Author's notes:
I realize chapter one was way too fast. Hopefully this one's a little better. You'll notice I had to change the M.C.'s name about halfway through this chapter. You'll also notice this chapter is mostly devoted to character development. If you can get through it, there is a short sex scene near the end.
To my CG fans; yes I am working on chapter 08 and hope to post it fairly soon.
Your votes and comments, good or bad, are ALWAYS appreciated. Bob
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Banba and Aileen were sitting in their hotel room after enjoying a late dinner of fish and chips when a knock came on the door. When Aileen opened the door, they were surprised to see Officer Crowley.
"May I come in? I have a message for Lady Banba."
Banba replied, "sure, come on in. what can I do for you Officer Crowley?"
"Well first of all I'm off duty. So please call me Kelli. I have a message from your father. He called the station earlier insisting we find you and check on your welfare. I happened to be in the dispatch room when he called. I took the call and spoke to him myself. I explained that I had seen you myself this afternoon and you were perfectly fine. He asked where you were staying. I told him our privacy laws wouldn't allow me to give him that information. He got a bit rude with me and I told him the best I could do was give you a message. You are an adult and have every right to go 'missing' if you choose to do so. He demanded I tell you to call him."
"Oh my god! He called the police because I forgot to call him? I'm sooo sorry Kelli, my dad can be such a jerk sometimes. Would you like a drink? We have some Chardonnay as well as a fully stocked mini bar."
"Sure why not? I don't have to work tomorrow. A glass of Chardonnay sounds great right about now."
Aileen poured Kelli a glass of wine as Banba said, "have a seat. I'll call my dad then we can talk for a while."
Banba called her father's cell phone. As soon as he answered, he started screaming in her ear. She listened for a few minutes then said, "dad, you're drunk. I'm not gonna talk to you when you're like this." She hung up the phone. He called right back screaming in her ear again. Banba hung up a second time. She dialed her mother's cell phone.
"Hi mom. I know I should have called sooner but I've been really busy. I haven't had the time. I just got back from Aunt Brianna's and I'm beat. I probably would've forgotten again, but daddy called the police to remind me. I'm sorry I hung up on him mom, but he's drunk and I'm not in the mood to deal with it right now."
Banba could hear hear her father screaming in the background. "Tell that little bitch I'm not putting up with her shit! She wants to be an adult? She can find herself another place to live when she gets back!"
Erin said, "Banba sweetie, call me back in an hour. I have a few things to straighten out with your father!" She hung up before Banba could say another word.
Banba's cell had been on speaker the whole time. Kelli said, "Lady Banba, I would suggest you call the local police to check on your mother. Your father sounds pretty drunk and in my experience, these things don't usually end very well."
Banba replied, "I can do better than that Kelli." She dialed a number on her cell. "Hi Uncle Pete."
"Hey there Banba. How's my favorite niece? I thought you were in Ireland on your pilgrimage."
"I'm, your ONLY niece Uncle Pete. I'm still in Ireland. Look Uncle Pete daddy's really drunk and I'm worried about mom. Can you go check on her for me?" She explained everything that happened.
"You were right to call me Pumpkin. There's a squad car on the way there now and I'm right behind them. I'll let you know if anything's wrong."
"Thanks Uncle Pete."
Banba looked at Kelli. "My uncle is the chief of police. He'll make sure my mother's okay."
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Erin got up off the sofa. She went to the bedroom, put two suitcases on the bed. She grabbed the .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol out of the locked box she kept in her closet. Then went to the kitchen sitting with her back to the wall the table between her and the doorway.
"Bill, there's two suitcases on the bed. YOU can pack your shit and get out of my house!"
"Fuck you bitch! I'm not going anywhere!"
He grabbed a hunting knife out of the display case in the living room and staggered into the kitchen waving it around . "You ain't kicking me out of this fucking house."
Erin raised her pistol looking Bill in the eye. "Wanna bet your life on that Bill?"
Bill's eyes widened with surprise. "You better put that thing down before I take it and shove it up your ass."
He took a step forward and Erin fired a shot into the floor by his feet.
"Next one is a double tap center mass,"she said calmly.
At that instant the front door burst open and Erin's brother Pete came rushing in followed by two other officers.
Erin breathed a sigh of relief setting the pistol on the table and her hands behind her head.
"Drop the fucking knife Bill," Pete snapped.
Bill dropped the hunting knife "YOU SET ME UP YOU BITCH," he yelled.
"I didn't call Pete. But you're lucky he showed up when he did," Erin said with a grim smile.
Pete picked up the pistol. "I have to take this for now, sorry sis."
"It's okay Pete, I understand you have a job to do," Erin replied.
Pete turned to the other officers. "Tom this piece of shit is under arrest, read him his rights and get him in cuffs. Sue, you take Erin's statement while Ton and I walk this animal out to the squad car."
Bill looked at Pete and gave a drunken laugh. "You 'restin me?" he slurred. "lotta good THAT'S gonna do ya! I'll be out in an hour."
He looked at Erin. "This ain't over yet yet bitch, not by a long shot! When I get out, I'm gonna cut that fucking dress off your backstabbing ass and fuck you silly before I cut you up."
It was all Pete and his officers could do to control their rage. As Pete and Tom were walking Bill out the front door, Tom's foot 'accidentally' slipped in front of Bill's causing Bill to fall face first onto the cement sidewalk breaking his nose.
