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When the world stood still.
It was the 100th time she had tried to phone him still no answer, his apartment was dark and there was no sign of his car anywhere. She went up and rang his doorbell again, still nothing. She summoned up the courage and got his key and opened the door. His apartment was dark and empty no sign that he had ever returned here. Now panic was starting to take over. She heard herself saying to herself " think , where would he go?"
It all seemed like a bad dream. Just hours before they had stood in the office at 1pp and she had to fire him. He left saying "see you around sometime" and cleared his desk and went. Seeing him leave broke her heart and annoyed as she was she picked up the phone to the chief of D's and told him what he could do with the captains exam and her job.
She rushed down to the garage and searched for Goren amongst all the cars. He was nowhere to be seen. She got her cell phone and pressed the speed dial and heard it ring, no answer. Now five hours later she was still unable to contact him. After checking out all the local bars and his favourite diner she forced herself to sit and think as to where he would go at a time like this. A half an hour later she pulled into the cemetery where his mother and Frank were buried. She ran to where their graves laid.
She was relieved when she could make out his silhouette kneeling in front of his mothers grave, she silently approached him. Then in horror she saw he held a gun in his hand and she heard him talking to the grave.
The world had stood still for him as he knelt in front of his mother's grave. He didn't know how he had got here, the shock sat deep inside him. Fired!
Life as he knew it had ceased to exist he was alone so alone. The story of his life.
He couldn't take it anymore after swallowing hard he raised the gun to his head, wanting to end it once and for all, all this misery. Behind him he heard a startled cry.
"Bobby Goren don't you dare'' ! She screamed into the night. Rushing toward him she grabbed his hand and ripped the gun from his grip. She was so mad at him she hauled out and punched him. The fury took over, she grabbed his shirt.
As he turned he saw Eame's hurtling toward him screaming his name. Before he knew it she had ripped the gun from his hand, and just as he was going to shout at her she hauled out and punched him on the chin. All he then remembered was seeing stars, damn she had a mean right hook. A few minutes later he regained consciousness and he could see her leaning over him and looking worried. Somehow he couldn't get his speech coordination back online, and he felt as though he had been kicked by a mule.
He saw her glaring at him, she was as mad as hell. If I say the wrong thing now , he thought she will punch me again damit. Looking up into her beautiful brown eyes he asked her " How on earth did you find me Eame's"?
After she hit him, two things shot through her mind the first was that she had broken her hand punching him, then as she looked down on his unconscious body she hoped she hadn't hit him too hard. Seeing him there about to take his life had made her so mad at him, he can count his lucky stars all he would have was a bruised chin and ego. Not long after she saw him stirring he opened his eyes. Oh god she thought maybe I should handcuff him? There is no way I have the strength to pin him down if he tries it again. Then she spoke to him as he rubbed his chin. "Your asking me how I found you? For god sake Bobby I checked everywhere and this was the only place there was left to look! Don't make me cuff you now. Promise me you won't try that again".
He could see both anger and worry in those brown eyes, and all of a sudden he was ashamed of what he had just done. " Forgive me Alex please forgive me, I don't know what came over me I just felt so lost and scared". He tried to smile at her but his chin felt like it was on fire. " Where did you learn to hit like that? I feel like I been hit by a train". Oh boy am I in trouble he thought as he saw the expression on her face.
"Are you going to be able to get up or do you need my help?" She leant over him and offered him her hand. " I .. I think I can manage that" he answered. As he stood she turned and picked up his gun. Watching her he knew that this was the lull before the storm and he braced himself. When she had tucked his gun into her belt she turned on him, hardly able to control her anger.