Alone & Lonely by Adrian J. Smith

Author:Adrian J. Smith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mystery, lesbian, missing persons
Publisher: Supposed Crimes, LLC

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With everything for Leon with the experts and she was waiting to hear back, Grace walked down the long hallway toward Homicide. It was becoming a regular route for her to take. She was passing the Chaplain’s offices when she stopped short and stared at the door.

Amya should be at the station and not at the jail that day, though that didn’t mean she wasn’t with someone in a session or something. Grace stood still, staring at the door, every muscle in her body frozen on the spot. People moved and walked around her, but she didn’t pay any attention as she stared at the closed door. Grace felt a world away from Amya and all she wanted was to be close.

“Halling?”

Grace spun around at the sound of her name right next to her ear. Link stood in front of her, his hand on her shoulder. She hadn’t even noticed. She cocked her head at him. “What’s up?”

“You okay?”

“I’m fine.” Her voice was terse even though she didn’t mean it to be.

“Are you sure? You’ve been staring at that door like you expect the devil to walk through it.”

Grace’s lips quirked at his phrasing. “I didn’t realize how long I’d been staring. I was just coming to find you.”

“Okay, but really, Grace, is something wrong?”

“I’m fine. I promise.” Grace put on a brave face. “It’s something I can deal with later. Did you have any developments on the case?”

“Yes, actually. One of the neighbors finally came back from vacation and one of the uniforms talked to her. She’s got an interesting story. Thought you might want to check it out with me.”

“Oh. Um…sure.”

“Grace, are you sure you’re okay?”

“It’s been a tough week,” she finally admitted.

Link pointed at the door. “Do you need to go talk to her?”

“No. It can wait. I’m sure she’s with someone, anyway. It just reminded me that I need to talk to her sooner rather than later.”

“I hear you on that one.” They walked together toward Homicide. “What’s the other case you ended up with?”

“Missing lawyer. Absolutely no foul play suspected. Pretty sure he just ran off somewhere, but he hasn’t left many clues. I just dropped his tech off, so maybe by the time we get back, I’ll have a few more answers.”

“Maybe you will.” Link’s lips curved upward at her. “And for what it’s worth, Halling, make sure you always make the time to talk with Amya. Don’t neglect it.”

“I’m not avoiding it, just really don’t want to have that conversation at work.”

Link snorted. “Oh, sometimes it’s unavoidable.”

“Are you married to a cop, Sergeant Abrams?”

“Worse.”

“What can be worse than that?”

“I’m married to an assistant district attorney.”

“No way.”

“Yes.” Link’s lips pulled tight. He grabbed his keys, and they made their way to the cruiser. “It’s been interesting in some ways, conflicting in other ways. We try very hard not to work the same cases and keep that as separate as possible, and never when I’m the lead on a case.”

“I can’t imagine. At least Amya and I don’t have those issues.

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