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“This will be the last time I'll see Marta” Benoit Blanc thinks.
It’s the last day of court and they just heard Hugh will be getting 40 years in jail. He should be happy, but he can’t help but feel sad.
“Detective Blanc”
Benoit turns around and there she is, looking as beautiful as ever.
“Miss Cabrera” I say with a big smile.
“Would you like to join me for a walk?”
“There’s nothing I’d rather do”
Marta blushed as they started walking.
“So how are you darling?” I look at the innocent girl walking next to me and God she is beautiful.
“I’m fine detective Blanc how are you?” She looks down which is a bit odd to me.
“Please call me Benoit, I’m quite alright. But are you sure you fine?” I hope I’m not overstepping with this.
“I’ll call you Benoit if you call me Marta” She smiles. “Yes, I’m fine, I just... Well... I’m just gonna say it. I am a bit sad that this is the last time I’ll see you. I feel very connected to you.” She looks away shyly.
I can’t believe my ears. She feels connected to me. My heart does a little jump.
“Well Marta it certainly doesn’t have to be the last time we’ll meet” I say with a big smile.
“Are you telling me to commit a murder to meet you again, Benoit?” Marta laughs.
“Well, that was definitely not what I was hinting at. And not be mean but you don’t make a great murderer so maybe a date would be better Marta.” Oh god I shouldn’t have said that. There goes my one chance. I hide my face in my hand.
“Ehm... You mean... Us? On a date?” Marta looks at the ground.
“You can obviously say no, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to overstep, can we just forget about this?” I look at her hopefully.
“No, actually I’d rather not forget.”
Oh no, I’ve ruined it.
“I don’t wanna forget cause yes, I would love to go on a date with you Benoit.” She holds my hand in hers.
“Heavens to Betsy! Really? Well then, I'm quite a lucky guy Marta.” I say shocked and Marta laughs.
We plan to go on a date the next day. Marta gives me a kiss on my cheek before she leaves and my heart skips a beat.
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The next day:
We agreed I’d pick her up at 5, so at exactly 5 I’m at her front door. Wearing one of my nicer suits with flowers in my hand.
She opens the door and waw she is beautiful.
“Good evening, ma’am, you look as pretty as a peach” I say looking stunned.
Marta giggles “Thank you sir, you like quite handsome yourself” she winks.
We drive to the restaurant just talking and laughing. I wish everyday could be like this.
The restaurant is pretty nice, it’s cute and small. I figured Marta would like that better then some big fancy restaurant.
We take a seat next to the window where we have a view of the lake next to it.
“So do you already know what you’re gonna order? I don’t know that much about food if I’m honest.”
“Oh I love food, let me help you pick something out!” I say excitedly. Which makes Marta giggle.
“Alright thank you Benoit.”
After Benoit asked Marta a ton of questions about what kinda food she likes, they finally picked something.
They get spaghetti, since Benoit insisted that they got great spaghetti.
The waiter brings their food quite fast.
“It’s quite much, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to finish it all” Marta says with a guilty look.
“Oh, that’s quite alright darling, we can take home what we don’t finish” I reassure her.
“Hmmm that’s so good” I say
“You really like food huh?” Marta chuckles
I can’t help but feel a little insecure. I look down at my belly, which is not much, but a tiny bit more than there used to be.
“Heh, yea I guess” I say a bit self-conscious.
“I think it’s quite cute” Marta says happily.
I blush.
Marta finished half the plate, but I finished it with some effort. But damn I’m stuffed. I certainly hope Marta doesn’t notice.
They decide to go back to Marta’s place.
Once there, Marta gets them something to drink.
They talk for hours, laughing and drinking.
“Oh no” I suddenly say.
“What’s wrong detective?” A tipsy Marta says.
“I forgot I have to drive still, and I had way too much to drink. So, I shall have to take a cab.”
“You can stay here Benoit” Marta puts her hand on mine and gives it a little squeeze.
“I wouldn’t want to trouble you Marta” I hold on to her hand.
“Please stay, it’s so lonely here. Stay for as long as you want Benoit. I mean it.” Marta says seriously.
“I wouldn’t want to leave you here alone, I can stay for tonight. Then we’ll talk about how long I’ll be staying tomorrow when you’re sober young lady”
Marta takes a big sip of her wine. “Okay, sweetheart” she says and my heart stops for a second. If only she knew what she does to me.
“Let me take you to bed” she is clearly drunk, so I think that’s for the best. But then I look at Marta who looks at me with a smug look and I realize how it sounded.
“Okay detective” she winks.
“If I didn’t know better, I’d say you’re flirting with me darling” I say with a smile.
“What if I am?” Marta looks really serious all of a sudden.
“I think you need to sleep and sobber up, we can continue talking tomorrow” I carry her upstairs.
“You can take one of the guest rooms if you want” I get a little bummed out by that, but of course I totally understand and it’s probably for the best anyways.
“Okay darling” I kiss her forehead. “Goodnight darling”
“Goodnight, thank you for the best date ever” she smiles cutely.