Dead Bodies Everywhere Chapter three

Keiths P.O.V.1

The relaxing feeling I get when Theo and I watch Scrubs, the feeling of letting go of all my tension, just laughing and drinking my coffee, I think he only buys coffee for other people because he doesn’t seem to drink it himself.2

“Alright, I’m off to sleep. You know what to do when you get tired.” He says and I nod, watching him get up from his recliner and leave the room. Sometimes he fascinates me and it is strange because his personality would personally annoy me, but he doesn’t.3

I turn the television off and pull a blanket over me, lying down on Theo’s really comfortable couch; it’s more comfortable than my bed. So I don’t mind sleeping on his couch, it’s warm and comfortable.4

I fall asleep in the warmth of the small apartment, to dream of nothing like every other night and it is perfect.5

Friday 26th of June 20096

Hearing Theo rattling around in the kitchen wakes me from my light slumber and then the smell of coffee, under my nose, makes me open my eyes, moaning.7

“You’re a legend.” I mumble, taking the coffee from Theo’s hands and he chuckles. I sit up and sip the coffee, my eyes closed because it feels so good after that sleep.8

“I know, Teri is going to be here soon to pick me up, you know what to do when you leave.” He says, pulling on his jacket and I nod, he trusts me enough in his house to not steal anything.9

“I got it, go off to work and be a good boy.” I chuckle and he brushes his hair, spiking it up with a little bit of gel.10

“I am always a good boy.” He chuckles and ruffles my already messy hair. He makes me roll my eyes and skull the rest of my coffee, he has always been good at making coffee the way I like it.11

“Catch you later.” He says when he hears a car horn sound outside and I nod, watching him leave.12

I clean up the lounge and as I leave I lock the door, his scent clinging to me like a strange perfume, cologne that I know he wears.13

Getting into work is a pain in the arse, the coldness of the air biting at the skin of my face and my car takes a bit to warm up. I haven’t been this cold in years; usually I wouldn’t pay attention to the weather.14

When I get into the office Kira greets me with a coffee and I take it from her gratefully, the warmth of the coffee cup making me feel a hell of a lot better.15

“Alright, let’s get to work.” I say and look down at the pile of paper work. I really hope Kira is ready for her fingertips to be so sore from typing up the reports because that is what is going to be happening.16

“Keith!” I hear Theo’s voice from the entry of the morgue and I look at him, the urgency in his voice kind of frightened me. The look on his face screams broken man, angry and hurt, like he doesn’t want to cry but if someone doesn’t do something he is going to.17

I throw off my gloves and dump them in the bin as I rush to him, he’s so young, I never expected to see that look on his face so soon. Something snaps at my nerves, something isn’t right.... Where is Teri? She is always after him like some dog on a bone, not willing to let him out of her sight while they’re working.18

“She’s dead.” His voice cracks and I grab him by the shirt front, making him look at me. I don’t think I can stand to see him cry, I don’t want him to bloody cry, he has to be strong.19

“When?” I ask him and he takes a deep breath in through his nose, it turns into more of a massive sniffle. It is like he’s trying to keep the tears back.20

“This morning, she went around the back of the office to go talk to someone while I was in the toilet, I heard a shot and when I got outside there was a no one, she was shot in the head execution style. There was so much blood.” He whimpers the last sentence and I shake him gently, trying to keep him intact without breaking the poor guy,21

“Alright, who has the body?” I ask and he is trembling so bad, his eyes watering. Oh crap, he is going to snap.22

“Theo, damn it, don’t be like this, I need Theo the officer right now.” I growl and he takes another deep breath, and then lets it out shakily.23

“I feel so lost. Before she went outside she told me she had a crush on me, how could I not know this about my partner?” He whispers and I am at a loss for words, I sort of knew that she liked him but I didn’t know she’d have the guts to confront him about it. 24

“You may be a cop and shit but you’re no good at all with girls. Who was your last girlfriend? Was it Freya from year seven?” I try to cheer him up with a bit of humorous reality. 25

“She’s gone.” He whispers and I punch him in the arm, making him wince but he doesn’t do anything. Usually he would make some joke about me hitting like a girl and punching me back with enough force to leave me with a dead arm for thirty seconds.
“Would it have been different if I had of known? Would she still be alive?” He whispers, always doubting himself these days, ever since the murders.26

“You can’t change what happened Theo, but you can change the future for someone else, catch the bastard who done this and make sure no one else’s family has to go through this.” I say and he grips my lab coat tightly, looking into my eyes with his watery hazel one.27

“I don’t think I can just arrest this cunt Keith, I think I will kill him.” He whispers and I wrap him in my arms, typical reaction for a cop who just lost a friend, I just hope I can persuade him to do the right thing before I have to put him in a body bag.28

“Don’t be careless Theo, come on I’ll take you home.” I sigh and he shakes his head, making a protesting sound. His arms are tight around my waist and his head is buried in my chest, I think if I didn’t know Theo I would be thinking he was trying to suffocate himself in my chest.29

“I have to go tell her parents.” He whispers and I shake my head, I can’t let him do that, I can’t let him do that to himself.30

