I booked Brooke's asshole of a husband in record time. As I walked from the station to my patrol car, my cell phone started to ring. I checked the caller I D, and my heart raced. It was Brooke!
"Hey, I hoped you would call," I said, immediately hoping I didn't sound too eager. "I booked him on domestic violence and assault on a police officer, so he'll be in jail overnight. That will give you time to decide what you are going to do next."
"I'm sorry for the scene. I called to apologize..., and to see if you'd still like to talk?"
"Yeah, I'd like that. Would you like to come over to my place? Jake is home, but he'll be working in his shop."
"There's no one at my house, can you come here? I'm such a mess, I don't want to meet anyone until I get myself straightened out a little."
"Sure, I understand. I've got the address, I'll be there in a few minutes."
"Just pull around back, no one will see a police car and snoop," she said.
I drove the ten miles out of town with my mind racing. What would happen now? I mean, I knew what I wanted to happen, but was Brooke on the same page? Why did she suggest I hide my car? I'd know soon enough, I thought as I pulled into the drive and behind the house, a sprawling brick two story that looked like something out of Southern Living magazine. There was a three-car garage, and as I drove up, a door opened and I pulled in.