chapter 41

word count: 1491

“mom??” adam called out as he and elliot bounced in the front door,, allowing it to slam shut behind them.. “mom, i’m home!!”

silence. it was unusual for his mom not to be there waiting when he and elliot came in from school..  she usually greeted them at the door and had a snack ready for them when they got in.. but a quick glance around the kitchen made it clear that not only was his mom not there,, but she evidently hadn’t been there for quite some time, as the breakfast dishes were still in the sink..

“huh,, i wonder where she is? her car’s here.” adam said as he opened the refrigerator in search of something to munch on.

“maybe she's in with your dad.” elliot suggested..

“well even if she is, i’m not going in there!”

finding nothing of interest in the refrigerator,, adam moved on to the pantry where he found a full box of nutty bars.. knowing full well food of any kind was forbidden up stairs,, but taking advantage of the fact that his mom was not there to stop them, adam grabbed the whole box. “oh well, let’s take these up to my room.” he said as he headed for the doorway,, elliot quickly following his lead..

as the boys passed through the living room, hank bowers stuck his head out the downstairs bedroom door.. “ah ah!! we thought we heard you come in!” hank said jovially, genuinely happy to see adam.. this was the first time he had laid eyes on the kid since gil had confided in him about the incident with the gun,, and very frankly,, hank had been worried about him..

“um, hi detective bowers.” adam replied, quickly hiding the box of nutty bars behind his backpack. “have you seen my mom?”

“yes, yes i have.” hank stammered. “she isn’t home right now,, but your dad will fill you in on all that later..” knowing now was not the time to have buzz break the news to adam, hank nervously continued, “ we’re just finishing up some paperwork in here,, so you guys go have fun.. we won’t be much longer.”

“ok.” replied adam as he started up the stairs, elliot just a step behind him..

“by the way, who’s your friend?” hank called out after the boys..

“oh, this is elliot.. he goes to my school.” answered adam as he and elliot, anxious to get the forbidden  nutty bars upstairs without detection,  continued their ascent.. they could hear hank calling out behind them, “good to meet you elliot!” but did not stop to reply.

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trudy had been in a pissy mood all day,, and she had john to thank for that.. who the hell did he think he was, calling her an unfit mother?? hadn’t she raised elliot just fine on her own since the untimely death of her first husband?? (‘may he rest in peace’ trudy said silently, as she blessed herself with the sign of the cross)  sure, she drank a little, but who wouldn’t if they had her life to live? pregnant at sixteen, married at seventeen, widowed at twenty two.. forced into becoming a three dollar whore,, kissing ass and waiting tables all day to put a roof over elliot’s head, food in his mouth, and clothes on his back.. shit, that alone was enough to drive anyone to drink..

“fuck you!” she said aloud as she slipped behind the wheel of her ten year old toyota. she was on her way to see her buzz,, and that more than made up for any rash of shit john could ever dish out.

trudy checked her look in the rear view mirror. lipstick. she needed more lipstick. buzz had told her time and time again that it was the visual of her ruby red lips pleasuring him that always kept him coming back for more.. and trudy was not one to disappoint.. at least not where her buzz was concerned..  she pursed her freshly glossed lips, and blew herself a kiss in the rear view.

“perfection!” she exclaimed as she traded the lipstick for the quaint paisley flask that accompanied her where ever she went.. she sucked the last sweet sip of courage from the flask,, threw the car in reverse,, and was off…  

as she made the final turn on her way to buzz’s house,, she saw jeannie’s range rover parked in the driveway.. “damn it!” she said aloud, as she thought, ‘doesn’t that woman ever go anywhere?’

as she swung into the driveway, the front door opened,, and some guy trudy had never seen walked out, closing the screen door carefully behind him.. she wondered why jeannie hadn’t seen him to the door.. maybe she would get lucky after all and the little wifey would be upstairs lying down as she often was when trudy came to collect elliot.. 

whoever this guy was,, he reeked of cop.. trudy smiled and nodded at him as he passed her car and headed to the white crown vic he had parked in front of the house.. she waited till he was safely in his car and had started the engine before she exited her own vehicle.. something about detectives gave her the creeps. buzz had confided in her numerous times that the key to being a successful detective was being able to get inside the perps head. and the one thing trudy did not need right now,, was some anonymous cop picking up on the fact that she was really only here to see buzz,, and that picking up elliot was just a clever excuse to do so.

trudy opened the screen and knocked on the wooden door.. when no one answered,, she leaned on the doorbell.. she could hear a herd of footfalls clomping down the steps, and then adam opened the door.

“hi mrs. taggart. c’mon in.” adam said as he opened the door up wide revealing elliot not far behind him..

“hi mom.” elliot said rhetorically, not even trying to hide his disappointment in the fact that it was already time to go home.

“hi boys.”  trudy said, as she did a quick visual run through of the first floor, looking for any sign of jeannie..

“where’s your mother adam?”she asked, trying her best to sound nonchalant.. 

“i dunno. she wasn’t here when i got home”

“well then, where’s your dad?”

“in his room i guess.”

“well why don’t you guys go back upstairs and play awhile.. i wanna check in on your dad.. i’ll call you when i’m ready to go.” trudy instructed..

“really?” exclaimed elliot,, visually relieved that he didn’t have to leave right away.

“a’right!!” adam said as the two boys nearly knocked each other over, making a mad dash for the stairs..

“knock, knock!” trudy called out playfully as she made her way toward the bedroom.

“trudy!! am i glad to see you.. c’mere  baby. daddy needs some lovin’” buzz crooned as he scooched over on the bed and made some room for her to climb in beside him..

“and you know daddy’s little girl's got just the right cure for that!” trudy purred as she slipped into buzz’s outstretched arms,, and planted a red hot kiss right on his eager lips..

buzz pulled her closer, “c’mon now, i know you can do better than that!”

“you bet i can!” trudy said as she rolled up on her knees and leaned in close,, her ample breast pressed heavily upon his chest,, as she parted her lips and dove head long into buzz.

buzz responded with a throaty growl,, running his hands roughly up her midriff and forcefully taking her breasts in his capable hands.. “oh my fucking god woman,, you make me crazy!!” he whispered as trudy reached in and unzipped the front of her uniform, revealing a silky black lace bra that barely contained her voluptuous womanhood..

trudy loosed her breasts from the confines of the smooth black silk as buzz buried his face in them without restraint.. trudy moaned with pleasure as buzz took her in his mouth, ravaging her hungrily and groaning like a man who was fast approaching the point of no return.

in the fury of their passion neither of them noticed that they had failed to close the bedroom door.. caught up in the urgency of their own moaning and groaning, neither of them had even heard the boys as they descended the stairs, made their way across the living room and came to a disturbingly abrupt stop just outside the bedroom door.

for a moment adam and elliot stood transfixed, looking at each other in a complete state of confusion.. neither had ever seen anything like this before.. while they had no inkling of what was going on,, judging by the groaning sounds that were coming from the bed,, whatever it was, it couldn’t be good..

“dad?” adam asked sheepishly,, “are you alright?”