managed to get this finished tonight so thought I may as well publish it x

Pulling into the parking garage she exited her car and took the short elevator ride up to the bull-pen to find it once again deserted. Turning on the computers in the office she was met by the familiar box reading 'Application Error', sighing she headed for the door to check no-one could hear what she was about to say to the computers

"Ok machine's listen up! Today you are going to play nice got it! The thunder and lightning has stopped, sure there is a bit of rain in the air but you've survived worse, so stop this nonsense and just work for Auntie Tara, GOT IT!"

Shaking her head she realised that she had just told off a bunch of machines like she was their mother but to her they were her babies and normally her salvation when she needed to escape the fact that Bobby couldn't be hers or when he wasn't in the room, but lately she could quite easily throw them.

Scanning the room she worked out in what order to try and recover reports and files, she looked at each computer one by one starting with Sue's, hers could wait until later since she and Jack would be away till tomorrow which meant so could Jack's.

Moving her eyes to Bobby's she realised he would indeed need his today, he wasn't in court testifying he would be back in the office, smiling at the thought she made her way over to his screen and settled in his chair, revelling in the fact that the subtle hint of his Tropical Delight aftershave could be detected in the seat.

Placing in the recovery disc she typed furiously for a few minutes before relaxing back in his chair, the familiar daydream of his kiss taking her over once more, she was so caught up in her daydream she didn't notice the tall muscular frame of her Australian co-worker until he walked right up to her and tweaked her nose with his hand bringing her back from her little trip

"Bobby, Um, HI"

"Hi, where were you? It must have been nice wherever it was I was saying good morning and calling your name for a few minutes before you rejoined us"

"Sorry I was um thinking that's all"

"So how is the recovery of files going?"

"Don't ask I was here till 11pm last night and got no-where, so I've just started again"

"Awe and you chose to do mine first, thanks love" he said placing a hand around her shoulders in that way he normally did that made her heart stop

"Well kind of, I was working my way around the room and since Jack and Sue are still away I started with yours because yours was next in line" she replied her voice slightly shaking due to his arm still around her shoulders

"So Shelia do you want a coffee?"

"Sure, but I'll make it, hydraulic fluid tasting coffee and bacon sandwiches do not mix. Please do not touch the computer, not any part of it or I will be forced to hurt you"

"Are you trying to say that I not only make lousy coffee but also am useless with computers" he replied trying to look upset and hurt, but failing miserably due to the laughter in his eyes

Placing her hand on his chest she tapped it twice and replied "Well if the cap fits"

Smiling she walked over to the coffee machine 'Tara you need to calm yourself, stop flirting, stop touching him and keep breathing' she spoke to herself.

"Tara this machine has got funny writing on it" he called as she poured the coffee

"Bloody hell, not again" she cursed as she walked over to it, seeing the message 'recovery programme successful' on the screen she wacked him hard on the arm

"Very funny" she said as she ejected the disk, "For that you can do my reports while I finish doing this"

"Whoo hoo, but no worries Shelia, you know I'd do anything for you" he replied with a wink

Her breath stopped in her throat once more, if only that were true she thought quietly to herself as she made her way towards Myles' desk, half an hour later his computer was up and running again. By 10am all computers in the bullpen were playing nicely and Tara was feeling, more like her old self again.

Around 10:30 Lucy and Myles made their way into the bullpen, they knew Lucy was in a meeting all morning but why was Myles late

"Nice of you to show up" Bobby said teasingly

"Bobby do not start I have had the night and morning from hell" Myles snapped

"OOOOO what's wrong? Were sir's eggs not runny enough at breakfast?" he added in his posh voice

"If you must know my car was smashed into last night and that idiot Randy is being..."

"Difficult and he has been all morning, between grumbling at the amount of stickies we use and expense forms, well let's just say it's a good job I am not issued with a weapon because I would have shot him" Lucy added "Speaking of which I only told him I was nipping out for two minutes so I better get back"

"See you later Lucy" they all called as she left

"Luce, please try not to kill Randy, I want the pleasure of doing that in a bloody coo" Myles added

"Myles and I also have to vanish we have the pleasure of interviewing a drug dealer this morning" D added and they too left the building

"So Shelia looks like it's just you and me today" Bobby said placing an arm around Tara's shoulder, "Let the hike up Paperwork Mountain commence Whoo hoo"

As he finished Ted entered the room

"Good you're both here" he said addressing Tara and Bobby "We have a new case, it's all in here" he continued handing them a file

"Young couples are being killed by a male and female posing as realtor's, so far three couples have been targeted. They meet with the realtor in a house outside the city, once the mortgage deal goes through the couple are kidnapped from the hotel and taken to the house they were supposed to be buying. They are held there for two or three days, during which the female victim is raped and tortured by the male captor while the partner is beaten to within an inch of his life, strapped to a chair and forced to watch."

"Then on the second or third day they are murdered" Bobby added

"Yes, it seems the female is killed first in front of her partner who again is forced to watch them bleed to death, before the captors turn around and murder him also"

"Nice" Tara added

-Ted nodded and continued

"We have managed to get physical evidence from the latest victims but it's not much. We believe they have been using the Reflex Hotel as a place for selecting victims. According to staff all three couples have stayed there in the weeks preceding their murder and were talking about wanting to find a house."

"Do we have any information on the killers yet?" Tara asked

"We have some very basic information. All we know is that it is a male and female believed to be in their late thirties, early forties. She seems to be the one that is finding targets and making the initial approach towards the couples. The only other thing we know is that it is definitely the same couple. In all three crime scenes a strand of hair was found near the chair where the male victim sat. Two of them were a blonde strand, the latest was a red strand, but it is from the same person we figured she had dyed her hair since the markings were identical, we believe it belongs to the female we just don't know who she is yet"

"What about the male suspect?" Tara asked

"We have physical evidence taken from the females who were raped and in all three cases the DNA matched but once again he is not on file, so we have no ideas who this guy is"

"So what we are going undercover as a couple looking for a house, hoping she approaches us"

"Exactly Bobby, but please be careful, these people are dangerous, we need to catch them before... well I think you both know the rest of that" Ted said the concern for his team members evident in his voice

"We do" they answered together

"To make it look legitimate a friend of mine, who works for a realtor, has provided me with some house-listings and tomorrow she will meet you outside the hotel to take you to a viewing"

"Whoo hoo" Bobby added sarcastically

"So here are your new identities Mr and Mrs Martin, congratulations on your wedding. You have a room reserved in the hotel where you are staying while you look for a family home. You are due to check in at 3pm so I suggest you both go home and make the necessary arrangements and once again please be careful"

"Ok" they answered as they headed out of the door and towards the parking garage

"So Shelia we'll only need one car so let's use mine"

"And what exactly is wrong with my car" she asked

"Oh let's see, one it never starts, two you drive like a grandma and three my car is bigger" he added with a wink

"I reject that my car always starts, but fine we'll use yours so how about I meet you back at my place in 30 minutes, I need to sort out someone to mind Gates"

"Deal, I'll see you there in thirty minutes"

With that the pair headed to their own cars, Bobby laughing hysterically when it took Tara a good few minutes to start her car.

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