Siblings

Part 1

First impressions

It was business as usual in the Major Case Squad as Detectives Goren and Eames wrapped up an unusually long and emotionally exhausting case. They were looking forward to some much needed time off to spend together as newlyweds, as they had absolutely no time for a honeymoon with the serial killer they just spent the better part of six months working feverishly with the FBI to catch.

"Paperwork's almost finished, sweetheart" Bobby tossed over his shoulder as Alex handed him his third cup of coffee. "When we're out of here, no more coffee for at…least three weeks. I feel like I'm bouncing off the walls."

Alex hugged him from behind and gave a low sexy chuckle, "I can think of better ways to use all that energy, husband, and one involves bouncing off of….." here her voice whispered naughtily in his ear as she nipped it lightly. She smiled broadly at his boyish grin and the blush that stained his cheeks. They had only been married for seven months, but have known one another for nearly eight years. It took a near tragedy to wake her up and realize that this was the one man who was truly her soul mate. She would always love her first husband Joe, but Bobby was the man who fulfilled her dreams. She couldn't believe how little she understood him during the first half of their partnership, yet now it seemed as though they could read each other like a book. She could swear that Bobby's incredible intuitiveness was catching, during this last case she was looking at clues through his eyes and vice versa—and it had been an exhilarating experience.

Between the two of them they polished off all of the necessary paperwork that came with closing a big case. While all I's were being dotted and T's crossed and spelling checked, no one noticed a woman coming quietly through the offices to ask directions to Captain Ross' office.

Ross was compiling his own notes from one of the most god awful cases he had ever had to complete in his distinguished career. Dear, god. Why do I keep doing this over and over again?



A young rookie officer knocked anxiously on the door, knowing from previous experience that you take your chances with the upper echelon as far as mood went. Ross barked out ENTER, and the rookie glanced apologetically at the guest as he escorted her into the office.

"Timmons, I thought I told you NO interruptions…."

"Sir, I know, sir. However this may be an exception….This is Ms. Samantha Beaumont from Louisiana. She says she knows something about Detective Goren's father," here he cleared his throat, and began speaking in a stage whisper; "she claims they share the same father. She says she is his sister."

Ross stares for a very long time without saying a word. Sam fought hard to keep from fidgeting. What Ross sees is a petite woman, average size, brown curly hair, (and was that?) yes, that looked like the same perky nose that sat on Goren's face. She would never be classified as conventionally pretty, but there was something about her…

The whole office heard his bellow; even Mike Logan and Nola Falacci popped their heads up when they heard…."Goren, Eames, My office right now!!"

Flashback: Two weeks earlier

Sam sat down with her boss and, for the past two months, best friend.

"Em, I need to move on, I've never stayed this long in one place before." Her eyes pleaded for understanding. "I'm going somewhere where I can be anonymous; someplace they won't be able to track me down so easily." She put her hand cautiously up to her black eye, "God, I am such a fool…"

"Don't," Emma reached out and squeezed her hand tightly, her voice cracked with suppressed fury. "Don't you be blamin' yourself for his bein' an ass. You didn't force him to accept their thirty pieces of silver. You told him no and any gentleman should've had the god-given grace to accept it, not gone off and conspired with your richer than satan relatives … If I still had my Michael's shot-gun why I'd…."

Sam broke into watery giggles at the thought of Emma in her pink waitress uniform and bouffant hairdo chasing Timothy Calhoun around town peppering his "good fur nuthin' hide" down Main Street.

"I love you," Sam hugged her stalwart protector.



"Well, Michael, bless his soul, and I always thought of you as a daughter." Emma touched Sam's hand, "Where you gonna go honey? I don't like the thought of you bein' out there on your own."

Sam sighed, "That's just it, I've often, so often in the past felt that I'm not alone. I've been using the Library computer and some new software to look up my ancestry. I know who my mother was, and who my father was," here she looked down at her hands "I don't come from blue-blooded stock. But I did find out that my father had another child. He lives in New York City and is a Detective in the NYPD. I have followed as much as I could of his career since finding out about him and I think……he might be a good man. I'd like to meet him…to see if he wants to be my big brother." Her eyes grew as wide as her smile, "just think Em, I could finally have a family."

Bobby and Alex looked up at each other and then at the Boss' office at precisely the same moment, much to the amusement of Logan and Falacci.

"Uh, oh," Logan cooed. "Somebody's in trouble…"

"Shut-up Logan." They both said at the same time as they strode in tandem toward the open office door.

Ross immediately ushered the well-intentioned, but oblivious rookie out the door and closed it firmly in his face.

"Detectives, allow me to present to you Ms Samantha Beaumont. She has come all the way from Athens, Louisiana to meet you, Bobby. Alex, shall we give them a moment?" Ross slid his hand smoothly down Eames' back and ushered her out the door before anyone had time to process what just happened.

"Um…have we met before?" Bobby was at a loss where to begin. He looked at this small woman before him who seemed to have trouble meeting his eyes. Was she a past girlfriend/lover, a suspect, what?

"No, but I….umm that is… Wow I didn't realize how difficult this would be." She stopped to clear her throat. "Detective Goren, I knew your dad." She finally just blurted it out.

"My….what? My dad, how?" The puzzled look was still there. "Look I don't know what you mean, my dad never left this part of the country to my knowledge, and he was a city boy through and through. I don't see how you…"Bobby's voice was genuinely baffled.

"No, not Mr. Goren. Your real dad."



That stopped him cold. "What did you say?" His tone was deadly. "How did you know about that? Who told you? What do you really want?" His voice changed pitch suddenly, growing frantic and angry.

He grabbed Sam by the upper arms and gave her a solid shake. Mike Logan happened to be looking into the office when he saw the older officer lose control, in a flash he was by his side.

"Whoa, partner. Ease up man, what's going on?" He took hold of Goren's arm and felt the rock hardness of muscles bulge in an effort not to attack.

"She says she knew my real father" he practically spat the words. Logan was privy to all Goren's secrets as they grew very close during the last investigation and became fast and inseparable friends. Logan took a long look at the woman standing in front of him, shaken and trembling, wearing a stricken look that struck him deep.

"Shit" he muttered. "The things I do for you. Come on; let's get you back to your wife.

You" he pointed to Sam, "sit down before you fall down, I'll be right back and we'll sort this out."