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We follow behind him until he turns the corner behind the bar. My old stomping grounds.
I use my speed to get in front of him and make eye contact, leaving the others behind to stay hidden.
“Stop.”
My compulsion works immediately, making him freeze.
“Have you been leaving me notes?” I ask.
“No.”
“What do you want with me?” I try.
“Nothing. You’re just a hot bartender.”
Fuck!
I thought we had a lead. That we had found this person and instead we’ve been focused on the wrong guy.
“Forget this. We never talked. Don’t ever harass a woman again.”
I go back to the others, leaving this man to keep walking home. Aksel pulls back the darkness to reveal them all looking as disappointing as I feel.
“What now?” I ask.
“We look for the next suspect. Sometimes stakeouts take a while but we will find the culprit,” Aksel says.
He puts an arm around me and starts walking towards our car.
I guess we will just have to do this again.
And we do.
It’s shift after shift of not identifying a suspect and meeting dead ends.
Frustration is clear in all of us and tensions run high as we go to the bar once again.
At this point, I think Mike is confused by my employment status but he’s let me work every shift I’ve asked for.
We are here again. This time Blaze was busy again with no explanation given.
I’m going to freak out soon if this continues. I hate secrets.
Someone flirts with me at the bar again and I’m pretty sure if this keeps happening, one of them is going to snap.
They hate being hidden but it gives us an advantage.
A blond-haired idiot won’t leave a woman alone at the bar.
“Sweet thing, your ass is fantastic in those jeans,” he says.
Her eyes meet mine and she mouths, “Help.”
I can’t resist taking care of this situation. I’m here, I might as well help.
“Hey!” I shout.
The guy looks at me with an appraising look that is completely obnoxious.
