“Zoey asked me to keep an eye on Alexia, while she visited Daphne in the hospital. Shannen, her babysit, said she would come later and then I could go to the hospital too. When Shannen arrived here it was raining and she was soaked. She asked me if she could take a shower first and I let her. Twenty minutes later she came downstairs in the kitchen and her leg was bleeding. I healed her and she wanted to give me some money, but I refused. Then she kissed me and tried to seduce me” Cas said.
Isabel’s colleague was writing everything down.
“And did she succeed?” Isabel asked with raised eyebrows.
“At first I stopped her. I didn’t want to cheat on Daphne, especially not in front of Alexia” Cas continued.
“At first?” Isabel repeated.
“Shannen really wanted to…to…have…sex with me” Cas said, turning red. “And I really wanted to. She looked really pretty and she smelled very nice and…she could do things that excited me. So, I took her to our bedroom. I mean, Daphne’s and mine. And we kissed and we were about to do it, but then Alexia stopped us”
Isabel nodded. That has to be the biggest disappointment in his life, she thought. “What happened after that?”
“Shannen took Alexia downstairs, while I put my body in normal shape again” Cas said. “Then I went downstairs and I saw Shannen, Alexia and Andy sitting. Andy is Daphne’s cousin, but I didn’t know until then he’s also Shannen’s boyfriend”
“How was Andy?” Isabel asked.
“He was polite” Cas said. “Not really nice, but I’m used to that”
“Well, thank you for your cooperation” Isabel asked.
“Can I go now?” Cas asked hopeful.
“Not yet. We still need to check a few things” Isabel said. She looked at her colleague, who got up and left the hearing room.
“You don’t think I killed her?” Cas asked a little scared.
“It doesn’t matter what I think, Mr. Allen” Isabel said. “But you have to understand it’s strange Shannen’s body was found in an alley in the street you live in on the night where she almost had sex with you”
“I really didn’t kill her” Cas said desperate.
“We’ll see” Isabel said sober.
Isabel’s colleague was writing everything down.
“And did she succeed?” Isabel asked with raised eyebrows.
“At first I stopped her. I didn’t want to cheat on Daphne, especially not in front of Alexia” Cas continued.
“At first?” Isabel repeated.
“Shannen really wanted to…to…have…sex with me” Cas said, turning red. “And I really wanted to. She looked really pretty and she smelled very nice and…she could do things that excited me. So, I took her to our bedroom. I mean, Daphne’s and mine. And we kissed and we were about to do it, but then Alexia stopped us”
Isabel nodded. That has to be the biggest disappointment in his life, she thought. “What happened after that?”
“Shannen took Alexia downstairs, while I put my body in normal shape again” Cas said. “Then I went downstairs and I saw Shannen, Alexia and Andy sitting. Andy is Daphne’s cousin, but I didn’t know until then he’s also Shannen’s boyfriend”
“How was Andy?” Isabel asked.
“He was polite” Cas said. “Not really nice, but I’m used to that”
“Well, thank you for your cooperation” Isabel asked.
“Can I go now?” Cas asked hopeful.
“Not yet. We still need to check a few things” Isabel said. She looked at her colleague, who got up and left the hearing room.
“You don’t think I killed her?” Cas asked a little scared.
“It doesn’t matter what I think, Mr. Allen” Isabel said. “But you have to understand it’s strange Shannen’s body was found in an alley in the street you live in on the night where she almost had sex with you”
“I really didn’t kill her” Cas said desperate.
“We’ll see” Isabel said sober.
The waitress walked through the back door. She was taking a break. She felt two eyes on her and looked aside.
Cas was staring at her.
“Hi” she said. She walked to him. “You were acting strange earlier”
“I’m sorry” Cas mumbled. “You remind me of someone”
“Your girlfriend?” the waitress guessed.
Cas shook his head. “She wasn’t my girlfriend. She was my…”
“Sex buddy” the waitress helped. “I’m Lucy”
“I’m Cas” Cas said.
