As one blond and one dark head were bent over their respective desks, furtive glances shot across the room. No smile graced Tara's lips. No dimples were seen in Bobby's face. Lucy's eyes had lost their spark. And while Myles rarely exhibited those signs, he too was obviously downcast. They were worried. Worried about Jack, but much more so about Sue. Even Levi wasn't his happy, tail-wagging self.
It was two months since Sue decided to stay in DC and she'd been happy, bordering on ecstatic. Her euphoria had lasted about a month until... Well, they weren't sure what was going on exactly. All they knew was that something was wrong with her. She had been sick a few times and she'd become increasingly tired; according to Lucy because she was up at all hours of the night. What worried them even more than these facts in themselves, was that Sue refused to talk about it. Anytime someone expressed concern for her health and general well-being, she would pretend nothing was wrong, close her eyes or walk away. It only fueled their worries. For a while they, and Lucy in particular, had entertained the possibility that Jack and Sue had a falling-out, but the two had been spending more time together rather than less. Had their relationship perhaps progressed beyond friendship? Nothing seemed to suggest it, even to the hopeful mind of their resident matchmaker.
That something was also wrong with Jack, was less evident to those who did not know him well. He looked healthy enough and the general female population of the Hoover building still though he was as good-looking as ever. But as Sue's exhaustion and bouts of sickness increased, his smiles waned. His charming, reassuring and encouraging winks became few and far between. No, to his teammates it was clear that Jack was more than a little concerned about his partner and friend. What worried the rest of the team, was that he too refused to talk to them. If he knew more about what was ailing Sue, he didn't let on. They stood powerlessly by as they watched him watch Sue, and day by day his features too showed more signs of fatigue. All they could do was hope that sooner or later one or both would take them into their confidence.
