“Nope. Just a very angry woman taking it out on what appears to be a random guy. Though my theory is he was two-timing her.”
“Makes sense. Do you have a copy of the sketch? I just want to take a look.”
He laughs. “I should have known you couldn’t stay away from anything involving ghosts.”
“Ghosts,” I laugh back.
“Right. You prove that shit doesn’t exist.”
“It’s my specialty.” Fuck, I’m such a fraud now. I follow Nick to his desk and get a copy of the sketch of Pink Dress Ghost. I fold it and slip it into my purse.
“Acelina Bisset,” a familiar voice booms from behind me. Oh shit.
“Hey, Captain.” I put on a smile.
“What are you doing here?” He raises an eyebrow and folds his arms over his chest.
“She brought me coffee,” Nick says right away, and I’m taken aback by his lie. He has no reason to cover for me. “I’ve been pulling some long hours this week.”
“We all have,” the captain says, and eyes me suspiciously. “I don’t want to see you back here until next week at the earliest. Go enjoy your vacation.”
I force another smile. “I am and I will. Nice to see you, Cap.”
He waves his hand in the air and walks away.
“Thanks,” I tell Nick, already knowing he’s going to want something in return…like getting coffee for real.
“No problem. Maybe we can grab coffee together later today.”
Yep. I’m basically psychic at this point. “Yeah, that’d be great. When I’m back at work I’ll hit you up. Thanks again.” I pat his arm and hurry away, frustrated I’m being kicked out of my own office all because of stupid HR rules. Though in all honesty, being away from work the last few days has been nice.
Really nice.
Not having to lie and hide things from the people I respect and work with has lifted a large weight off my chest as well. I don’t like liars, and I don’t like being forced to lie. It’s not who I am, but what choice do I have? Being a crime-fighting witch who also upholds the law is a lot harder to do than those TV shows make it seem.
I get into my car, feeling like I’m back to square one. I have to be witch-Ace since detective-Ace just got told to leave. I know Pink Dress Ghost is dead and I’m not going to go about this like I would a regular case, but I need to get back to that mindset and start with the basics.
I’m a witch and a detective. If anyone can figure this out, it’s me…right?
