He kept telling himself it was just a series of one-night stands.
Yet he keeps finding himself holding her, in the dark of night, at his place or hers, at least once a week. A bad case, family problems, just about anything confusing…he shows up at her doorstep, a bottle of wine in his hand and usually more actions than words exchanged inside.
It's more than just a rumor at the morgue. More than a whisper in the hallways. So now when anyone gives him a look when Renee shows up, he just closes the door, and draws the shades.