Atta Girl

"This food was incredible" I said as I finished a delicious meal a few days later at a very tony bistro in downtown Philadelphia..

"I'm going to start taking Mo-Mo out more."I said..

"Promises, Promises" said my wife Monica,laughing....

''When will you two have the time ?With all of the police work you do?"laughed Former Detective Rick Pardo, who was out with his date, a woman named Rachel...

''Rick don't discourage them...I think it's sweet" she said.

"No...the job can destroy a marriage, a relationship...These two are lucky...they're both cops and they're partners...if anything ..it'll make their relationship stronger." laughed Rick Pardo...

"How long have you and Nate been married?" asked Rachel..

''About six months.."gushed Monica...

"Awwww you're still in the honeymoon stage...Rick tells me that he was your father's partner..That he was there when you and your twin sister was born..."said Rachel..

"He drove my dad to the hospital...when my mom was in labor.."said Monica. "Uncle Rick has always been in my life ,in my sister's life as long as I can remember.."said Monica.

"Her and her sister are like my daughters...Watched em grow up take their first steps...Go to their proms...incredible...Sorry I missed your wedding Mo-Mo...." said Rick.

"That's okay...She has a sister...Maybe you can make hers.."said Rachel..

"Yeah...Hahahahahahaha... Lawyers aren't as demanding as the public...I can set my hours as a P.I." he said.

"You do pretty well as a P.I. huh?" I said.

"Oh yeah....and it's nice not having a bullseye on my back..."he said uneasily..."So uh...this case you were workin Mo-Mo...How's it going?" he asked.

"Come on Rick....No Cop talk...We are having a nice dinner...They aren't even talking cop talk and they are cops!" said Rachel...

"Come onnnnn,I haven't seen this little girl in years and I run into her...Here she has grown up before my eyes and she's married....I want to know about the particulars of her life.." he said.

"Well...it was a stone cold who done it for a minute."said Monica.

''For a minute? It's been three weeks since I ran into you outside that girl's condo." he said swallowing a morsal of food and sipping some wine.

"And we've cracked three other murder cases since then...but we never forgot that case." I said.

"You didn't?" he asked.

"Oh No...we recanvassed the area....We re-interviewed everybody and we compared DNA and a latent print found on the girl's body and we found a match to my father's old case...The one you two couldn't close..We now know that whoever our killer is...It's the same one...and get this...whoever he is..He impregnated both women..We are suspecting he is probably married or was and killed them both to keep them quiet...We subpeonaed the Girl's OBGYN...but she wouldn't reveal the father of our girl's baby..I don't suspect she knew."said Monica..

"So you still don't have a suspect?" he said.

"We don't have a name, but we are close...Somebody knows something...Somebody saw something and somebody will talk...we aren't giving up, that case is still open."I said.

"You know...That case almost caused your dad to have a nervous breakdown...He was so close and yet he never could catch the guy...I mean we never could catch the guy...He obsessed over that case...Even after it went cold and we were told to move on...He just couldn't let it go...It ate at him...Don't let that happen to you guys...It's one girl...You -You -you can't catch every killer...There are other murders to be solved. I mean you said that you've already moved on and cracked three other cases...Just let this one go...Who knows.. Something may come up down the line or someone may come forward...Could be a year from now."said Rick.

"Rick! What a cold thing to say...She's one girl, but she was somebody's daughter...She could be somebody's sibling..."said Rachel..

"And besides...It's two girls....Same person that killed your girl is the same one who killed mine."said Monica.

"Oh you don't know that for sure" said Rick Pardo.

"Uncle Rick...We do..We have proof...DNA was found in semen in both girls and it's a positive match...We had the FBI recheck it..Both girls were with the same guy...Fingerprints match too!"said Monica.

''So you suspect a serial killer?" said Rick.

"I don't know...We are cross checking to make sure there aren't any other murders like this that we may have missed..."


Rick laughed...

"You think you'll succeed where your old man failed huh?  Your father was one of the greatest detectives I ever knew...He left no stone un turned...And this case nearly ended his career.. It bothered him so...You're good Mo-Mo..but you got a long way to go before you're in your father's leauge."said Rick.

"Uncle Rick...I'm not trying to compete with my father's legacy...I'm just trying to solve my murder...Nothing more, Nothing less.. "said Monica.

"I know...I know Mo-Mo...but there is always one that gets away from you...You just move on...that's all.. Don't take it personal. You're taking this personal just like he did...I-I just don't want to see this one case eat you alive....You just got married and all and you seem to be doing good for yourself kiddo!" he said.

