slowly as we continued to make sweet love..
Whatever movie we were watching ended and some lame TV talk show came on and went off ....We were both oblivious to it...Caught up in the throes of our passions.
Without warning...I began to cum ...at first slowly and then explosively......Monica was climaxing at about the same time...Her eyes as wide as saucers, her mouth wide open...tears and sweat running down her face...
"Wow! This was the bomb.."I said...
"Glad you liked it." she said blissfully...
Monica smiled seductively.... "So am I the best you ever had?" she asked..and ran her index finger across my lips...
"Without a doubt!!!....How did anyone ever break up with you? I would have never let you go.." I said.
She was quiet for awhile...
"It starts out like that...but as you and I both know...Things happen..It never ends like that...It's not just about sex.." she said soberly...Sitting up...
I put my arms around her...I hugged her...
"I know that....And what I feel for you goes wayy beyond sex..I hope we don't end like that...I hope we don't end period..."I said and kissed her neck...
She smiled weakly....
"Awwww ,you say the sweetest things...I hope not either...Mister Talbert." she said with a smile...
We both laughed...
"Let's get dressed and get some food.Future Mrs. Nellis.."I said.
"You really want to marry me Nate?...You haven't known me that long.. You don't really know me.."she said sitting still. I looked at her...
"I know......but I eventually do...I've never felt this way about anybody.."I said staring deep into those pretty eyes of hers.
"I know right? Me neither..Not this fast...Not this intense...Not like this ever.Sometimes it scares me"she said.
"Me too!" I said.
She pulled me to her and kissed me passionately....We said nothing else..we just continued making out like two teenagers...and silently moaning...
Neither of us wanted to think about the day our little secret got out and one of us would more than likely have to transfer out to another precinct...
We liked working together as much as we liked being lovers... The fact that we were both, heightened our pleasure...
Once again,The bed began to squeak loudly...the headboard began to softly slam up against the wall... We were once again making sweet and passionate love....
II-
Monday Morning and we were both in the Squad room....We hadn't spent Sunday night together, We needed some rest after Saturday afternoon...So we both came in at different times...Monica had went over her parents house and spent the night.
My ex-partner, Detective Wally Becker was sitting in a chair outside my desk when I arrived a little before Monica....
I hadn't talked to him in weeks...He looked at me and smiled..
"Soooo, what did you do this weekend?" he asked...
He was fishing....I'm sure he knew Monica was at my place...At least on Friday Night and most of Saturday...but I wasn't going to feed into it...
"Oh nothin...Cleaned up my apartment and watched Television...I didn't go anywhere...It was a bill paying week."I said.
''Child Support eh?" he said.
"Uh Among other things..Why do you ask?" I asked..
"Just wondering...I worry about your social life buddy....Your ex-wife is gettin married...You seem lonely...or at least I'm gettin those vibes.." he said..
"You're gettin those vibes huh? Okay! And you're concerned huh?"I said playing along with him.....
Before he could answer...He and everybody else got the shock of their lives...My partner, Detective Monica Talbert walked in...She wasn't alone...
She walked in with her identical twin sister...Monique...Everybody except me did a double take...I had already met Monique...
The only difference between them was Monique's hair was a reddish brown and Monica's hair was black...Other than that they were exactly alike...Same height..Same face, same bodaciously hot body...To look at them was like staring in a mirror...They had the same sexy walk...Same mannerisms.. Monique's voice was a little more breathy...
"Good Morning Everyone...I don't know how many of you knew this...but I am a twin...This is my twin sister, Monique Talbert...Dr. Monique Talbert...She's a forensic investigator /coroner...She'll be working with us from time to time..."said Monica...
"Pleased to meet everyone.." said Monique who looked at me and smiled..Every male detective and uniformed officer had an ear to ear grin on their face....checking out Monique..Who looked exactly like Monica...I guess it was because she was new!
"Hi Nate." she said..
"Hey Monique..."I said.
Wally Becker was mesmerized...
"WHOAAA!! Tha-Tha-That's your sister?" he asked...
"Monique...This is Detective Wally Becker...from Sex Crimes...He was just leaving..." she said..
Wally ignored her...
"Helllllooo baby!" he said,practically drooling...
"Hello."said Monique.
"Pleased to meet you...Sooooo you'll be working in the morgue huh?" he said looking at her salaciously.
"Yes..." she said quietly....
"Well..uh,let me give you a tour of the facility..." he said.
"Thank you, but Lieutenant Cotton is supposed to meet us here...He is giving me the tour.."said Monique..
Wally looked like he'd just swallowed a canary!
Just then Lieutenant Cotton walked in..
"Hello...I'm Lieutenant Frankie Cotton Jr... You are Monique huh?" he said smiling...
Monique was smiling too...
"Yesss...."she said...mesmerized...
"Anybody tell you you resemble a certain homicide detective who works here named Monica..?" he laughed...joking...He was beyond smooth!
"Oh all my life...I'm three minutes older than her." she laughed...
We all laughed....Lieutenant Cotton's Smartphone buzzed..
He smiled sheepishly....Monique smiled too...Monica, Wally and I looked at the both of them kind of funny.
"Uhhh, Excuse me ,I have to take this...and I'll be right with you" he said as he walked out of the squad room...He looked at Becker..
"Don't you have some POLICE work to do?" he said..
"Uh yeah...Yeah Yeah..Uh nice meeting you Monique.." he said as he left...
"Pleased to meet you too." she said politely...
Monique looked at her sister....
"Your Boss is finnnnnnne girl...Whoooooo...He can take me on two tours if he wants." she said..
Monica laughed sheepishly....
"Cool your jets sis, He's taken...He has a girlfriend.." said Monica.. "Does he love her?" asked Monique..
