Part Two

For some reason, everything was really foggy. She walked around, with her hands in front of her to help herself not to fall, but she couldn't see much. She could see a faint light in the distance, but it was so far away, she didn't think she'd ever make it. She was beginning to give up, when she saw someone. Is this real?, she thought, but still seeing the woman in front of her, wearing white, she slowly opened her mouth to ask, "Hello?"

The woman looked up at her, her eyes seeming so familiar. "Hello?" She asked again, before stepping closer. As she took another step, the fog started to clear and she could finally see who the woman was.

"Lindsay." was all she could say before an overbearing ringing filled her head.

Nora sat straight up in bed and looked over at her alarm clock. She reached to tap the off switch before realizing she was covered in sweat. "What in the world?" she asked herself, pulling her wet shirt from her chest.

"Mom?"

She looked around at her door and saw her son peeking in. "Come in, sweetie."

"Are you okay?" He asked, climbing up next to her in the bed.

"Yes. Why do you ask?"

"I was going to come in here to get the DVD we watched last night and you were tossing and turning. Did you have a bad dream?"

She smiled at the innocent face of her child. "Oh, Matthew, I'm fine." She glanced at the clock. "But you mister, you better finish getting ready for school."

She gave him a quick kiss on his forehead before she stood up and walked towards her dresser.

"Was your dream about Ms. Rappaport?" Matthew asked, as he neared the door.

"What?" She asked, coming to a complete stop.

"I heard you say her name. Were you dreaming about her?"

Nora quickly shook the remembrances of the dream from her head. "I really don't remember, sweetie, now scoot."

Matthew smiled before leaving his mother's room. Nora turned to look into the mirror, staring at the dark circles under her eyes. It's going to be a long day today. She thought.

"Bo, seriously, when are you going to find out who burned my house down?" She said sternly as she entered the commissioner's office. She abruptly stopped when she saw the familiar long blonde hair.

"Hi, Nora. Come in." Bo smiled. "I was just talking to Lindsay about these baseball cards she's giving to Matthew." He held up a box of cards, it was quite a collection.

Lindsay turned slowly around, as Nora's eyes narrowed in on hers. "Baseball cards? For Matthew?"

"Yeah." Lindsay smiled. "I found them in storage the other day. They were Will's when he was Matthew's age. I thought he would like to have them."

"Yeah, thanks. I'm sure he'll be glad to have them."

"Especially since his were demolished in the fire." Bo cut in.

"Yeah, well, I'm glad to help him out. He's such a great kid."

Nora stared at her; it was suddenly all coming back to her why she loathed this woman so much. "Yeah, we know."

Lindsay jerked her head around. "Bo, do you mind if I speak to Nora, privately?"

Bo just glanced back and forth between the two, before finally asking Nora, "Is that okay?"

"Sure, why not? It's already been a helluva day, why not just got ahead and add this to the list?"

"Okay." Bo said as he stood up from his desk. "I'll be in the squad room if you need me."

He walked passed them both, finally closing his office door.

"Was I wrong to believe that we were actually civil to each other yesterday?"

Nora rolled her eyes. "I don't know what the hell that was, but using my son to get into Bo's bed, that just doesn't work for me."

"Seriously, Nora, how many times do I have to tell you that Bo and I are just friends?"

"Just friends, huh? Right and pigs fly." Nora scoffed before moving towards the corner of the office.

"God! I don't even know why I bother with you, I really don't."

"You? I don't know why I bother with you! It's always the same."

Both women continued to stare at each other, the anger apparent in their eyes.

"Do you ever shut up?" Lindsay asked.

"I beg your pardon? Where the hell do you get off telling me to...?"

And before Nora knew what was happening, Lindsay's face was moving towards hers, and it was moving fast. Their lips were touching in a nanosecond, and all Nora could do was stare at Lindsay's closed eyes, the feeling of their lips together confusing her.

She pushed Lindsay away with force. "What the hell are you doing?!"

Lindsay's eyes widened, as if she had surprised herself. She just stood there, staring at the ground.

"Don't you ever touch me again!" Nora yelled before opening Bo's office door and slamming it behind her.

And still, all Lindsay could do was look at the ground. Confused about why she had done that, no matter how much she had wanted to.