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Luke had taken my breaking up with him very well.

That should have been my first clue. No cop that confident in his looks, skills, and charm would accept a rookie breaking up with him so well. But since the only reason I had gone out with him in the first place was because he looked like one of the supposed "good guys" that I'd heard so much about, I hadn't considered this turn of events.

What events am I talking about?

I'd been getting leers from every detective that's passed my desk today. At first I thought they were checking me out because they thought Luke and I were still together and wanted to see if their fellow detective had made a "hot catch." Not a good one, a hot one. If they were being protective of him, they would be trying to start a conversation with me, not undressing me with their eyes.

That should have been clue number two. But I'm a rookie, so I haven't attained the ability to trust my gut yet. I'm not used to trusting anything. My training officer would be disappointed. Sam and his gut are better friends than him and Detective Barber.

That should have been clue number three. I'm comfortable calling my training officer by his first name, and everyone at the precinct knew it. It happened over time, more time than necessary, but I did leave him shirtless and sexually frustrated that night a month ago. You might wonder why it took me so long to break up with Luke after that night. I would have done it immediately, if he hadn't been so busy with the serial killer case.

Anyways, turns out, being friends with my attractive, male T.O. did not sit well with Luke. It sat so badly that he decided to spread some rumors about Sam and me. And a handful of other men. So now, here I am in my current position in Boyko's office, trying to file a sexual harassment complaint. "Trying" being the key word, since Boyko isn't sure whether to believe my story after hearing some of the rumors. Why am I filing a complaint, you ask? Because a certain Detective Jones wouldn't take his hands off my ass even after telling him that, no, Luke wasn't telling the truth when he told his fellow detectives that I was a fan of role-playing and being dominated. Of course, with my luck, Jones had about 50 pounds of muscle on me, leaving me with fighting dirty. I won.

But getting Jones off my back, literally, didn't help me in this case. I guess I should have waited for him to give me some bruises before taking him down. I suggested this to Boyko. He didn't appreciate the sarcasm. We ended up "compromising." I filled out the form, but he would wait to file it until I was "sure" that it hadn't been a simple mixed signals problem. I've always believed in double-checking the facts, but this was bullshit. If this was going to be a guys precinct with women just taking up space in it, then they better get ready for this woman to settle in deep. Andy McNally doesn't take things sitting down. She makes a grand entrance.

And brings back up.

Traci Nash was pissed. Actually, she was more than pissed. As a single mother, her maternal instincts were stronger than most women. As a female cop, they were above and beyond the norm. That was why she headed straight for Detective Barber when she stepped into the Black Penny. Her shift had just finished when her best friend, Andy, had pulled her aside. She told her what was going on with Luke, Officer Jones, and Boyko. Traci couldn't believe what she was hearing. Well she could, since she never believed men to be very trustworthy, but she had started to believe in one man recently. She had even let him meet Leo for the first time on Saturday. They had really hit it off. Who knew that the zoo could be so exciting? Or that Jerry knew so much about monkeys? Leo loved to see monkeys swinging with their tails from tree to tree. He was also a good judge of character, which was why she was calmly asking Jerry to come outside for a moment, instead of slapping him in front of Swarek and the bar in general. Besides, Andy didn't want Swarek to know what had happened. She didn't want him to feel guilty for being her friend, or doing something drastic that made Boyko even more suspicious of their friendship. Luckily for Andy, few would be willing to risk being the bearer of that news to Swarek.

"Traci, what's wrong? Is Leo o.k?"

He got a couple brownie points for asking the second question. Not that she let him know that.

"How could you not give Andy, or me for that matter, a warning?"

"Warning? About what?"

He looked genuinely confused, as well as concerned.

"Don't you hang out with your fellow detectives?"

"Not really. Most of them are pretty pretentious or married to their work. Don't get me wrong, they are good cops, but we don't really share anything but the occasional small talk. I prefer Sammy and Olli's company."

She believed him. Now what? Tell him what was going on and risk him telling Swarek?

"What's going on, Trac? And what does it have to do with the others? Considering you mentioned Andy, I'm assuming that Luke is involved somehow?"

Perfect opening.

"What are your thoughts on Luke?"

"I rarely think about him. He's a solid detective. He's pretty much immune to what we have to see and deal with every day. In my opinion, he's a little too immune. Having some feelings about the victims can give that extra push to work harder, you know? Then again, he's a workaholic already. We've never talked about anything not related to work."

"I doubt you'd enjoy talking to him if you did. I can't tell you exactly what's going on, but I want you to do me a favor."

"Name it."

"Keep a close, but cautious eye on your fellow detectives. They seem to have decided to keep you out of the loop. For now, just observe them. Try not to react to what you hear. And most importantly, don't tell Swarek!"

"I don't like keeping secrets from my close friends."

"And I really like that about you. He'll find out when the time is right. Finding out early could hurt his and Andy's careers."

He considered his girlfriend for a moment, then nodded his head. She responded by giving him a smile, followed by a soft, but deep kiss in thanks.

"Now that that conversation is over with, would you mind giving me a ride somewhere," she asked in a playful tone. He smirked in reply. He knew that Leo's grandmother was taking Leo out for a special grandmother/grandson dinner and movie night.

"Your wish is my command."

"Oh, I like the sound of that."

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FYI, this chapter is what I consider long. Thanks for your input. I want to make this story as enjoyable as possible.