"Rick...Enough cop talk okay?  Leave her alone...I think Monica will be just fine...She might even catch the killer." said Rachel, who I noticed was blonde and petite and shapely and attractive like our two victims...Though I doubted seriously if she was a working girl....She didn't look too much older than Monica and me.

She looked at Monica and smiled and winked.

II-

 Meanwhile at our duplex Lt. Cotton and my sister in law were standing in the doorway kissing passionately...

"Oh My God Sugar Baby!  I had a rough day today..." he moaned..

''Well you're here now...Make yourself comfortable..I suppose ,you already are "she said ,felling his erection in his trousers ,which were standing out like a tent..

"Close the door Frankie...People can see everything.."she said holding her hand over her mouth in amazement...

"Do I look like I care?" he said.

He pulled her to him again..

They kissed passionately...His hands were up under her dress....He lifted her dress up over her head....


"Oh My ...Frankie..." she moaned.

He marveled at her bra....It was beautiful..He unsnapped it and his eyes nearly rolled up in his head...

She unzippered his trousers...She pulled out his huge engorged penis and just marveled at his girth... She stroked it lightly....

He followed her into the bedroom and closed the door..

He slipped out of his trousers,socks and shoes and laid in the bed with her...

 They kissed hungrily...

"Ohhhhhh...Ohhhh my god, I can't believe I'm doing this..ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."she moaned..

"I can...Oh My god!!!....This is sooo damn good baby"he moaned as he slipped her panties down...and slipped a condom on...

He entered her warm and wet center and began moving in and out...He had never felt anyone so soft,so warm,so wet in his life.... He remembered the first time he made love to her...He felt as if he'd died and gone to heaven....He still felt that way...The bed began to squeak under their weight...The headboard slammed quietly against the wall...

Ten minutes of passionate kissing went by and both eased up and out of the embrace...

 He kissed her neck,her breasts, her lips..She moaned and kissed him passionately and they began making sweet love....The bed was squeaking like crazy.....Monique was actually embarrassed that her bed was making so much noise....

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....ohhh my god....awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.."he moaned...as he continued to move in and out of her...the look on his face was one of pure joy...She smiled just knowing she was causing him so much pleasure...

One hour turned to three....and three turned to five...They continued making sweet love...Monique had climaxed about three times already....The Lieutenant showed no sign of wanting to stop..

But another hour was all they both could take...They both climaxed furiously......Surprisingly,

They both showered and got dressed...They sat looking at the night time sky..

 ''I can't stay tonight...I have to be at a meeting tomorrow morning...Damn..I hate to leave you...I always do." he said....


He was quiet for a moment...So was Monique.. He broke the silence.


"So uh where is your sister and brother in law..??? I don't hear them."said Lt. Cotton

"They're out on a date tonight...It is late...They must have stopped somewhere."said Monique...

"Ha...That's funny..."laughed Lt.Cotton..

"What?  What is Funny?"asked Monique..

"Those two...when he , Nate first came to Homicide...

I caught him checkin your sister out..Like most guys do when they meet her ,but I thought she was way out of his league...You know...I knew they'd be good partners..but never romantic....Shows you how much I know....At times I can't tell who is more into who...Him into her or her into him!" he laughed.

"Frankie...Let's Get Married!!!" Monique blurted out...

"Wow! where did that come from?" he laughed...

"Never mind...Forget it....I don't know why I said it.. Just talking out of my head.." she said..

"Heyyy ...Heyyy that's a great idea...but I would have liked to have asked you first...That way I never have to leave you..."he said.. "That's a great idea...Us getting married...I was thinking about selling my place anyway...I like it here..I don't have a lot of stuff.."he said.

"You want to move here with me?" she asked.

"I know you don't want to be seperated from your sister..I wouldn't do that to you....But I don't want anybody else gettin this good lovin but me...And I find myself wantin it, wanting to be with you more and more..Everyday...It's like I'm hooked....So...Monique Talbert.....Sugar Baby..Would you marry me?" he said.

''Awwwwwwwwwwwww Frankieeee Yessssssssssss! Yessss Baby!" said Monique.

"Now let me go and get you a ring and ask you again properly..."he said.

"Ohhh Frankieeeeeeeeeeeee...Come here boo..." she said and kissed him passionately...

Within minutes their clothes were off and they were back in the bed, making sweet love..


"Looks like I'm going to be late for that meeting tomorrow...Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my goddddddddddddddddd!" he moaned..


"Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Frankie....Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" she moaned...

Monica and I were arriving at the door of our duplex at just that moment, when we heard the bed squeaking and the sounds of lovemaking..


"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Frankie....Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.."