“Cas?” Lucy said intrigued. “That’s an uncommon name” She came closer to him and took his collar. She dragged him into one of the toilets and locked the door. She threw her arms around his neck and jumped in his arms. She kissed him and Cas forced her against the wall.
“Aaaahhh!” she exclaimed. She pushed Cas away and looked at him terrified.
“I’m sorry” Cas mumbled concerned.
“It’s okay” Lucy said, but Cas unlocked the door and ran away.
Cas was staring at her.
“Hi” she said. She walked to him. “You were acting strange earlier”
“I’m sorry” Cas mumbled. “You remind me of someone”
“Your girlfriend?” the waitress guessed.
Cas shook his head. “She wasn’t my girlfriend. She was my…”
“Sex buddy” the waitress helped. “I’m Lucy”
“I’m Cas” Cas said.
“Cas?” Lucy said intrigued. “That’s an uncommon name” She came closer to him and took his collar. She dragged him into one of the toilets and locked the door. She threw her arms around his neck and jumped in his arms. She kissed him and Cas forced her against the wall.
“Aaaahhh!” she exclaimed. She pushed Cas away and looked at him terrified.
“I’m sorry” Cas mumbled concerned.
“It’s okay” Lucy said, but Cas unlocked the door and ran away.
The next morning
Cas opened the door of the house and helped Daphne inside. He guided her to the sitting room and put her gently down on the couch.
“You know, I’ve been thinking” Daphne said. “With you around I don’t need a car. Makes things a lot cheaper”
“Can I get you something?” Cas asked.
Daphne shook her head. “You’re here. That’s enough for now”
Cas wasn’t used to that much gratitude and he’d have to adjust to it.
“Actually” Daphne started. “Could you give me the phone? I need to call the locksmith to tell him I won’t be needing his services after all. I gave Zoey her key back”
Cas smiled weak. “I’m glad you made it up with each other”
Cas opened the door of the house and helped Daphne inside. He guided her to the sitting room and put her gently down on the couch.
“You know, I’ve been thinking” Daphne said. “With you around I don’t need a car. Makes things a lot cheaper”
“Can I get you something?” Cas asked.
Daphne shook her head. “You’re here. That’s enough for now”
Cas wasn’t used to that much gratitude and he’d have to adjust to it.
“Actually” Daphne started. “Could you give me the phone? I need to call the locksmith to tell him I won’t be needing his services after all. I gave Zoey her key back”
Cas smiled weak. “I’m glad you made it up with each other”
Cas kicked the door of their bedroom open. Daphne was sitting on top of Mitch.
“Daphne” Mitch said, looking at Cas.
“Don’t worry” Daphne said with a heavy voice. “That’s my husband. He knows I have my needs. It’s not my fault he’s incompetent”
Mitch pushed her off of him and searched for his clothes. Cas turned around and ran downstairs.
“What are you doing?” Daphne asked grumpy. “Come back in bed”
“Are you completely out of your mind?” Mitch exclaimed.
“Oh, please, you knew I was married” Daphne said.
“That was really low” Mitch said. “Get dressed. I’m done here. You go find someone else to consider your needs”
“Come on, don’t be like that” Daphne said.
They heard an enormous crack and they jumped.
“What the hell was that?” Mitch asked.
“Daphne” Mitch said, looking at Cas.
“Don’t worry” Daphne said with a heavy voice. “That’s my husband. He knows I have my needs. It’s not my fault he’s incompetent”
Mitch pushed her off of him and searched for his clothes. Cas turned around and ran downstairs.
“What are you doing?” Daphne asked grumpy. “Come back in bed”
“Are you completely out of your mind?” Mitch exclaimed.
“Oh, please, you knew I was married” Daphne said.
“That was really low” Mitch said. “Get dressed. I’m done here. You go find someone else to consider your needs”
“Come on, don’t be like that” Daphne said.
They heard an enormous crack and they jumped.
“What the hell was that?” Mitch asked.