Chapter Two

'Great, just great. What does Will want now?' her mind wondered as she caught an elevator to the uppers floors and into Chief Popes office.

"Hello Chief Pope sorry I'm" and then she looked up to see the one person who could make her life miserable. Captain Sharon Raydor. Sitting in a chair with that smirk.

"Hello Chief Johnson, nice to see you again so soon." her voice was even like always.

"Oh for heaven sakes. What in the world is going on here?" she asked looking from one to the other.

"Well Chief Johnson this morning I noticed Ally Moore had some bruises on her this morning. Her story when I asked was that she fell." the Captain stood up and Brenda's eyes widened. Her hands were all of the sudden sweaty.

"You didn't believe her, I suppose Cap'n." was the Chiefs only response as she tried to pull herself together. The woman in front of her was wearing a pants suit today. A black blazer, with a pair of pinstripe black pants. The blazer fit her perfectly, accentuating her breasts, shaping her curves all the way down.

"Her injuries," she started out looking straight into the Chiefs eyes, "Do not suggest she fell. No I do not believe her. "Of course there's always the possibility that I could be wrong." both her and Brenda moved to sit down.

They sat closer, due to no other choice. Their elbows touched lightly, the older woman stayed calm as Brenda fidgeted.

"And what exactly Chief Pope am I supposed to do about this? I can't start a criminal investigation without a complaint." her mind started working on the case she could see coming up.

"I was hoping that FID and Major Crimes could discreetly find out the whole story." the man stated plainly.

Any other time Captain Raydor complained about her bending of the rules and fought her at every step now she wanted her to use those bended rules to help her.

"Well then I guess I better get started then shouldn't we?" she asked as she looked from Will to Sharon. Who quirked an eyebrow at her, it was one of those small gestures that made Brenda feel like her insides were melting.

"Yes I suppose your right Chief." the brunette agreed quietly.

"Well then you two keep me informed. And ladies, lets try to civil this case hm?"

They woman looked directly at each other as small smiles crept on both of their faces.

'Civil? With this woman? Yeah right because that was going to happen.' Brenda's mind thought.

"Of course Chief Pope." the blonde woman collected her bag, that the Captain despised and walked out of the office hopefully to put some distance between the older woman.

She hit the button and waited. "Come on come on." she said hearing a familiar click clacking down the hall. Heels, her heels. The elevator came too late the Captain was right beside her, close enough.

They stepped in. Brenda closed her eyes and took a breath, her nose was filled with the scent of her Captain, sweet but not overpowering, faint.

Raydor stood close to Brenda their arms touched. Which made the Chief panic and flinch only to rub her hand across the Captains. She heard an intake of breath and looked over to the Captain who was staring right back at her.

Sharon Raydor turned to Brenda as they reached FID and motioned Brenda to follow her as she gathered her notebook then went back to Major Crimes.

All conversation stopped as the two women quietly walked into the Chiefs office and closed the door and the blinds.

"Anyone want to put money in the pool?" Provenza asked. Some of them laughed the rest went back what they were doing whilst keeping an eye on the office.

"Ok Captain would you like to tell me how you plan to go about this?" the Chief asked gabbing a small bag of M&Ms. Earning a sigh from the other woman.

"Well Chief as the superior officer I think you should be the one to talk to her." she stated.

"Fine when I'm ready to interview her I'll give you a call Cap'n." she looked up, "Thank you." that was supposed to rid her of the beautiful problem that stood before her. But she didn't go. Instead she walked around Brenda's desk and leaned over her.

"I have a question for you Chief." she whispered.

"Cap'n Raydor do you really think this is"

"Do I make you nervous?" the husky voice asked. "Do you feel your breath shorten when you see me?" Brenda could feel her breath on her neck.

"Oh god Captain." she whimpered. Her eyes were closed she could feel the jolts go through her body.

"Well Chief Johnson you have your evidence I'll just be going now then if there's nothing else." she quirked an eyebrow at the woman. She moved away form the Chiefs ear.

She walked out the door leaving a very exhausted Chief to get ready for an interview with Ally Moore.

...

"Are you ready Captain Raydor?" the Chief asked looking down at her file.

"Ready when you are Chief." she touched the younger woman's arm lightly. Making the blondes eyes jump from her arm to the green eyes of the woman in front of her. The brunette woman walked in first and immediately to Ally Moore.

"How are you is everything all right?" Sharon began. Both women listed to how her husband tried to kill both her and Sgt. Dunn after his wife had called the police. Brenda had to get this interview under control. She was in enough trouble for not questioning the husband the day before when the bruises were first seen.

"Ok and you say that your husband used your gun?" Brenda asked.

"Yes, he knew where I kept it, he is my husband after all." she said quietly.

This didn't match up to Sgt. Dunns confession which alerted Brenda immediately.

"Ok thank you."

...

The interview was over and as the women walked down the hall they discussed their thoughts.

"It just doesn't add up." Brenda was telling her.

