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“Hey, Boss, don’t you have pity on those women you dump every now and then?” Honey, Cam’s partner in crime solving asked one time while they are following a notorious gang master. They were in a five-star hotel restaurant, having their dinner while listening to the conversations of the gang master and a huge person in community.
“Why should I have pity for them, Honey?” ‘Honey’ has two meaning for Cam; endearment and Honey’s own name. “Those women are some whores who just want a chunk of money from their lovers.”
Honey stared at Cam’s green eyes. “Why don’t you just give up on him?”
Cam looked at his blond partner with a raised eyebrow. Honey is just a year younger than him and she knows everything about Cam. She’s the only one whom he trusted aside from Morgan. “What do you mean? I’ve already given up on him and remember I’m straight now.”
Honey shrugged. “If that’s what you say.” she took a sip of her coffee while still looking at Cam with a suspicious gaze.
“Stop looking at me like that! And do not say that phrase to me as if you do not believe me!” Cam felt the nerve on his forehead pop.
Honey laughed. “Wow! What a mind reader you are!” she teased.
“Damn you!” Cam murmured.
“So, are you done looking for him?”
“I’ve checked every Morgan Howard in the whole continent and even US, I didn’t find him.”
“What if his name is not even Morgan Howard?” Honey asked mainly to herself.
Cam heard it and he bowed his head. Damn the guy! “I’ve given up, Honey. I don’t even know if he’s still alive!”
Honey looked at him then shrugged. “By the way, how’s your girlfriend?”
“She’s fine. She’s currently finishing her law school.”
“You’re serious about her this time?”
“Yeah, I’ve always been serious with her since the start!”
“Ne… Having two people in your heart and a number of girls in your bed at the same time, huh?”
“Shut up!”
“But seriously, I want to meet this Morgan of yours. I bet he’s hotter than you are.” Honey said.
Cam rolled his eyes.
“And I’ll bet that I’ll like him better than that fiancée of yours.”
Cam stared at Honey. “Suzanne is nice and intelligent.” he said. “She’s good at drawings and she appreciates my music.”
“And she’s a perfect replica of Morgan.” Honey said without hesitation.
“How could you say that? You haven’t even seen Morgan before.”
“I saw him once.” Honey said which result a glare from Cam. “Yeah, you’re right; I saw his picture in your wallet before.”
“Hey, they have some differences…”
“Like…?
“Morgan never appreciated my music!”
“Lame…”
Cam sighed. Seriously, what can I hide from this girl? He took a sip of his tea. “Hey, let’s go, come on!” he said as he stood in haste. “They’re leaving.”
Cam and Honey walked home after finishing their mission and sending the bastard of a gang master to jail. It’s already 10 in the evening yet Honey still has her energy in tacked while Cam wants nothing but to lie on his bed and sleep until the next century.
“Hey, Cam, let’s go, drinking!” Honey said excitedly. “It’s been a long time since we’ve relaxed a bit!”
Cam sighed. “Okay…” he knew that even if he said no, Honey will still drag him just to do whatever she wants.
“Yes!” she said as she punched onto empty air. Then her expression changed. “Hey…”
“I know… they’ve been following us since we left the head quarters.” he said as he took his gun from the side of his waist.
Honey did the same. “One, two, three!”
They turned at the same time and but they didn’t find somebody behind them.
“Huh? Nobody’s there!” Honey said as she scanned the alley behind them. It’s a long, narrow alley and it would be impossible to hide on either side of the alley because Honey and Cam would definitely see them even in the dark.
Cam walked slowly; taking their way just a while ago. He checked every trash bin and everything the culprit must have taken just to hide him but found nothing. He walked back where Honey stood quietly; just staring at him with blank eyes.
“Maybe we were just hallucinating.” she said in a very quiet voice.
Cam scratched the back of his neck. “Yeah, maybe…”
“You know what, maybe it will be better if we just go home and have a long rest.” his partner said in a tired voice; as if all energy a while ago had gone off with the wind.
Cam sighed. “Okay, let’s go.”
“Are you going to your parents’ house?”
“No, maybe later if I still have time.”
“But it’s been almost half a year since you last saw them.”
Cam looked at Honey. “Okay, I’ll go to my parents’ house only if you come with me.”
Honey looked at him. “Why should I?”
Cam smiled sweetly at her. He knew that Honey didn’t have a family to go home to. Her family was murdered when she was only 12 and that lead her into pursuing criminology with her own effort. “Because I’m sure Can-can misses you better than she misses me.”
Honey smiled. “What did I do to have a partner like you?” she asked.
“I don’t know.”
Cam woke up the next morning; feeling weird. Where the hell am I? He stared at the white ceiling with barely opened eyes.
Somebody opened the door but he ignored it.
“Cam!!!!” Can-can exclaimed as she jumped on to her brother’s bed.
That woke Cam completely. He realized that he and Honey went to his parents’ house after they felt as if they were being followed last night. He looked at his sister.
“Can-can…” he said as he embraced his baby sister. “I missed you.”
“I missed you too.” Candace said as she wrapped her short arms around the neck of her brother. “I missed MM too.”
Cameron stiffened. He thought that Candace had forgotten about her MM. “You still remember him?”
“Just a little. I remember him having that red hair and those maroon eyes of his and a few of his attitude but aside from those, nothing.”
Cam chuckled. “DO you still remember the first time we met?”
Candace laughed. “Yeah! When you thought he was doing something to me, you hit him with your baseball bat.”
Cam just realized the impact of Morgan into his sister’s life. He was thankful of Morgan for slapping him unconsciously. Oh, damn the guy! Curses on him! He carried Candace bridal style which resulted to a shriek from his baby sister. “Let’s go eat our breakfast before I get crazy and bite you to death.”
Candace laughed. “Whatever! I’m already 12 and you still treat me as if I’m 5.”
“You’re my baby, right?” he said as he snuggled her.
“Good morning, Cam!” he heard his mom said from the kitchen when they already arrived at the living room.
“Morning, mom!” he said. “Good morning, dad.”
His dad looked at him through thick eyeglasses. “Good morning, Cameron.”
“Where’s Honey?” Cam asked.
“Upstairs.” Candace answered as she sat on her dad’s lap. “She’s taking a shower.”
Cameron shrugged. He walked to the kitchen and kissed his mom on the cheek and embraced her from the back. “I missed you, mom.” he whispered.
“I missed you too, dear.” his mom said as she turned around and caressed her son’s cheek. “How are you, Cameron?”
“I’m fine, mom, still holding on.”
His mom smiled at him knowingly. “You’ll find your true happiness soon son.”
“Am I really meant for Suzanne, mom? I feel as if I’m just fooling her and myself too.”
“Then break up with her if you feel that way, son.”
“That’s not that easy, mom. Suzanne and I had been together for 4 years!”
“Did you find true happiness with her?”
Cam wasn’t able to answer. He bowed his head to hide his hurt eyes with his bangs.
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