"Sugar Baby..Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

"Oh My God! This is embarrassing....My sister needs to buy a new bed...I thought ours was noisy...but hers is ridiculous...Everybody can hear them....All the way down the street" said Monica, who spotted one of our neighbors parking his car and smiling slyly.

"They need to get married!" I laughed...

"Like us right?" said Monica ,leaning her head on my shoulder..

"Yeah like us bae."I said.





III-

A Day later....Detective Kylie White saw Monica in the squad room...

"Nate went to get your lunch...He told me to tell you he'd be here in about a half an hour..." said Kylie..

''He's so sweet..."said Monica gushing..

"That man loves you girl.."laughed Kylie...

Just then, Monica's Iphone rang...

"Uncle Rick!!!..."said Monica.

''Mo-Mo...I went over my old files on your case...my case...There was something your dad and I overlooked....I'm in the car downstairs...Come down now and see me..This is important...You just might be able to catch your killer today. Come on." he said.

"Okay...I'll be right down."said Monica.

She ran down and jumped in Uncle Rick's car...He had a flying car too and they took off..

"What do you have?" she said.

He said nothing...




A feeling of dread came over Monica as she sat in the flying car with him.


After a few awkward moments...Monica looked over at him and said dryly...


"You don't have anything do you Uncle Rick?"

He landed the Flying car on the roof of the building he lived at...Finally he spoke...

"Give me your phone Mo-Mo...And your service revolver"he said coldly...He had a small caliber pistol pointing at her...He jammed it in her side..

''Come On Don't make this any harder than it already is." he said.

She did as she was told and they stepped out of the car on to the roof...

It was an overcast day...You could smell rain....Though it was still very humid....

She stared at the man ,who had been almost like a member of the family......

"I know it's you Uncle Rick...I've known for about a week now." she said..

He had a pistol pointing at her....

"You don't know anything Mo-Mo...You don't...Don't make me have to do this...Don't make this any harder Mo-Mo."he said.

"So you're going to kill me? You won't get away with that...You gonna look my father in the face and pretend you didn't kill his daughter? You gonna do that Uncle Rick?" she asked..

"Please...I'm all messed up over this...Why didn't you just leave this case alone? Why didn't you just let it go?"he asked..

He disabled the GPS....

"Your husband can't find you now...I'm going to have to take him out later.." he said.

"And just get deeper and deeper huh? How you gonna cover all of that up?" asked Monica.

"Mo-Mo stop talking..just stop...Can't you see the pain I'm in?? I-I-I don't want to do this...I love you...I love your sister...You're like family to me...Like the daughters I never had.."he said.

"But you might have had...Both women were pregnant at the time you killed them.."said Monica.

"I wasn't having a child with a whore..."he snapped.

"You know...Ironically enough...It was my sister who made the case...She found the match in the DNA...and she matched our vic's DNA to the DNA in the first case...and then we got a hit..We got your car leaving the scene of the crime..minutes after....Now what were you doing there Uncle Rick?" said Monica.

"Doesn't prove a thing...A man can be out driving anywhere ,anytime!"he said.

"I lied to you last week...The OBGYN...She did  gave us a name...She gave us your name...You were the one who was the father of Sandy Logan's baby...Probably the other Sandy's baby too!  And when my husband ran that DNA through our police files..Your name came right up and then it made sense to me...My father could never catch the killer because it was you...You were covering up and destroying anything that could lead to you...He was searching for a criminal ,when all the while ,you were right under his nose...Hiding in plain sight..You were too close to be a suspect...We got you on DNA and we got your car at the scene of the crime...Your name just comes up too many times for it to be a co-incidence.."said Monica.

Rick Pardo smiled..

"I swear you're just like him....Just like your daddy...Neither one of you could ever leave something alone...You just can't stop...He wouldn't stop...What you got is weak...And you know it.."he said.

"It's enough for an arrest..."said Monica.

"I can't let you do that Mo-Mo..And I hate to do this...You...You and your Sister Monique...you're like family...you're like my daughters...." he said.

"Uncle Rick, Don't do this...Don't hurt me..." said Monica...

He aimed the gun at her...He was crying profusely...

"I don't want to...I swear I don't want to...I love you...You know I do...but I'm not going to jail..Not at this point in my life..."he said.

He then heard a click and turned around to see me pointing my glock at his head and four uniformed officers behind me with glocks drawn!!

"It's all over Rick...Drop that gun...I was by here an hour before you two got here..I found your gun...I'm betting it will be a ballistics match..and I found your wig...The one you're wearing in the one photo we have of you at the crime scene...Found the trenchcoat too!"I said.


"I take it you had a warrant!" he said.


"Of course..I did everything by the book...Just like you would have." I said.


He nodded...He even smiled a little..


'You're both good cops..Damn good cops."he said.


