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And then there was my girl, sitting on top of Atlas’s desk, sucking her fingers clean of cream filling from her own donut.
This little shit…
I narrowed my eyes at her, letting her know without words that she was going to pay for it later.
She wiggled her fingers at me in such a cute way that I wanted to burn this memory into my soul.
God, I fuckin’ loved her.
I turned my attention back to the chief, then sped up when I saw I’d lost him in my daydreaming about my girl.
I heard her giggle behind me, and that lightened my heart despite the bullshit I was about to have to handle in my office.
When I got to my office, Chief Austin had taken my desk chair and was sitting in it with a glower on his face.
Elliette was already giving her spiel.
“…no outward harm,” Elliette said. “And she didn’t say that I was hurting her, so I didn’t know. Had she communicated with me…”
Chief Austin interrupted. “You’re a menace to this police department.”
Elliette sat up straighter, “But, Chief…”
“And, despite your assurance that you would have stopped had she communicated with you about her pain, that’s still not how this police department works. I pride myself in having a department where the citizens of Dallas can trust their chief of police, and the police officers who work under me. I will not have you in this department, or anywhere near it, with an attitude like the one you have. I’m sorry if you feel like that’s unfair, but it’s a fact of life.”
“What are you saying?” the lawyer asked, sounding bored.
“I’m saying that a board meeting was called early this morning, and the topic to discuss was the one we’re talking about now,” he answered. “The investigation found plenty of wrongdoing. Again, I don’t condone it, and I won’t allow my department to become branded by bad press if we kept you on because you ‘didn’t mean to.’ As of 0600 this morning, you’re no longer an employee of Dallas Police Department. You will also not receive any letters of recommendation from me or any of your former bosses. Your locker, as well as your personal belongings, can be cleaned out before you leave. I better not see you in my department ever again.”
Elliette’s mouth dropped open.
Hell, so did mine.
I was unaware of any meetings happening regarding this particular topic.
Though, I was extremely glad that it had.
“I will not leave!” Elliette snarled. “Tim! Do something!”
Tim stood up, caught Elliette’s arm, and guided her out of the office without another word. He whispered to her in the hall, urging her to control herself or face a very real possibility of jail time, and then said, “Go gather your things.”
Elliette did, gathering all of her things and heading down to the locker room after her desk was cleared out of the gang division’s shared space.
Boseman, Assman, and Ameer all watched with placid looks on their faces.
The moment she was gone, Austin walked to the middle of the room and said, “I want her replaced by the end of the day. You’re now two short in your division, and I want more eyes and ears on my roads.” Austin turned to me directly. “That kid you nearly got killed by this morning?”
“Yeah,” I said warily.
“Good call.” He gave me a grudging look of respect. “Kid was a board member’s grandson. It didn’t go unnoticed, and they appreciate your respect and understanding in the matter.”
Then, without further words to any of us, he left the room.
“Man,” Assman said once the stomping of Austin’s boots could no longer be heard down the hallway. “That man scares the bejesus out of me.”
“Same, kid,” I said as I headed out of the room. “I’ll be right back. I’m going to collect the donuts I promised y’all. While I’m gone, will y’all please look into the candidates on the desk?”
“Donuts?” Assman perked up.
