Learning To Trust Again

‘So what have you found out?’ Jake asked Dave.

Turning from talking to the girl Jake had identified earlier as the one with Todd on his birthday, Dave said ‘well it seems there were several witnesses to the attack. Todd and Jemma here’ he said indicating the girl he’d been talking to.

‘Hi Jake’ the girl interrupted in a sweet voice ‘I didn’t know you were a cop.’

Jake ignored her. His eyes remained on Dave.

Dave looked at Jake a little strangely when he didn’t reply to her but after a second he continued ‘well they had just arrived at the club and were waiting to get in when Simon?’ He looked back at a now pouting Jemma for conformation and when she nodded he continued. ‘Simon hit Todd from behind. Todd didn’t even see it coming apparently. Then when he went down this guy sunk the boot in.’

‘And nobody tried to stop him?’

Dave shrugged ‘apparently not.’

Jake scowled and turning to Jemma, he asked ‘what’s this guy’s full name and where can I find him?’

Shrugging Jemma looked him up and down and said with a seductive smile ‘Todd told me you and his sister had broken up.’

Jake glared at her. He was disgusted by her callous attitude to her boyfriend being in hospital. She hadn’t even asked about Todd and her obvious attempts to attract him showed exactly how much she didn’t care.

‘His name and address’ Jake roared.

Jemma place a perfectly manicured nail between her lips and just continued to smile. After a second she said ‘Simon Gleeb, 15 Ford St, Forest Hill.’

 ‘Do you know how he knew you were going to be here?’ Jake said, his anger barely contained.

‘Sure’ Jemma said her smile widening ‘I told him.’

‘You told him?’ Jake said staring at her in disbelief ‘knowing what he’d do?’

‘Well I didn’t expect him to lose it completely’ Jemma replied with another shrug.

Livid now Jake moved closer and stood over her, purposely trying to intimidate her. He said ‘well you had better hope Todd is okay because if he’s not I’ll come looking for you and charge you with reckless endangerment.’

But as Jemma just continued to smile in careless disregard, Jake reconsidered his decision to wait. He said ‘in fact because of your admission, I’d say we can do that anyway.’ Reaching out he grabbed her arm and none too gently, turned her in the direction of the waiting police cars.  Her smile gone now, Jemma looked stunned as he marched her towards the other officers.

As Jake handed her over to Michelle to be cuffed and put in a car he could see the fear in her eyes, but he was unmoved. He knew the charges probably wouldn’t stick but as far as he was concerned she deserved to have the shit scared out of her for provoking the attack on Todd for her own amusement. She hadn’t even asked about how Todd was and she didn’t seem the least bit concerned that her little game had put Todd in the hospital this time. Well if he had anything to do with it, neither of them would be playing that particular game again.

Turning away from Jemma in disgust Jake said in a harsh tone ‘right, we are going after this guy.’