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It was past midnight when Diegos phone rang. He slowly reached for the device. Klaus' head was laying on his upper arm and Diego could already feel it start to sting and ache.
"Hello?"
"Diego? I'm sorry to wake you but we need you ASAP."
"Can't it wait for another...", he glances at the clock on their night stand, "8 hours?"
"No come here now. We have a new murder victim from Ape."
Diego sighed. Of course. "Alright just...give me a hour."
"Yeah just hurry up."
"Yeah alright, see you later Eudora," he mumbled. He hung up before she could say anything else. "Who was it?" asked Dave as he placed his arm over Diego.
"Eudora."
"Does that woman ever sleep?" joked Dave and Diego chuckled.
"Probably not, especially when we have a new murder case from Ape." He felt Dave tense up.
"Babe, it's okay," Diego assured Dave.
" I know, I just wish they could give the case to someone else," confessed Dave.
"I know babe but this case is important. Otherwise they wouldn't let me and Eudora work together."
"I know." Diego turned to Dave as best as he could. His face was illuminated from the street light in front of their window and his eyes shone with worry and care for his lover.
"I'll be fine. Don't worry about it," Diego said before he freed himself from Klaus. The curly brunette mumbled in his sleep and opened one eye. "Go back to sleep, love."
"Where are you going?" questioned Klaus sleepily.
"Eudora called. I'm needed at the station."
"Nnnnoooo," whined Klaus as he tried grabbing Diego's arm to drag him back into bed, "Stay here with me and Dave."
"I can't. I'm sorry, love," he said, grabbed his clothes and went out of the bedroom to change.
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The smell of freshly brewed coffee rose to Diegos nose when he stepped into the detective department. It was partly lit and he could hear shuffling from the break room.
He sighed and walked over to see Eudora sitting on one of the few tables near the coffee machine. She seemed tired and from the look of it it was on her fifth coffee so far.
The desk in front of her was littered with photos of the crime scene and a very messily filled report.
To be honest it looked more like the report was filled out by a two year old.
"Rough night?"
"Hm? Diego! I can't believe that I'm saying this but it's good to see you!"
"Ouch. So what seems to be the problem?"
"Ape's last murder."
"Okay?"
"It doesn't make any sense."
"Sorry to break it to you, Patchie."
"Don't call me that!"
"But we're talking about Ape here. This man is a lunatic. He controls nearly half the city. Maybe he owed him money. It would be a classic motive."
"Maybe but... It seems so out of place."
"What do you mean?"
"Look, this is Ape's territory."
Eudora took a red marker and drew a circle over half of the city on the map beside her.
"And the murder was there."
She put a little dot on the other side of the city, but she didn't see the worry in Diegos eyes when she put it there.
The dot was too close on Grace's neighborhood and Aidens school for his liking.
But what could he do? Take Aiden out of school until it was over? No, the little guy would hate him for that. Not that Aiden loved school, oh no he loathed it, but he loved how he could drive his teachers crazy.
A buzz brought him back to reality and he checked his phone.
Klaus
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It was a picture of him and Dave, sitting on the couch in the living room watching cartoons.
Diego chuckled at that.
'I wish I could be with you.'
After a few hours of working his phone went off again.
'Don't forget to pick up Aidan after school.'
Diego let out a groan. This is gonna be a long day.