Married to my Suspect

ELLE

m sitting for too long. I knocked on my boss's office, and when there was no response, strange since I hadn't noticed

sn't my first time in it, it was still so unfamiliar. His words came back to me. ''I respect privacy, both mine and yours, so

from entering her boss's office anyway? Since I was

nce no one else was allowed into his office; I held that for future reference. I'd been working for my boss for over three months, and still knew nothing about him-not

es, a bit too young to be in his position in my opinion, and way too quiet. Other than greetings when he arrived and demands he needed, which was mainly done t

wards the organized folder cabinet, but suddenly

den fountain pen that had been next to the remote on

a sound I had never heard befo

atted in front of me, my ey

e here?" He asked,

the pen in his hand, and he laughed and pocket

, little girl. I'll make sure

e with my favorite bow, and the bow fell and broke. He rel

have here? H

p. The man was gone, but Daddy's body was still where it was, and he was

e one I'd just seen in my memory, when the sound of

and found nothing like it, not since that fateful day, but my courage failed me. I hid under his desk, realizing what a stupi

uys soon, I promise. Rel

ng I didn't think he was capable of, as he always had a frown on his face. Not even when there was somethin

a feminine, mature voice lau

not healthy for me as your mother." The voice

ht in front of his table. Any furth

alone." He replied. "I th

oat. "That was before.... that happe

nd I began praying, tears almost sliding down my cheeks in fear. I should have just stayed calm and confronted him rather than

ct and apologize and hope he understood. As if that was going to be possible. No reasonable person entered their boss's office after warnings not to,

d speaking, and he dropped the call. I started coming out when he remained froz

ned where I was. I peeked out to confirm he had actually left and

out of the office and melted into my chair.

ed I was ready to hear the answer. There was no way that pen didn't mean what I thought it did. I'

remove my mom's words to me during her last visit when she'd seen the case files I'd been unable to hide well. I couldn't let him go to rest. I wa

THAN

best option right now. I'd inputted the floor for the garage

ym. Punching a few bags would calm down the raging flood in me a little.