Adam watched her talking to Mac. It was another of their weekly meetings. They'd been having them since she had joined the team four months previously. They were obviously due to her new life in New York, as well as the lab; see how she was settling in. Adam admired her. She had moved across the pond from London, gained a new job, new friends. Mac had already given her the opportunity to become a detective second grade. She was amazing. He just couldn't deny it.

"Hey Adam."

He spun round, his face reddening. It was Danny. Lately he was always being caught out by Danny.

"Danny.. Hey, err.."

"You just doing a little bit of daydreaming there?"

Adam panicked. Was he daydreaming? Or was he just staring? Adam laughed nervously.

"Stop teasing him." Lindsay had just walked into the computer lab. "They're having a meeting then?" Lindsay sat down, about to start watching a video connected to the victim.

"Yeah.. She went in there about ten minutes ago."

Danny walked to Lindsay.

"I don't understand. Hey, Lins. Did you have talks with Mac?"

Lindsay looked up, both Adam and Danny looking at her.

"No. But then again, I never moved country." She continued to work on the computer. Danny nodded and shrugged.

"True." Adam shook himself out of his thoughts.

"So, how's Lucy?" Lindsay smiled.

"She's very good. Danny is still her favourite though." She glanced up at him momentarily.

"What can I say? She's Daddy's little girl." Lindsay laughed. Adam grinned before looking down at her.

"He's very proud of that, isn't he?"

"Yes, he is."

Danny shrugged, before playfully punching Adam on the shoulder. Mac walked in just at that moment.

"Nothing that I shouldn't've missed, I hope..?"

"No," Lindsay smiled at him, "Just Danny's protectiveness." Mac smiled to himself. He could understand wanting to protect Lucy; he was her godfather as well.

"Alright, Flack's just sent me notice of another case. Emma's already on her way down to join him. Danny I want you to stay here with Lindsay. We need as many people on the Carter case as possible. We need to catch this guy. Adam, I want you to go and help Emma process the scene. It's on Avenue E.. I want you help with this one, Adam." With that, Mac left.

Adam couldn't help but smile. He was doing a case with Emma. Finally. He left to grab his things.

"He was too happy." Lindsay looked up at Danny.

"Yeah.. Maybe you were right." He sat in the chair that Adam had just vacated.

"I usually am with these things." Lindsay smiled.

When Adam reached the crime scene, his first sight was Emma and Flack laughing. He was too late, and he knew it. He picked up his case and got out of the SUV. Flack hailed him and smiled. He walked over to them as Emma turned around.

"Adam we've got a poison victim. Can you just check around the body, and take some samples." He tried to catch her eye, but she seemed to be trying desperately to avoid eye contact with him.

"Will do." He placed his case down, and put on his gloves. Emma started her wider circle to process. She was very thorough when it came to processing evidence. Flack snuck a look at Emma before turning to Adam.

"Hey, so what're you gonna do?"

Adam looked up at him.

"Process the crime scene..?" Adam stated, confused. Flack rolled his eyes and knelt down next to Adam,

"I meant, what're you gonna do about Emma?" Adam looked down at the floor. He coughed nervously.

"Err, I don't know what you're talking about." Flack smiled knowingly. He put his arm around Adam's shoulders.

"Come on, Adam. Any idiot can see that you like her. She just hasn't realised because she's getting used to life in the city still. Not to mention, she's not very good at noticing things like that." Adam looked at him. He was too scared to say anything. Even to Flack. One of his closest mates.

"Come on, you two would be good together. And you know it."

"Flack.." He thought about it for a moment. He thought about the best way to tell him. He couldn't. He just couldn't.

"I can't. She likes someone else." Flack stared at him. He could've sworn that Adam looked at him three times while saying that sentence.

"Bullshit."

Adam blinked up at him, his jaw slightly ajar.

"What?"

"She doesn't like anyone, least of all me." He smiled. Adam continued to blink.

"Who said I was-"

"I could see it in your eyes, questioning me."

Adam smiled nervously. He just couldn't see it happening. Emma was too gorgeous, too funny, too kind to be with someone like him. But all he wanted to do was be around her all the time. He had to hear her jokes. He had to help her any time he was able to. He had to look at her, just to make himself feel better. She brought him the calm that he needed.

"Flack.. How am I meant to start that conversation. We've been friends since she got here, and-"

"Adam, you like her right?" Adam nodded vigorously. Yes, he definitely liked her. He could feel his heat rising and his pulse quickening every time she came near him.

"Then it'll happen." Flack smiled encouragingly.

"Will you help me? Pleas? I'm really not good at this stuff.." Flack's grin widened. He was so sure that Adam would ask him that question. Looking at him, Flack could only imagine himself going through the same feelings. But there had been no one that special to him since Jess. She had been his life. But, Adam needed him. Adam deserved to be happy with Emma. To gain her love. He would help her.

"Course. I'll help in any way I can. But first, you have to solve this murder. Then we'll talk about plots to gain her affection." He stood to take down witness statements before Adam could make a comeback.