"Well it seems to me they knew each other outside of work Chief. I also thought it was rather odd of Dunn to park is patrol car directly in front of her house. It was dark how could he have known what house it was without ever going there before?" the Captains mind was racing and it fascinated Brenda.

"Very good observation of Captain." the blonde conceded.

"Yes well we both have a lot of work ahead of us I'll let you go Chief." and with that she was gone again. It was like cat and mouse, Brenda being the mouse.

She walked in and told her squad she need ballistics, phone records and any information of Moore and Dunns involvement with each other.

...

In the end Ally Moore ended up being convicted and taken away see as the evidence contradicted her story. The hand prints were not the size of her husbands the coroner concluded. Then there was the fact that the bullet came out of Moores gun but had the markings of Dunn's barrel. Both women felt satisfied as the case ended and the day was almost over.

"We make a good team." Brenda threw out while they waited for the elevator.

"We did, maybe we could be a better team more often." Sharon suggested her voice low. Her lips pursed. They stepped into the elevator. The doors closed. They were alone again.

The Chief pulled a slip of paper out of her huge purse earning her glare form the other woman. "Here Cap'n." she handed her a piece of paper. "In case you need to get a hold of me." her face felt red.

"Thank you Chief but I already have your office number." she pushed knowing damn well that was not the office line. It was an invitation.

"This is my personal number Captain Raydor." she leaned forward and brushed a stray hair out of Sharon's face. She wanted to be the cat for once. She saw that the taller women closed her eyes to Brenda's touch.

"Is this what you want Chief?" Raydor stepped up to her and got in close.

"I-I-I don't know what I want. I have Fritz but we...look Cap'n let's make lable things." she whispered.

"Fine if thats what you want." Sharon Raydor leaned in and lightly pressed her lips to the blondes. It was short sweet and to the point.

The doors opened and out went the Captain. Her Captain.

...

"Fritzy! I'm home." she called as she walked in and sat on the couch leaving her shoes in the middle of the room. "Hi Joel." she picked her cat up and started petting his head.

"Hey Brenda." Fritz called as he walked out of the bedroom a file in his hand. She put Joel down and walked over to him. They shared a kiss and possibilities of dinner and ended up with Chinese food, of course Brenda suggested it.

"Fritzy is everything ok you seem distant. I've just told you about my case and you haven't said a word about it yet." she said looking through containers.

"Well I was waiting for you to ask about my day. But it seems that all you care to talk about is yours."

"Now you wait just a minute." her twang was getting thicker as she got upset. "I care, I really do. Come on tell be 'bout it." she said eating a piece of shrimp.

"Well since you asked I got elected for a promotion." he said with pride but an undertone Brenda didn't like.

"That's great honey I'm proud of you. Are you gonna take it? Oh for heaven sakes what's that thing we get with the pork beef and shrimp?" she said lookling at all the white take out boxes on the table.

"Well I want to take the promotion but that would mean moving back to D.C." he handed her the carton as she stared blankly at him.

"I can't just abandon my squad. And I like my job, here. What am I supposed to do?" she whined.

"Yeah see there you go always making it about you Brenda, this is a big chance for me. It might not come again." he just wanted her to understand. But if she came with him he wouldn't worry about her getting hurt.

"I'm sorry Fritzy." she said quietly. She wished she was somewhere else. Anywhere but here.

"Well I'm going to be Brenda you can finish the rest of the Happy Family by your self." he walked away defeated looking. Leaving Brenda alone with too many thoughts and no chocolate. She decided that was enough. Grabbing her purse she headed out the door to the store, chocolate was objective and lots of it. Te grocery store was pretty empty for ten at night. She grabbed a basket and went right to the candy isle. She was looking for what she wanted taking her attention form the people around her as she walked right into someone.

"I'm so sorry are you" she looked to see a very annoyed Captain Raydor. "Captain! I'm so...uhh...are you ok?" she looked anywhere but her eyes.

"Well Chief Johnson, yes to answer your question I'm fine. But isn't it a bit late to be eating like a fifteen year old girl?" she asked cooly looking at Brenda's filled candy bag.

"Oh woman! I'm havin' a bad night Captain if you wouldn't mind"

"Brenda we're not at work please call me Sharon." she interrupted the Chief.

"Ok Sharon, before you interrupted me I was going to say I'm having a few issues and needed a few sweets for my low blood sugar." she said hoping the woman would buy it.

"Well you have enough candy here to give yourself diabetes Brenda. But if you say so."

"What are you doin' here this late anyway?" the blonde huffed.

"I planned on baking tomorrow on my day off and decided to go shopping." she eyed the blonde taking in her causual dress. A tank top with a pair of jeans.

"Since were off the clock, let me compliment you on your outfit, and here I thought you had no fashion sense at all." she teased the Chief.

"Well thank you Capt... uh Sharon. You look...beautiful." she breathed.

"Well we should go... perhaps we could...I don't know have dinner one of these nights." the Captain threw out.

"When?" the blonde asked quickly, maybe a little too quickly she thought.

"How's Friday? My place?" she asked. "I'll make...desert." Brenda could only nod and then the woman was gone.

A/N: Well thats chapter two .