They both laughed...
Poor Becker....He was now setting his sights on Monica's twin sister and he was destined to strike out just as horribly as he had with Monica...She wasn't thinking about him..I just laughed..
It was funny....I liked Monique and all..She and Monica were identical twins...but she didn't move me like Monica did...Maybe it was because I knew Monica first...Maybe because it was I'd had Monica...Who knew????...And surprisingly...despite the way they looked...I couldn't be fooled...I instinctly knew Monica from her..
I was over Monica's parent's house for dinner recently and we did an experiment..Both girls wore the exact same outfit and I correctly guessed which one was Monica everytime..
Monica was so proud of me...I recall her kissing me extra softly afterwards...
Monica called it "Vibes"...She said we had been around each other so long and had mixed bodily fluids so much that we were naturally connected...She predicted that one day soon I'd be able to hear some of her thoughts ..I eagerly awaited that day.
III-
Monique looked at Monica and me and whispered....
"Look...I want you two to think about what we talked about Sunday afternoon....I found this Duplex...It would be perfect...I can't swing it by myself..but if you two went in with me....It would be perfect...You two could live on the top floor and I could have the first floor to myself...and no one would be the wiser..It would simply be us two sisters living together and pretty boy here living with us...It would look perfectly normal..." she said.
Monica had called me and told me about her sister's plan...I had been down from the start...But Monica seemed hesitant..
She joked...
"I know Nate would be down...A chance to screw me every single day? He'd love it...I would never get any sleep." she joked...
"Oh that's just because it's new booty...Eventually both of you two hot things would cool off...just like everybody else.." joked Monique...
"I'm with it..."I said..Monica still looked skeptical...
"It's a bit much...but I suppose we could do it...Everybody doesn't have to know about our living arrangement..I mean it's nobody's business right? Nate would just live with us...Three room-mates and nobody is the wiser unless somebody asks.."said Monica.
"My lease is up soon....I'm down." I said.
''What about Mommy and Daddy? asked Monica.
"If they come to visit..You'll have enough stuff in my spot to make it look like you are living with me..They know you and Nate are playing house anyway...They aren't stupid...We'll talk.." said Monique....
"Heyy, sorry to keep you waiting...Are you ready?"said the Lieutenant..as he returned...
"Yes Sirrrr..." said Monique seductively.....
"Okay then....Hey Monique...You know your sister's partner has a crush on her don't you?" he joked..
I blushed....Monique laughed...
"And I thought it was just me that thought that!...Yeah...He wants to be my brother in law sooo bad...but my sister aint havin it..She is soo hard to get." joked Monique ,who winked at me..
"Yeah she's going to have to work on that...She's left a trail of broken hearts...an FBI agent...A detective in robbery and poor Detective Becker downstairs..I don't want her to do that to my man here..The two of them work so well together..."laughed Lieutenant Cotton.
''I know....No need to worry though...She won't hurt Nate...Nate's her best friend...He's the only guy who can put up with her." joked Monique, who shot me a sly look and smiled..
"Okay...why don't you and the Lieutenant take your girl talk and see the facility...Partner...You and I have a murder to investigate...Somebody just managed to get themselves killed." said Monica.
I was kind of relieved....The conversation was getting a little too close for comfort..Monica knew that and she righteously gave me a save.
IV-
A little while later ,We walked into the bedroom of an uptown apartment complex where a shapely and attractive red haired woman lie on the carpeted floor in a white lacey babydoll with matching white lace bikini panties on ....
Monica leaned down and looked at her body...felt for a pulse....
"She feels like she's been dead a couple of hours." she said.. "I think I would better know that little sis." came the voice of her sister...Monique..
"Boyy...It doesn't look like I'm going to have any alone time with your fine as wine Lieutenant does it? We were in the middle of the tour of the facilities when I got this call and we uh rushed over here." said Monique..
"We?" I said....
"Yes...He drove me here..." she said...
That was a first!
"Of course he did.."I laughed and then pointed to the blood splatter on the wall..
"Looks like she was standing here when she got it in the neck with a sharp object...she bled out and her blood splashed on the wall.."I said....I scanned the room...There was no sign of a possible murder weapon..
''I found her purse and drivers license...Her name is Mimi Rivers...A Model and an Actress ,She's 29....Lived alone." said Monica..
"Judging by what she's wearing...she wasn't expecting to be alone!!!...Nah, she was expecting company...That's a top of the line Baby Doll by La Perla..It goes for no less than $125.00 and those panties...they're a good $75.00..Made by Agent Provacetuer...real high end...and from the smell of her perfume...that's $200.00 worth of Hollywood Nights...Pretty expensive stuff ...Not just for sleeping in."I mused out loud...
I turned and saw three uniformed cops giving me the serious side eye.....and smiling.
Monique looked at Monica....and smiled wryly....Monica smiled and just shook her head.
Monica whispered to her sister...
"Girl...He's an expert on women's lingerie..Even shops with me sometimes..."she said.
"Ohhh?Most guys are just good at taking it off." she said and they both looked at me and chuckled..
''What ?" I said.
We heard loud voices from the outside...
"Lieutenant..She was dead when I got here...She called me..You can check..." came a voice..
"You know we have to.." said Lieutenant Cotton...
"So why do I have to stay?" asked the male voice..
''Because we have to question you...This is your ex-wife after all."said Lt. Cotton..
As soon as the two men walked in the room, Monica's mouth dropped...
"Oh My God..." she said.
"Mo..Mo..What's the matter? You know this guy?" I asked..
"Yeah,unfortunately I do...He's Detective Robert Sykes from Robbery....We used to be an item...Used to be engaged....." she said..
I was definitely feeling some vibes of a different kind.
