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Author Notes: Hi! This is my first attempt so please be nice on you reviews. Hope you like this.



It's kinda set out weird, because by the time I realized how I was writing it, I had gone too far to change it. It's not really a story, but more of just thoughts and talking between everyone.

Feedback is appreciated! jinnybts@hotmail.com



Disclaimer: Nope, they don't belong to me, except for Jeffery and Glenn. So please don't sue me. No harm is intended, I only wrote this for enjoyment.



Summary: Three guys and a girl, you do the math. (I should warn you, it's a bit weird!)



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Bobby Goren sat in his bathroom, staring at his reflection, sulking and talking to himself, thinking about how much he hated sleazy nightclubs. Thinking about everything that had happened life lately, his partner Eames, his boss Deakins and other things like that.

When was time to leave, Goren grabs his keys and heads out the door, with a feeling that he'd left something behind.

In the car, his thoughts wandered to his partner, Alexandra Eames, they had been partners for a year and a half now. She wasn't just a workmate anymore, she was a friend who was always there for him, and to put up with him. They'd been getting closer these past weeks, Eames was at his apartment last night and they talked until almost midnight, and she had decided to stay the night, after falling asleep on the couch.

Almost half way to where he was meant to be, he realized that he had forgotten the flower for Eames, it wasn't a date, it was just part of something that Deakins, is boss, had for some reason insisted upon, Eames wasn't even there when they talked about it.

Deakins and his stupid ideas, Goren muttered to himself while turning his car around back to his apartment. There had be another reason for the flower, Alex wasn't there when we talked about the flower, and it's a ROSE. He'd made a mental note ask Deakins later.

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Alex Eames was in her room trying on the right outfit for the case. Tonight, it was an undercover operation to try catching a kidnapper who was also a suspected international drug smuggler and dealer.

It wasn't the kind of thing the Major Case Squad usually dealt with, it was only because the other departments had failed, that Goren and Eames were asked to get involved. If the top two NYPD detectives couldn't crack this case, no one else would. The only wire she was wearing was hidden in a ring she had been given and an earpiece.

Although she knew Deakins, Bobby, and several other officers would be watching, she was still a little wary of being at the bar, talking and thinking for herself, not only was it full of guys with reputations, but the nightclub itself had a bad record.

After her kidnapping when she was eighteen, she had always been cautious of where she was, more alert that she ever was before, maybe that was why she was a detective.



In the end, after trying and mixing different clothes, she found an outfit, capable of matching the atmosphere of the bar. She had never been one to flirt, even in high school when there was so much pressure for girls to have boyfriends. She just didn't feel comfortable with it.

The truth was Alex was scared of tonight's happenings, so many things could go wrong, and it just had to be in front of the people she knew, didn't it, it just had to be. The price you pay for being a detective.



She managed to put on some make up without getting stabbed in the eyes with all those brushes, Alex hadn't ever really been vain, just careful of with her appearance. Taking her badge and gun she slammed the door behind her, car keys in hand. It was going to be a long night, and she knew it.



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Meeting the team in front of BTS, the nightclub, they ran through each step, then each wondered into a little group of their own talking to each other.



"Alex, what's bothering you, you didn't say very much when we were discussing the operation just then, are you scared of tonight?"



"It's ok Bob..Goren I'll be alright, so..."

Her voice trailed off, unable to finish what she was saying.

"Please Alex, I just want to help."

"I said I'm alright, OK?"

"You aren't ok, you should know better than to lie to me, I'm your partner, I always find these things out."



Bobby gently put his hands on her waist, and slowly turned her around, and held her in a tight hug.

"Its going to be OK, I promised"

Eames didn't reply, she just turned away, he knew her so well, like a brother, like Jeffery, her brother, the only guy who had really understood and cared for her, but he was gone now, dead from a car accident.



Alex smiled her thanks and returned the hug.



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The gesture didn't go unnoticed by Captain Deakins, he'd guess from the beginning they Goren and Eames liked each other. Obviously, they couldn't just tell each other, but it was just plain obvious to everyone else at the office, body language and they way they acted around each other said it all.

Deakins just hoped that Bobby hadn't realized that the flower was to hurry things up a bit. It was just so much fun to mess with you colleagues' minds, especially when they attracted to each other.

Not much of a chance, Deakins reflected, these were New York's top detectives, if Bobby didn't already know, then Eames would surely figure it out. Bobby was probably already suspicious, just hasn't thought about it yet.

Hoping the conversation would develop more, Deakins mumbled to himself impatiently.



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How'd u like that? ill try to get the 2nd chapter done ASAP, blame the dept of skewl ed, I hav 2 go 2 skol, rotten timing .please review ~*~Black Storm~*~ jinnybts@hotmail.com