Too much too process
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We leave Mr Wests office even more confused, we put the box in the back of the car along with the envelope.
On the way back to Dees my phone rings putting it in the car speaker I answer
"Hey Gary"
"Alright Block, how's things?"
"Yeah alright I guess, how's the team?"
"Good, you coming for practice tonight? Sarah, and Paige are coming if Dee feels like getting out for a bit." I look at Dee and she's staring out of the window "Thanks Gary, I'll be there." She almost whispers but he heard.
"Aww hey Dee, that's great. Is there anything you need? Anything at all?" I've never heard Gary be so sympathetic.
"No, I'm good. Thanks Gary."
Back at Dees we walk round the back of the house where Adam and his crew have already dug out the ground ready for the pool.
"Cracking job lads" I shout and Adam gives a thumbs up. We head up onto the decking and in through the patio doors before we have a chance to say anything Paige and Katie come to us.
"What happened?" Paige looks concerned. I look at Dee who clutches the envelope and I place the box down on the counter.
"Something really f****d up is going on, I'll fill you in later I can't risk Kayla turning up until I've put all this in the safe." Dee goes to pick up the box but Paige speaks again
"The police turned up while you were gone, they've been tracking your car. It parked at the airport and they checked to see if she has taken a flight, she's currently on a flight to Manhattan." Dee gasps
"s**t! She's going to my parents! I need to call them." Pulling her phone out she quickly video calls her parents while Paige and Katie busy themselves making food and drinks, I take the file out of the envelope and start reading it.
As I reach the fourth page my stomach retches and my palms begin to sweat
"Block, what's the matter?" I lift my head to look at Dee.
"You really need to read this, what did you say to your parents?"
"I said that something really weird is going on and told them about the lawyer but I told them to say anything to Kayla or around her."
"Good, you want to read this now or later? If you don't think it's safe for the stuff to be here you can store them in my safe if you like." I've got the worst feeling that Kayla may come back.
"I'll read it after practise, it will be fine my safe, thank you though" she heads upstairs with the box and envelope.
Dee
Opening the safe in the study I stagger backwards dropping the box
"THAT f*****g b***h!" I scream forgetting there is others in house my hands tremble as I take out the piece of paper and the phone from the safe.
"What's going on hon?" Katie storms into the room, I shake my head and run for the toilet before disposing of all the contents in my stomach, I realise someone is holding my hair back and someone is rubbing my back.
After brushing my teeth I realise Block and Katie are in the bathroom, oh great he's just see me vomit! I head for the office and point to the phone and letter
"Don't touch it, I don't want any more prints on it." I pick the paper up sitting on the computer chair and begin to read
"Dee, I'm sorry I had to take your money and I'm sorry for what's happened but I need to get the hell away. Don't worry about your precious little niece though as soon as the little fucker is born I'll message you on the phone I placed with this letter. There will be a time and place for you to meet me and you can take her, she's nothing to me! Kayla"
I look up at Block and Katie who both look like their going to vomit now. I take my phone out a snap some photos of the letter and call the police who inform me officers are on their way.
As we reach the lounge I sit on the sofa and Katie updates Paige on what's happened
"I'm not trying to be nosey and don't tell me if you don't want too, but how much money did she take?" Blocks voice snaps me out of my thoughts.
"750,000€" he whistles through his teeth and the sound of sirens sends chills through me.
I open the door to find four uniformed policed officers, I explain to the officers what happened with Kayla, about the lawyer and what I found upstairs and they head up to my study while I take a few minutes to myself. I sit on a chair on the deck and sip my latte watching the lads work.
"You ok hon?" Adam sits down on the deck
"Kind of." I ramble on telling him about the letter from Kayla.
"f**k! So how you going to manage financially?" I laugh
"Adam, you have no idea how much I'm worth do you?" He shakes his head
"Lets just say, what she took doesn't even touch the surface."
It feels like hours since the police areive when a man in a suit steps out onto the deck
"Miss Hayes?" I nod
"I'm Detective Peters, I have some information for you is it ok to sit?" I gesture to the seat opposite.
"Ok, Miss Hayes. We have received some of the autopsy results, did Mr Hayes ever take sleeping tablets?" I laugh at his question and he looks confused.
"Detective, my brother would never take sleeping tablets. He could sleep through a tornado ripping his house apart." He nods and smiles
"Ok, well there was a lethal dosage of sleeping tablets found within the autopsy which we think led him to crash the car." My jaw almost hits the floor.
"Are you telling me my brother was drugged?" My voice raises into the highest decibel causing Adam to run up onto the deck and pull my hand into his.
"With what you have just told me, yes it seems like your brother was drugged. I will have the full results of the autopsy within twenty four hours and I will update you straight away, we would like to search your brothers house in Portland but as Kayla is MIA we need a family member to approve it."
"Actually detective I have received paperwork this morning saying Aaron transferred the deeds of his property into my name, I have signed copies." He smiles brightly.
"Well that makes it easier, do I have your permission to search it?"
"Absolutely, do what you need to do, and could I ask you to do something for me?" He nods "Can you find out if there's any baby equipment there please?"
"Of course, my officers are just finishing up now, so we will let you keep the phone Kayla provided but we will take the paper, if she gets in touch with you please let us know."
"I will, thank you Detective. Oh I don't know if it will help at all but when Kayla found out about the autopsy she threw her phone and it smashed but I still have it."
"That will be very useful, thank you."
After an exhausting day and convincing Adam not to stay anything to Block about Aaron being drugged and that i would do it after his practice. Paige and I have got ready to go watch the team practice I slipped into some faded jeans with my black thigh high boots and a knitted black sweater, as much as I want to sit and grieve for my brother I can't not until I know what happened to him and until he gets laid to rest.
Watching Block on the ice has my heart racing, his moves to protect the goal are dignified and easy on the eye he has blocked seven attempts missing one. During the practice Paige and I filled Sarah in on what's been happening.
"Lets have dinner at mine tomorrow." I clap my hands with excitement making the girls laugh.
"There will be quite a few people, Paige, Kyle, Sarah, Ryan, Gary and his wife, Katie, Adam and baby Faith obviously." They both talk excitedly.
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