Disclaimer: These characters do not belong to me. I do not expect, nor am I hoping to make money off of them. I just like to see what happens when the cameras go off.
Wow, I didn't expect to get such a reaction to Come With Me. It is way out of Canon, and I think I'm beginning to see where this is all headed, but right now, Goren, Eames and myself are simply in 'flight' mode. Thank you all, your input makes me take a second look at pieces of the story I thought might just be filler, and help me to flesh out what's really going on here. Please keep reading, responding, constructive criticism is great, it helps me more than you know. And praise just fluffs the feathers.
He has slid into his car. He is unsure what to think now.
Ten fifty eight in the evening. The moon has made its appearance. He is about to turn on the ignition when the passenger door opens, and Eames climbs in. Her cell phone is ringing in her evening bag, and she takes it out and tosses it out the window, where he can see Ross and Steve crossing the street, coming for her.
"What are you doing?"
"Drive", she says. "Just drive."
She almost comes over the armrest, wrapping her arms around him, kissing his neck, his mouth. He can barely drive, but he somehow manages to navigate his way out of the city. He doesn't know where he's going, where he's taking her. He didn't think that far ahead.
"Montauk Point", she whispers into his ear, as if she is reading his mind and answering his question. "Just go. You're the one who wanted to get away so badly."
She stops kissing him, and leans her head on his shoulder.
Danny Ross swallows another antacid pill from the small bottle he keeps in his pocket for moments like this. His buddy Steve Dougherty, is looking pretty pissed, and who can blame him? And the Chief of D's is trying to calm down the Deputy Mayor, who is upset because 'security has been breached.' Even if it was by a NYPD detective.
Steve is pacing now in front of him in the private library, while Ross is replaying the entire scene in his head. He had seen Goren come in- who could miss him- and his instinct told him what he was here for, or who he was here for. A few minutes later, Goren was plowing his way through the crowd, and Eames was a moment or two behind him. He had grabbed her arm, but the look on her face had caused him to let her go. It had taken him a moment to recover, and when he had he'd been sprinting after her, behind Steve, who was yelling her name. But by the time they'd gotten to the street, all he had seen was her climbing into a car- Goren's supposedly- and tossing her cell phone out into the street.
"I tried to stop her", Ross starts, but he doesn't know where to begin.
"Who the hell is this guy?"
"He's a detective- on suspension. He's, they're partners."
Steve looks up at him, stops pacing. "Really? She didn't tell me that. I thought she was between partners. That's what she said."
"Well, she lied to you", Ross replied irritably.
He is feeling more than a little responsible for all of this, and the rest of the blame he's placing with Goren.
After the whole Tate fiasco, he felt he had to do something to prevent a repeat of events. It was obvious that Goren was a lost cause, and Eames was getting dragged along for the ride. With his supsension, Ross felt somewhat responsible for his other detective. So he had set Eames up with his buddy from the mayor's office, figuring a little distraction wouldn't hurt her. Steve Dougherty was looking to be next in line for Deputy Mayor himself. And he and Eames seemed to be hitting it off, according to Steve. Dinners, days spent together, they had even gone away together the weekend before- A month and a half later, Eames was looking more well adjusted than Ross had ever seen her. And it seemed that Steve was falling for her. They had even gone to dinner with Ross and Rodgers a few times. She was doing fine without Goren.
He should have known. It was all too easy. Because now all Steve has is alot of anger and a busted cell phone.
"I'm going to have him arrested", he says.
Ross looks up in surprise. "Look, I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation for all of this." It sounds weak, even to him. And he can tell Steve isn't buying it. He knows what the explanation is, and he's not really sure he wants to face that just yet.
"Yeah, Danny, what's that? The Deputy Mayor thinks he's got terrorists in his house at Christmas, and some nut case just ran off with my girlfriend."
Ross is reluctant to point out the obvious- that she went after him.
They are joined in the library by a couple of security guys, and someone else from the Deputy Mayor's staff. Steve looks up. "I want the entire file on this guy Goren, Danny. Wherever he's taking her, I want to know."
"This isn't a kidnapping, Steve. And there's about three files, not just one." Ross is wishing he'd wake up from this. But here's the Chief, and all he needs now are some killer clowns and this is the perfect nightmare.
"Well, I've finally managed to convince your boss that he's not the target of some conspiracy", he says to Steve.
"I want them found. I want this guy Goren arrested for breaking and entering, intent to menace, kidnapping..." Steve is mashing his hands together.
"Let's not get too nuts-" Ross starts, but he's cut off.
"Yeah, me too", the Chief says, turning to Ross. "And I think that's your job, Captain. I'd start getting your guys together. Now."
Ross pops another antacid before heading out the door. He's going to start sending Goren his medical bills. Once he finds him.