"Thank you sir."I said.


"How did you know I'd take her here?"he asked...


"I just knew "I said.


"I don't buy that....You had no way of knowing...HOW DID YOU FIND US?" he asked..


"You're in no position to be asking questions now Pardo....Officer, read him his rights and get him out of here."I said as an Officer read him his rights..

Monica knew that I'd locked in...I'd connected with her aura  and followed her here telepathically...She sent me a telepathic message..

"I Love You." 

I sent her one back...

"I Love You Too!"

She looked at him one last time...

"I don't believe you really would have fired that gun....You wouldn't have hurt me."she said.


"I wouldn't have wanted to baby...I love you Mo-Mo..."he said...

Rick had seen enough... He knew he was busted and he couldn't deal with it...

"No!!...No.!!!."he said and put her service revolver in his mouth and pulled the trigger...Nothing happened!!!.

"It's not loaded Uncle Rick...I figured you'd take my service revolver..so I unloaded it...But this gun however is."she said and produced her .40 cal...Her back up pistol..

"It's Over Uncle Rick..You're under arrest." said Monica..

He stomped his foot in frustration as he was handcuffed and walked out of the building..He laughed at the irony of it all...busted by his partner's daughter.....The little girl he bounced on his knee so many years before and made laugh...

Lt. Cotton and Monique were on the street as Rick Pardo was walked out by the uniformed officers..


He and Monique's eyes met....

"Uncle Rick!!!!" said Monique...

"Monique...Heyy Kid...Nice to see ya." he said..managing a half smile...

"Wish it wasn't under these circumstances..."said Monique...

"I know right? Tell your dad...Tell him that I'm....Ahhhh don't tell him nothin.." he said as he was put in the paddy wagon and ushered away...

Monica and I walked out..

 "What are you guys doing here?" asked Monica..

"They have something to tell you babes.."I said..I already knew.

"Mo-Mo...I asked your sister to marry me...And she said Yes....and uh...I'm gonna be moving into your spot soon and we are gonna have to buy new beds...Quieter beds..."he said and laughed....

Monica hugged Lt. Cotton...and busted out laughing...

"OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!! WELCOME TO THE FAMILY!!!!" she said..

"Please come to work on time...It's going to look a little funny...You being my sister in law and Nate being my brother in law now." he said ,laughing sheepishly...

 I put my arms around Monique and hugged her...

"Awww Sissss,You gettin married..."I said.

Monique hugged me..and kissed me softly...Her body was just as round and as soft as Monica's...

"I'm So Happy Nate..."she said and hugged me again..

Monica hugged her sister and kissed her...

"This makes me feel better...It didn't feel good busting Uncle Rick...I almost cried..." said Monica..

"It's never good having to bust somebody that close...but that's the job and you did it well Mo-Mo..You too Nate.."said Lt. Cotton..

"Hey .come on...Let's go out and celebrate! Let's get this other stuff off of our minds."I said.

"Great Idea" said Monica...

EPILOUGE:

Rick Pardo was convicted of first degree murder for both Sandy Slocum and Sandy Logan and given two life sentences...


That Sunday , We had a big dinner at the Talbert's to celebrate Monique and Lt. Cotton's engagement....Mrs. Talbert was ecstatic!

''Both my babies are going to be married!" she gushed...

 ''Awww Ma."said Monique...

"It was time she made me an honest man."Joked Lt. Cotton...

Ray Talbert looked with pride at Monica and me..

''You two did good...You finished what I started.." he said.

''I hated busting Uncle Rick...I'm so sorry Daddy."said Monica..

''Nonsense...You did your job...And thank you Nate for having my daughter's back...You're a good partner to her...I thought Rick was...Well, he was at one time...but he let his womanizing get to him...He got both of them gals pregnant and he killed em to shut em up to keep em from talkin...I never in a million years would have suspected him...That's why I couldn't close the case..I should have turned that case over to someone else a long time ago, but I couldn't..Foolish pride I guess....And look a here..My baby girl goes and solves it..ATTA GIRL!" he said and hugged Monica..

"And you come here too Mook!"he said to Monique..

Who he hugged also...

"Congratulations on getting engaged..."he said and kissed her cheek...

"Hush Up!" laughed Monique..looking at me and Lieutenant Cotton...

 "MOOK???" I said.

"MOOK??" said Lt. Cotton..

"He always had nicknames for his girls...Monica was Mo-Mo...and Monique was Mook"said Mrs. Talbert.

He squeezed Mrs. Talbert's behind and said slyly...

"And she's Cakes"He said...

"Oh Hush up smarty!" said Mrs. Talbert blushing....And we all laughed!