Det. Ryan slid into the seat in front of his desk and picked up his favorite pen.
"Time to finish ye ole paperwork." He muttered with a little smirk on his face. He didn't mind doing the paperwork, it needed to be done and it he was quick at it. Words came easily to him. Maybe all that reading as a teen had paid off.
He took a deep breath and dialed Esposito's number.
"Hey Javi." He said, tapping his pen on his desk.
"Yo, what's up Kev?
"Would you mind picking me up a coffee on your way back?"
"Sure thing. So, we playing Castle and Beckett now? The whole coffee-in-the-morning thing?"
"No," Ryan laughed, leaning back in his chair. "Just finishing up some paperwork and the coffee would do me good. Also it's an excuse I can give Lanie when she asks where you've been in five, four, three, two-"
Lanie approached Ryan's desk.
"Hey Ryan. Is that Javi on the phone?"
Ryan smiled to himself. "Yup."
He heard a sigh on the other side of the receiver. "Alright, alright. Ill get you a coffee"
"Thanks Espo. You're the best."
He snapped his cell shut and swiveled his chair towards Lanie.
"He's getting me a coffee, I asked him to since I've been working on paperwork all morning."
Lanie smiled. She had a soft spot for the innocent-looking Kevin Ryan.
"Okay, thanks Kev. He was almost in trouble."
When Ryan settled back down to finish the rest of the paperwork his phone rang.
"Kevin, it's Kate. We have our next victim."
"Uh oh, first names and you said victim instead of Vic." Ryan smiled. "What's wrong?"
It wasn't until then he noticed the trembling in her voice.
"It's Jenny."
His body froze in shock. His hand went limp and the phone clattered to the floor.