I looked at Lauren, who looked like she would like to murder her husband. It was interesting, I would have thought she would have been distressed as she found the body."So Lauren?" I asked as she raised her head, realizing the attention was back on her. I don't think she looked too pleased. "You found Tanya?"
"Um, yes. Yes I did," she said a little more confidently.
"And you were catering the event?" I said, knowing that this was already true.
"Yes I am," she said, looking slightly more proud, sitting up straighter.
"So why were you in the library? It is nowhere near the kitchen," I asked, thinking all she needed now was a motive, but everyone was aware her husband had been sleeping with Tanya for years; maybe she had just had enough of the embarrassment.
"I was following Mike up the hall," she said, looking a little shame faced.
"You were what?" Mike yelled at her.
"That is enough, Mike," the chief interrupted. "Dover, you need to take more control of this investigation or I will take over." You could see that the chief was irritated at the way I was conducting this investigation. I knew he was dying to take over.
"I will have to bring in the department from Port Angeles before I could let you take over and you know that Chief," I said a little more forcefully.
"Over my dead body." I heard him mumble as he crossed his arms and sat back on the sofa.
"So Lauren," I said turning back to her, "You were following Mike up the hall?"
"Um, yes I was, until I heard Emmett running out of the room beside the library. I wasn't supposed to be there you see, so I ducked inside when I heard someone opening the door."
"And how do you know it was Emmett?" I said.
"Well, I was looking for Mike and I knew he went into one of those rooms off the corridor, so I was looking to see who it was and you can't mistake anybody for Emmett with how bulky and big he is."
This was true, you couldn't mistake anyone for Emmett.
I looked over at him as his eyes were wide at the implication that he had been near to where the murder had taken place.
Emmett's POV - by Footroza
Hells yes. I was looking forward to tonight. I loved
spending time with my family, and we had all been so busy lately with our own lives and our little dramas, that we had not found the time to be together. Sure, we all worked together, and I saw my brothers almost daily, but work relationships are not as friendly as just hanging out as a family.Besides the obvious, we had been having a hard time getting together because there had been some shady shit going on at work, and none of us had it in us to point their fingers at anyone else. Discussing it would mean bringing it to light, and we were not ready for that.
Tensions had continued to develop between me and my brothers, but bottom line...we were family, and I stuck by my family no matter what.
Everybody has parts to play in a family dynamic. Edward was the smart, business savvy one, Jasper the more romantic and emotional one, and me, well I was the jokester. The problem with family dynamics is that sometime you just want to be yourself, but with everyone looking at me to lighten the mood, I was going to play the part no matter if I was 'feeling' it or not.
I watched Rose get ready for the party. She still took my breath away. She could take hours to get ready, but damn if that shit wasn't perfect every time. In all seriousness, she could wear a brown paper sack, and I would still think she was gorgeous. Come to think of it, I could have a pretty good time ripping that sack off her luscious body.
Thinking about her naked body laying out before me, was causing Little Emmett to stir. We couldn't have that because we were going to be late as it was.
"Rose, Honey? Are you ready yet? You know you look beautiful baby. Let's just get going. You know how Mom hates for us to put her dinner plans off of schedule." I didn't want to push her, so I used my mom as the bad guy. Rose would never yell at my mom.
"Just shut it and help me zip up my dress," she demanded.
There she stood with her back to me. I could see the shapely form of her ass under the loose fitting dress that hung off her shoulders. She wasn't wearing any underwear. I was immobile for a minute or two, as I tried to reel in the beast. I went to her and pushed the dress further off her shoulders to expose her perfect neck to me. I leaned in and began to cover the back of her neck and the upper part of her back with sweet kisses and small nips.
I wanted her. I turned her around to face me and resumed my kissing. This time I focused on her luscious lips. She pulled back all to soon and looked at me with a smug expression on her face.
"I thought you said you didn't want to be late. Aren't you still worried about Esme?" I was busted. She could always see right through me.
"You're right, but God damn you look hot. But babe, please. You have to wear some skivvies. There is no way I will be able to be around my family all night thinking about you all natural for me," I begged, as I finished pulling up her zipper.
"Who says it is for you?" She winked at me, and shook her ass in my face. That little tease.
We finally made it to the party, and except for a little bitching about my driving, all was well.
I grabbed our present and hurried to the door. Henderson welcomed us in, and asked if we wanted anything to drink. He used to bug the shit out of me. He seemed like one of those butlers on television. Always 'yes sir', 'no sir', and he was always just lurking around every corner. I guess he was just good at his job, but he still seemed shady to me.
Being that I was also a curious mother fucker, and I wanted to make sure this 'Henderson' was on the level. A few weeks after he was hired, I found a way to get to know him better.
