2. The Good Doctor
The cold grey light of dawn squeezed through a thin gap in the bedroom curtains as Sandra rolled over and draped an arm over her partner, Alan. She snuggled in behind him, pressing her soft, warm curves against his lean back. She slowly slid her hand slid down over his stomach to gently fondle him through his pyjama bottoms.
It had been weeks since they'd made love and she soon felt herself becoming aroused as she felt his cock thicken. As Alan stirred from his sleep, she slipped her nightgown higher, pressing her full boobs into his back. She nibbled his earlobe softly as she ran a hand over the firm planes of his chest.
"Sandra," he moaned softly as she felt his body begin to move restlessly. "Sandra, I'm sorry, I've got to get into work early today," he sighed, taking her hand in his and placing it on her hip as he rolled out from under the duvet.
"Sure," she groaned, tugging her nightgown back down and already looking forward to her tennis lesson.
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Sam was bored. She'd been following Pirate Bob around all day, hoping that she'd be able to find out who was supplying him with the 'Bunny'. Steve had given her his address, which wasn't strictly legal but he'd seemed more than grateful after his very satisfying evening with her.
Pirate Bob lived in a squat in an ugly grey apartment block on the edge of town. He hadn't left the block till midday and she'd been following ever since. It was quite risky as he'd know her from the night before, but she hoped he wouldn't recognise her dressed in jeans and an old grey t-shirt with her face free of makeup and her chestnut hair pulled into a tight ponytail. She kept at a safe distance as he ambled the less respectable backstreets of Fentonbridge going from a greasy-looking fried chicken shop to a seedy pub to a bookie's. This job was starting to remind her of her first job after she left the force; investigating cases of fraud for a large insurance company. She'd done that for a year, before getting her licence and going solo.
She was leaning against a wall and enjoying the warmth of the autumn sunshine on her face as she observed the bookmakers and wondering if there was something more useful she could be doing, when her mobile rang.
"Hello? Terry?" she said.
Terry was an old friend who had retired from the police last year, but still made a little cash by doing odd jobs for her and other investigators in the area.
"Yeah, hi Sam. I've done the background check on the first name on your list, Dr Alan Hemmings. Is now a good time?"
"Yeah, now's a very good time," she said, staring at the closed door of the bookmakers.
"Ok, so Dr Hemmings is forty-five years old, divorced with two kids, a boy aged seven and a girl aged five. He left his wife two years ago for his mistress, Sandra.
He's currently sharing a house with her in Deanton, and I hear his ex-wife got the kids and took him to the cleaners in the divorce settlement. He's worked for Kleinwert for ten years, and has worked at other labs in the area since he left Cambridge University with a first in Chemistry. I can't find any convictions, as far as I can tell he's never been in any kind of trouble, not even a parking ticket."
"OK, good. How are his finances?"
"Well, he's got a decent salary at Kleinwert but I hear he has to give his ex-wife quite a lot of child support."
"So he could be tempted by some extra cash?"
"Maybe. I'll call in a favour and see if I can get one of my old colleagues to check over his financial records."
"Great. Any hobbies or interests?" Sam said, as she watched Pirate Bob emerge from the bookies, squinting in the bright sunshine.
"No, seems like he's married to his job. Does a bit of hiking."
"What about his partner, Sandra?"
"She's works part-time as a counsellor, and is thirty-five years old. She's a keen tennis player, spends a lot of time down at her local club."
"Okay, thanks, listen I've got to go."
"Okay, I'll check out the next name on the list and get back to you," he said, before the line went dead.
She followed Bob up to the park, taking up a position behind him, casually leaning against a tree as she pretended to use her mobile. He was dressed in black jeans and a grubby-looking t-shirt and she watched as he sprawled casually on a bright green park bench, his skinny legs wide apart as he glanced at his watch.
Before long, a tall, elegant young woman approached and sat next to him. She wore a yellow sundress, large sunglasses and, despite the heat, a green silk headscarf from which a few tendrils of platinum blonde hair escaped. They exchanged a few hurried words, before she pushed a white plastic bag towards him and he, in return, slid a brown envelope towards her. She quickly grabbed it and, without another word, strode quickly away along the grey tarmac path towards the exit.
As she followed at a discrete distance, Sam wondered who the mysterious blonde was. She didn't look like any of the photo's she'd seen of Kleinwert employees.
"Damn!" she swore under her breath as she rounded the corner just in time to see the woman slipping into the back of a taxi. She got her notepad out of the back pocket of her jeans and scribbled down the number plate. Another job for Terry, she thought.
Well, if she couldn't follow the lady, she'd have to follow Bob. She turned back the way she'd come and caught up with him as he exited the park on the other side. She hurried after him, into the maze of tiny backstreets in the older part of town, just in time to see him turn right at the end of a narrow street. She jogged after him, desperate not to lose him. As she turned right, she felt her arm being yanked violently, swinging her around so that her back thudded painfully against a grimy wall.