The Secret Dawn by Solomon Carter

Author:Solomon Carter [Carter, Solomon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Great Leap
Published: 2019-05-19T22:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

At seven pm Ecrin Kaplan walked into Southend police station and she soon found DC Simmons in an idle moment of fretting, his arms hanging from the doorframe of the open CID room. Simmons had heard nothing from his father since the old man had dumped him in it the day before. Typical. Simmons had taken to mentally rehearsing his words for his father’s inevitable phone call when the old man would ask how things were going. None of Simmons’ rehearsals involved being polite. The office was empty. Hogarth was out so was Palmer, both still haunted by the case his father had landed on them, both working to save the thing from a disaster which looked increasingly likely. And in the middle of his brooding, in came Ecrin Kaplan. She walked towards the desk of the PCSO team before she saw Simmons

“What are you doing here again?” said Kaplan.

“Working and resenting it. What about you?”

“I came in to look for my phone charger,” said Kaplan. “Or to see if I could borrow the spare from Penner’s desk. I know she has the same phone as me.”

Kaplan looked at him more closely.

“What’s the matter? I didn’t have Hogarth down as a slave driver. The way I heard it, he doesn’t like hard graft much at all.”

“He gets a bad rep here. He’s worked non-stop all weekend and he’s still going strong.”

Kaplan smiled. “I didn’t expect you to stick up for him.”

“I can’t help it. You know my dad called yesterday morning and stopped us going for that walk?”

“Yeah?”

“He’s really started something. He’s landed me in a right mess. I can’t discuss it right now, but when the dust settles, I’ll tell you about it.”

“Your father? Why? What’s he done.”

“Messed things up. I can’t say anymore at the moment, Ecrin.”

Kaplan looked at him. “Is there anything I can do to help?”

Simmons looked around the office. No phones were currently ringing – a rarity in itself. Disaster still loomed, but there was a hiatus, and Simmons needed a break.

“You know, I really wanted to go on that walk with you,” he said.

Kaplan smiled and looked around. “Well, I’m here now, aren’t I?”

“You want to go now?” he said.

“I don’t see why not,” she said.

“Okay,” said Simmons, grabbing his jacket. “I think ten minutes would be okay. I need a break.”

“Shame it’s not quite the scenic walk I had in mind,” said Kaplan.

“That all depends what you’re looking at,” said Simmons. Kaplan brightened and turned to lead the way. Simmons grinned. Decision made. If he got through this debacle unscathed he was going to ask her out again. And this time, as more than a friend.

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