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Back When I Lost You
Chapters (81)
  1. Cover
  2. About the Author
  3. Dedication
  4. Prologue
  5. One
  6. Two
  7. Three
  8. Four
  9. Five
  10. Six
  11. Seven
  12. Eight
  13. Nine
  14. Ten
  15. Eleven
  16. Twelve
  17. Thirteen
  18. Fourteen
  19. Fifteen
  20. Sixteen
  21. Seventeen
  22. Eighteen
  23. Nineteen
  24. Twenty
  25. Twenty-one
  26. Twenty-two
  27. Twenty-three
  28. Twenty-four
  29. Twenty-five
  30. Twenty-six
  31. Twenty-seven
  32. Twenty-eight
  33. Twenty-nine
  34. Thirty
  35. Thirty-one
  36. Thirty-two
  37. Thirty-three
  38. Thirty-four
  39. Thirty-five
  40. Thirty-six
  41. Thirty-seven
  42. Thirty-eight
  43. Thirty-nine
  44. Forty
  45. Forty-one
  46. Forty-two
  47. Forty-three
  48. Forty-four
  49. Forty-five
  50. Forty-six
  51. Forty-seven
  52. Forty-eight
  53. Forty-nine
  54. Fifty
  55. Fifty-one
  56. Fifty-two
  57. Fifty-three
  58. Fifty-four
  59. Fifty-five
  60. Fifty-six
  61. Fifty-seven
  62. Fifty-eight
  63. Fifty-nine
  64. Sixty
  65. Sixty-one
  66. Sixty-two
  67. Sixty-three
  68. Sixty-four
  69. Sixty-five
  70. Sixty-six
  71. Sixty-seven
  72. Epilogue
  73. Acknowledgments
  74. Read More
  75. Prologue
  76. One
  77. Two
  78. Three
  79. Four
  80. Follow Merilyn online
  81. Dedication

‘Here’s my ride,’ Eve said as Gerry pulled to a stop and rolled down the window, giving Carla a wave.

Eve looked down at Carla and smiled. ‘See you soon, no doubt.’

Carla nodded. ‘See you soon,’ and she waved as Gerry drove Eve away.

Bremer was waiting for her, arms folded, when she got back to the office.

‘I saw you having a nice friendly chat with Eve. Get anything out of her?’

‘No, she just chatted about Gerry really.’

‘He’s an odd one, that bloke. What is he – nearing retirement and still only a PS?’

A little harsh. Not everyone wanted to climb up the ranks, and besides, being a sergeant wasn’t exactly a failure. ‘I get the impression they put Eve’s career first.’

Bremer’s look made it obvious what he thought about that. ‘He doesn’t strike me as the sort to do anything without her say-so.’

Carla was irritated now. Bremer didn’t even know Gerry, so who was he to make judgements about his marriage? ‘He gave me the letters without her say-so.’

‘But did he? We only have his word for that.’

‘I can’t see that it matters who decided to. We got them, that’s all that counts.’

‘Is it? I’m not too sure. Eve’s got something to do with this case and if Gerry does whatever he’s told, that could make things difficult.’

‘In what way? Gerry’s not even on the case.’

‘Yes, but you are.’

Carla was too furious to reply. Bremer unfolded his arms and spoke carefully.

‘I don’t mean you would say anything deliberately, but I know he’s an important person in your life and that could make things awkward.’

Yeah, like when you drag me into an interview with his wife, she wanted to say.

‘I just wouldn’t want your friendship with Gerry to compromise the investigation,’ he finished.

‘My friendship with Gerry will not compromise anything.’ She knew her voice was shaking and she hoped he knew it was from anger.

‘Good. Thank you.’

Carla went to her desk and sat down. Her whole body was shaking with anger – he’d made her get far more involved in this case than she had in any other and now he had the cheek to question her ability to do her job? She was about to go to his office and tell him she wasn’t going to do anything more than sit at her desk and do the work she usually did, when Nell stormed into the room, a bemused-looking Paul following seconds later.

‘I’m telling you, he’s lucky I didn’t punch him.’ Nell threw her bag under her desk as Paul mouthed ‘Ian Fowler’ to Carla.