I came over around 7:00 one night after my parents had gone out for the night. He pissed me off to no end when he almost didn't let me in the house. He said that my parents weren't home and that I should come back at a later time. I didn't want him to catch on to my plan, so I said I needed to get a recipe for Rose. She wanted to make a homemade cake just like my mom used to when I was a kid, and I needed to find the recipe for her now.
He must have known my Rose's temper because he stepped aside for me to come in.
Once inside, I asked for a drink and had him join me. I pretended to look for the stupid recipe, and began to drill him about himself.
A couple of hours later and one too many drinks, I had a new respect for Henderson -although his real name was Bob. It turns out he was a pretty stand up guy, and I took a liking to him from then on.
So, today, as I walked through the door, I high-fived him, and said, "What's shaking, Bob? How's it been hanging?" Being all butlerly and all, he merely nodded in my direction and said, "Allow me, sir," as he reached for my coat.
I did notice a smirk and a wink as he took my coat from me. Like I said, Henderson was a good guy.
Following Rose, we entered the Big Ass Room, (Rose called it a conservatory, but what the hell, it was just a big ass room to me.) Edward was being his typical uptight self as he was trying to find his inner Mozart on the piano.
Rose greeted my mom, and then I brought her up in a big bear hug causing her feet to come off the floor as I twirled her around. I had missed my parents very much, and I couldn't help it if I was still a momma's boy. She was absolutely the best mom in the world, and she treated her boys like kings.
"Hey mom!" I said as he told me how much she missed me.
I gently placed her back to the floor, and went to wish my father a happy birthday.
"So, Dad? Are you shooting pool with a rope yet? You know they say that the dick is the first thing to go." I mused as I gave him a hug and a slap on the back.
"Well, son. I will have you know that I am doing quite well in the 'dick' department. Thank you very much, and what you heard is wrong. The first thing to go it the eyes. I definitely need stronger glasses," Carlisle told me.
I never liked the idea of my dad getting old. He was the strength of our family. Mom was the heart, but Dad was the mind and muscle. We all listened to him, and respected his ideas. To hear him talk about getting older and more vulnerable shook me up so I opted to change the subject the best way I knew how.
Dirty Jokes. "Hey Dad, did you hear the one about the two firemen butt-fucking in a smoke filled room? The Sergent walks in and says, 'What the hell seems to be the problem here?' The two men pause and the one drilling it home says, 'Sir, this man is suffering from smoke inhalation.' The Sergent replies, 'Well, why didn't you give him mouth to mouth resuscitation?' The man says, 'How do you think this shit got started in the first place?' "
Laughter could be heard around my side of the room. Luckily for me, Rose had settled in with the other girls on a different side of the room. She would kill me if she heard me telling these jokes. I quickly told another one before she could stop me.
"What do you get when you cross a dinosaur and a lesbian?" Wait for it..Wait for it.. "A lick-a-lot-apus."
I had them right where I wanted them, and I saw that Rose was still talking so I tried for one more.
While we are on the subject of lesbians, I started with, "What did the one lesbian frog say to the other lesbian frog?" Dramatic pause.
" Well, I'll be damned, we do taste like chicken."
Jasper, Edward, Dad and Mom were laughing so hard, I thought for sure someone would pee in there pants. I even saw Henderson hovering around the corner. He too was in the midst of a silent laugh. I nodded in his direction, and he turned shaking his head as he continued to giggle.
Emmett Comedy Hour came to an abrupt halt as I heard Rose declare, "You're not telling those dirty jokes again, are you?”
“What? Everyone thinks they are funny. See?” I stated as I pointed to the faces of my family.
“Whatever you say, Em," she declared. Now, a pissed Rose is absolutely no fun, so again I tried to distract her from getting upset at my poor choice in jokes. I gave her one of my best bear hugs and placed a kiss on her forehead.
Suddenly, Little Emmy was back in the game, and I found myself running my hands down her ass. I wanted to bring her tight little body closer to me, and I grabbed her firm ass cheek to get her to move.
I was denied. She pushed my hands away, and gave me the look. I was in trouble. Damn.
“Em, we cannot do this right now. Behave yourself!” she warned. Well, hell. When is a man supposed to find him some action around here? Twice today, Little Emmy has asked to play, and both times he has been dissed. I am going to tell you right now, his feelings were terribly hurt.
I didn't have time for a rebuttal, because we all turned when we heard a knock at the front door. Henderson disappeared and who should fucking walk in?
Fuck me silly. Tanya, the Wicked Witch of the World, Denali just rode her broom through the front door. This 'bitch on a stick' had fucked her way through Forks.
This could not have come at a worse time. If looks could kill, Rose would have killed the bitch on the spot. They had a love/hate relationship without any love.
I must admit that the thought of those two beautiful women going after each other turned me on. Especially if they were wearing bikinis in a mud pit.
