So Anyway.
As it turned out
The police questioned Grace, Katherine and Emily. They stuck to a story about Grace hiding out at the house and hearing noises the other side of the river. That was all. The Police read our script about a falling out of thieves. One dead upstairs in the house, shot by the boss, The boss dead shot by a thug and a thug in a boat killed by the boss at the same time. no-one else at the house that night saw any of it. The planted gun by the riverside was enough for them becasue they didn't want to look any further. Dangerous criminals out of action, stolen money returned. End of story. I was kept out of it entirely.
The story of Grace was that she had run away from an abusive home life to an abusive new life. Down and out, she had met Nick and he had promised her everything but instead put her on the game. She had excelled and Nick took her as fairly full time lover. In one of his 'going straight' phases he had married her and they had a child. Like every other one of his phases it didn't last and and he was back to old crime, abuse, laying low, going straight, more crime merry-go-round.
The bank job was another 'one last job to set up our new life' stories. Grace had had enough and didn't want anything to do with it. Tony didn't like people saying no to him but we know how it all ended for him.
Grace and I saw a lot of each other when we were working out the story for the police. One thing led to another and we became close then we became lovers. It was a slow burn considering how it had started. I could see why she excelled as a sex worker, to me she was incredible. The first time we had sex (after the first impromptu session) she gave me a blow job and kept me on the edge for what felt like half an hour. I thought I might actually die. She knows how to turn me on and keep me there and she knows some great little tricks. I had a lot of catching up to do but the internet and her patient encouragement seemed to get her enjoyment levels up, either that or she was just happy to be able to relax into it without wondering if she was going wake up the next day with a black eye.
when we told Katy that we had thought about moving in together and she told me, privately, that she had hoped for something like that might happen and she was happy for us. She was glad I hadn't tried to seduce her (me seduce her!) when she is was vulnerable because it would have ruined everything. She was glad I hadn't fucked Em even though she was 'obviously gagging for it' as that would be awkward too. (And that if I ever hurt her Mum she would kill me. She was only partly joking).
Of course that was all years ago now. Katherine is at University. It was difficult for a while but with some time and some therapy she got back on track. She is still best friends with Emily, who is working in New York or somewhere. She gets around, it's difficult to keep up.
This morning, Grace and I are sitting up in bed enjoying breakfast after hot morning shower sex. We moved in together to a pretty coastal town a long way from where we had been. I still teach but an all boys private school. Grace wouldn't touch any of Nick's money but she had some savings of her own and set up a flower shop in town which she loves. Things are going pretty well I'd say.