“No, you’re going to call in the squad and tell them to inform the family of her death, and I am going to take you home, you need some time to collect yourself and to mourn.” I make him look up at me again, tears a streaming down his face. Fuck. I couldn’t stop the tears from coming but I can make it easier, at least I hope I can.31

“I won’t be able to sleep.” He sobs and I wipe his face with my hands.32

“Even if I have to knock you out with my bare hands you will get some sleep.” I promise him and the smallest of smiles blesses his mouth, it makes me relax somewhat. I know that smile is only to make me feel ok and reassuring himself that he’s fine, but it makes me know that he has something left in there and I am going to get it back for him.33

“Can you have the day off?” He asks and I sigh.34

“I’ll call in Ian and I’ll stay with you.” I mumble and he goes back to burying his face into my chest as I reach for my phone. I have Ian do occasional autopsies because he is good at it, he works in a funeral home cleaning up the bodies, embalming them and displaying them for the families..35

I look through my contact list and find Ian’s number, he’s an interesting character, he’s cheerful, and especially for a person who works in the death industry.36

Ian answers his mobile with a not so unusual for him cheery hello, it is pretty abnormal since he is in a cold lab working on a dead body, he is my complete opposite.37

“Hey Keith, what can I do you for today?” Ian asks, on top of his unusual cheerfulness he is also very gay and has a strange fascination with me and he is not afraid to show it.38

“Can you do me a favor?” I ask and he makes a questioning sound, I rarely ask him for favors. 39

“What can I do for you?” Ian asks and I hold the back of Theo’s head as he cries, he has a normal human response to death, Ian and I don’t. Ian responds with jokes and laughs, for some reason it doesn’t strike him, he thinks of dead bodies as empty shells. I respond with silence and an opportunity to learn more about the human body, I think of the corpse as a study item.40

“Can you come do a couple of autopsies for me? I have to take care of one of my friends because he’s having a bit of a human reaction.” I sigh, ‘human reaction’ is what Ian and I call an emotional breakdown due to death.41

“Sure thing. Wait, you have friends?” Ian jokes and I purse my lips, he knows I am friends with Theo because Ian embalmed my family and organized the funeral, and Theo was there with me.42

“It’s Theo, okay, so get your skinny little arse here.” I mumble and Ian chuckles with delight.43

“I didn’t know you looked at my arse Keith, I’m highly pleased. Alright I’m on my way.” He teases and hangs up, it gives me my other hand to stroke Theos back.44

“Come on, let’s head off.” I say and Theo nods, letting me lead him out to the car.45

“I don’t know what I would do without you.” He mumbles as I get him into the car, not once did he let me go.46

“You’d survive just fine without me.” I assure him and make him let go of me as I put his seatbelt on. He needs the human contact, just like anybody else, and I’ll gladly be the body who he takes comfort in after all he has done for me, taking care of me and being my human contact when my family died.47

“Okay.” He whispers and I close the door, then get into the driver’s seat, damn it. I never thought I’d have any friends up until Theo came back to me; he was pulled towards me like invisible magnets attached to our heads, one negative and a positive, pulling to get to each other.48

“Are you okay Theo?” I ask and he shakes his head, burying his face into his hands. It’s rather depressing to see him like this; I’m driving so I can’t hold him back from crying.49

I park out front of his apartment and get out of the car, then help him out of the car, he is a complete mess. A partner for anything, including police work is a good thing to have for social people and it hurts incredibly to lose someone who you spend so much of your time with.50

“Don’t leave me.” He sobs and I lock the car up, holding him against my chest, the wind biting at my face. It’s fucking freezing, I want to huddle up in a blanket and watch some television while trying to keep Theo together.51

“I’m not going to leave you.” Promising Theo and leading him into his house, the warmth of it a very welcomed greeting.52

I lead him into his room and help him take his jacket off; his room is a complete mess as usual, it’s the only place in his house that isn’t spotless. It smells like his deodorant because he sprays it on himself in the morning and it clings to the light sheets of his bed.53

I lay him on his bed and he pulls me onto him, holding me close like he never wants to let me go and I honestly don’t blame him. I feel for him, I don’t normally feel for many people but this one is hard.54

“Hang on let me get comfortable.” I sigh and he lets go of me briefly so I can get comfortable beside him, then he makes me spoon him, my arm over his waist.55

“Hold me tighter.” He whispers and I pull him in closer, I enjoy it even if it isn’t under the best circumstances.56

He tilts his head and moves back a tiny bit more, so every part of the front of me is pressed to the back of him, its warm; I haven’t been this warm in ages.57

“I want to go out to the shooting range.” He sighs and holds my hand to his chest, I think I’m gonna melt into the heat.58

“I wouldn’t let you near a gun today.” I chuckle and he huffs, making an agreeing noise, I think he needs to get over Teri.59

“Can you take my mind off of everything?” He sobs and I sigh, I wouldn’t know how. I don’t even know how to take my own mind off stuff so how am I suppose to take his mind off something?60

“How?” I ask and he rolls over to face me, so sweet the way he looks at me.61

“Just talk to me about anything.” He whispers and moves in closer, making my arm stay around him.62

“My talks usually involve corpses, how bout you talk to me?” I smile and he nods, taking a deep breath.