Chapter 22: Not A Couple I
5 PM, Aug 2012- 7 Eastbourne Rd
Marco and Levi sat inside Jackson Detectives together with Joe and Michael who were both busy making calls and replying to client emails, something not unusual since their little exposure on TV the months previously. Clients had been coming more than before in Marco’s delight, although admittedly there had been clients who only wanted to take selfies with the criminal psychologist. Who outright refused it with a smile.
Even the tabloids had dubbed him as the ’hot detective’, something he had numerous times refuted; saying he was a criminal psychologist or just a businessman. Not only that, but he had also received several fan mails and gifts from his adoring fans. And his being a bachelor had been a constant topic online.
Sat by the foot of the criminal psychologist were Mo, a Bullmastiff, approximately 28 inches, and 135 pounds. The dog was HUGE. Marco eyed Mo cautiously, who casually laid its head on one of Levi’s feet.
"Are you sure you’re not dating?" Marco asked the criminal psychologist who was busy practicing one of his card tricks. The psychologist cocked him a brow, "Don’t." he warned, he knew the doctor was about to say something stupid yet again. It had started getting annoying.
Marco rolled his eyes on his friend’s warning and continued anyway. "C’mon and what do you call this?" Marco asked, gesturing to the giant dog.
"For the last time, Sam and I are not in a romantic relationship, Marco." He replied trying to get the message across of his friend who seems to constantly refute his statement. "Are you sure?" Marco pushed.
Levi shot Marco a look that either says, do you think I’m stupid? Or are you stupid? Most likely the latter. "I mean, you’re looking after her dog while she’s out of town," Marco stated, earning a confused expression from Levi, lost at the point of his argument, so Marco continued.
"How does she take her coffee?"
"Black, no sugar," Levi was baffled, but he answered anyway.