I shook the thought out of my mind, and tried to calm myself down. Why was she here? She was one of the reasons my family was having major problems right now. She thought she had found out some things about us, but of course she didn't have the whole story. She was just a money grubbing slut trying to fuck her way to the top. She made me sick. But I would still like to see Rose kick her ass covered in mud.
Looking toward Rose, I knew I needed to calm her down quick. She was breathing so heavy, I thought she might pass out. She had NEVER trusted Tanya, and NEVER stopped from making her feelings known.
Rose was not one to beat around the bush, but I didn't want our family dinner to be ruined, so I said, "Rose, calm down. I can hear you breathing. She knows better than to fuck with you.”
The love of my life looked like she wanted to rip my head off, but instead she practically threw her glass at me and stormed out of the room. For a split second, I thought she was going to deck Tanya when she walked by, but she just pushed past her and out of the room.
I started staring daggers at Tanya, as she made her way around the room, greeting everyone. What was she up to? I had an uneasy feeling about tonight I wanted her to get out of here now. There was so much tension in the room you could cut it with a knife. Even Charlie, who was standing off to one side, looked like he could murder her.
Just then, Tanya came strolling up to me. I had to fight the urge to puke.
"Hello Emmett, how are you? It has been a while since we talked. You want to go somewhere more private and 'discuss' some things?" she purred.
"Gross. You have got to be kidding. What do you want? And why are you here? This a family gathering, and you will never have a place in this family as long as I am alive," I told her.
"Now, Emmy baby. You don't mean that. You know you really should treat me better." She leaned into me and put her hand on my chest, causing me to shiver from her icy touch. "I could ruin this little facade with just a few well placed phone calls. When are you boys going to realize that you need me? I am going to be around for a long time."
I pushed her back away from me, but she reached her hand down and pinched me on the ass. "You better get used to it," she whispered as she lurched away.
Time is a motherfucker because right then I looked up to see that Rose had seen the interchange between Her Royal Shankiness and me. Damage control to the front deck, we have a problem.
Rose was aware that there were problems at work, but she didn't know the extent of it. Like I said, we were trying to delay telling everyone, but Tanya knew something. She was going to ruin us if it got out. She needed to be stopped.
Rose seemed to be reading my mind, “That bitch is trying to die tonight, isn't she?”
I knew my Rosey was anxious and jealous so I told her, “Rose, you know I don't go for the slutty type. She could never do anything to make me want her. I have everything I need right here,” I said as I pointed to her heart.
“I know. I know. I just hate her so much.” The feeling was mutual. I would do almost anything to protect my family, and this bitch was in serious need of a wake up call, but for tonight she could wait.
I had to get Rose's and my mind off of Tanya and back on having fun. “Well, she isn't going to ruin our good time tonight. Wanna go back to the bathroom, and I can make you forget all about her?”
She laughed and slapped my arm.“You are such a perv. I've already told you we cannot do this here.” But my distraction had worked. Rose was back and relaxed for the time being.
I couldn't tell her that I was going out to talk to Henderson, that would raise a red flag so I opted for, “Babe, I need to talk to Edward for a minute. I'll meet you in there okay?”
She sighed and said, “Fine. Don't be long."
“You got it”, I told her and hastily made my way to the room I had just watched Henderson enter.
He shook his head at my use of his given name, but continued, "Sir, I thought you should know that I overheard Miss Tanya making some very incriminating accusations about you and your brothers. She plans on telling everyone tonight what she knows, and she says she has evidence to back it up."
The poor man looked shaken to his core. I knew he was telling the truth. "Who was she telling this to?"
"I am not sure who she was speaking to, her back was to me, and I was outside of the door. I left before I could hear anything else." He lowered his head, he took his job so seriously, he didn't like to eavesdrop.
"Hey, Bob. Thanks for the heads up. You keep watching out for her. Okay? She is a bitch on wheels that is about to drive herself off a cliff." He nodded and made to leave the room and I thought I might go and wash up before heading to the dining room.
Just as I closed the door I heard a blood curdling scream from down the hall.
I raced back down the hall to where everyone was in the library; I looked at Lauren, I looked at Rose, then looked down. There was something on the ground; I stood around the crowd to get a better look.
There was a body, everyone was in silence; I went to Rose and looked down filled with dread. Who was it? I almost lost it when I saw it was Tanya. There was blood everywhere, and a knife laying next to her body. I covered my mouth. Me and blood don't go so well together. I turned to leave, and thought to myself, Guess the bitch won't be saying anything now.
Deputy Ben Dover POV - by TheSpoiltOne
Emmett looked quickly to Edward and a silent conversation happened between them. Emmett switched back and his whole face changed, "How's it going Ben Dover?"
I saw Rose kick his shin as the rest of the family started sniggering. The Chief groaned and put his head in his hands.
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