Jael watched Seth fill the large suitcase as he packed for the next three months for events. Numbness covered her body; she hadn't had the nerve to tell him about the email or the gift that appeared at the station. With that information he would have called his boss to telll him he would be unable to make it and potentially have to deal with some sort of punishment because of it. So, here Jael was watching as her sweat covered hands clenched in small balls "When do you think you'll be back?" her voice remained calm even though she was clearly shaken.

Returning from the closet with clothes in his hands he placed the heap onto the bed "I'll be back in three months or so." Looking up he noticed the clear concern on her face "It will fly by, baby girl. I promise." Moving from the suitcase towards her to place his huge hands on top of her shoulder he gave a weak smile before placing a soft kiss upon her lips "plus we'll have the phone, skype, texts. Can you believe we live in an era like that?" He grinned playfully.

Rolling her eyes as a smile appeared she nudged his chest with her hand "You think you're so funny." Sighing softly she wrapped her arms around his waist to pull him in between her spread legs "I just hate when you leave for so long. I mean what if something happens?" the words spilt out of her mouth which caused another grin to appear from Seth.

"Jael, are you seriously telling me you don't feel safe? A cop, who works at a station filled with other cops who have guns…" he said sarcastically as he ran a hand through her loose tendrils of red hair.

Loving the feel of his hands running threw her hair made her eyes close "It's not that I don't feel safe. I mean I could easily handle myself. It's just…" his lips covered over hers causing the words to muffle. Eventually her protests of continuing to talk seemed futile. Instead of talking she lavished the sweet kisses; the velvet feel of his tongue ran along hers was something like a dream and when she felt his hand move from her hair to the small of her back to pull her closer into him she managed a small groan.

"Seth…" she hated having to end it, but he had a plane to catch and if they ended up doing more there would be no time to pack and get to the airport "babe, come on." Whispering once again he sighed against her lips before pulling away.

"I know. Okay" standing up straight he looked down while his index finger ran against her cheek lovingly "Okay." He repeated to gain composure "But you know if I had my way you'd be on your back while you screamed my name." cockily he grinned before placing another soft kiss onto her lips.

"That sure of yourself hmm Mr. Rollins?" she chuckled before pushing him away so that he could continue packing the suitcase.

"I know so Ms. Moreno" winking sheepishly he continued packing as she watched with the fear soon returning.


With Teary eyes she held onto Seth as they stood in line at the security check point of the airport "I don't know what I'm going to do for three months without you."

Running a hand lazily against her back as his chin rest against the crown of her head the feeling was mutual "I promise, it will go by in a blur and then I'll be back." He whispered breathing in the scent of her citrus body wash.

Closing her eyes she willed the tears not to fall, she was a cop for fucksakes and Cops don't cry. Not like this. Feeling the hand stop on her back to pull her close she looked up, his two toned hair was pulled into a bun and his stubble now sprinkling against his chin, she smiled. This man, who seemed so opposite made her feel things that she'd never thought possible "I'm going to miss you so much." Even to her those words seemed to foreign, she was never one for saying the typical relationship words of love and missing the person.

A smile formed as she said the words "And I'll miss you babygirl." Bending down he pecked her lips softly before pulling away to look at her in the eyes "I love you, Jael. I will call you every day even if you don't want to hear from me." He kissed her nose "I will text you plenty and send you plenty of photos until you get sick of this mug." He watched her smile causing his smile to brighten "and maybe you'll get some…" he lowered his voice "Rated R photo's" he winked and laughed as he watched her look back in forth with fear as though someone may have overheard him.

She was nothing close to a prude, thanks to Seth who had brought out a bit of a wild side in Jael, and as he spoke the last bit of words she grinned "Is that a promise?" she whispered in a husky tone. The thought of his naked form already sent images in her mind; she'd never get sick of him or his body.

"Oh yeah, that's a promise." He growled huskily onto her lips as he planted yet another kiss. If there wasn't a crowd forming in the line he would have happily taken her right then and there.

"I can't wait to see what you have in store." She playfully said caressing his muscular arm before she heard the ring of her phone. Giving a frustrated sigh she pulled out her phone to see Hunter's name appear on the phone. "And there goes that moment" her casual yet frustrated voice said breaking the mood completely.

Smiling supportively he waited as she answered the phone to say his final goodbyes as he inched closer to the security check point.

"Moreno" she said sternly as she looked away from Seth towards the group of on goers.

"Jael, I need you to come down to the station. Something has happened." His voice held annoyance and frustration all rolled into one.

"Just give me a half hour, Sir. I will be there as soon as I can" looking back towards Seth who motioned that that he was the third person before entering the next section.

"You have twenty minutes. Hurry your ass up." He ended the call promptly.

Rolling her eyes as she blew out a frustrated breath she looked up at Seth "I'm sorry, I want to watch your plane leave, I really do but…" she couldn't end what she had wanted to say before Seth broke it with a kiss. He had gotten used to stopping her ramblings by just the kiss alone, and every time he had done it she wanted more.

"I know" he continued to kiss her "I know, and that's okay. I'll text you when we land." Pulling back he ran his index finger along her jawline "I love you, now go before he has an aneurism."

Sighing she nodded "You're right. I can't wait to get your text." Kissing him once more she whispered "I love you" before pulling away. Giving a weak wave she walked out of the line to see Seth already gone. The feeling of emptiness bubbled threw her belly as she walked towards her car, these three months were going to be hell without him.

Once arriving to the station she saw the usual group of people by the designated smoking area and Randy who stood against the building with his arms crossed over his board chest. He looked like something was brewing inside of him, his eyebrows were scrunched together and his lips were in a straight line making it appear as though his usual full lips were nothing but slivers of pink.

"What's going on Orton?" Jael asked stepping towards him to gain his attention almost immediately.

"Fucking Hunter, that's what's going on. My one day off and what happens? I get fucking called in because he's so goddamned incompetent." Running a hand against his buzzed head clearly annoyed beyond belief Jael placed her hand onto his shoulder to comfort him "I got called in too, obviously it's something big. Let's just get in there, find out what's going on and then we can go enjoy the rest of our day off."

Lifting his head he blew out a frustrated breath and plenty of incoherent swears before nodding his head "Okay, let's just get this done." Removing her hand from his shoulder she gave a weak smile as they both walked into the station and towards the boardroom where Hunter stood proudly at the front and a group of cops sitting at various tables as they await for the new information. Both Randy and Jael sat at their usual spot in the back as they waited for everyone else to shuffle in.

"So, Seth is gone, huh?" Randy said breaking the silence between them.

"Yeah" she sounded almost pained but soon recovered as she cleared her throat "For three months this time. So it's not that long of a time." Clasping her hands together looked forward to Hunter who busily prepared for the upcoming meeting.

A low hmm rumbled from Randy's chest as he looked forward "I don't know how you do it. I mean sure he's a cool guy and everything but do you really trust that he's being faithful…" his eyes widened as Jael turned slowly to look at him with her eyebrows knit together in anger.

"What. The. Fuck. Orton" she growled angrily. About to rip him a new one, Hunter cleared his throat indicating he was ready to start. Jael's glared remained on her face as she slowly turned her attention towards Hunter who stood at the front with a remote button in hand.

"Thanks for coming everyone. Let's get right to it." Clicking the remote brought a picture on the screen. The photo was of a body tangled in a sheet that was covered in blood, the signature card and flower lay next to the victim "Seems like our Killer has struck again. This time twenty five year old Sarah Cardinal." He flipped to another photo "and Michelle Nickelson age twenty three. Both girls worked at the local coffee shop not too far from the station. I'm not sure if any of you recognize these girls, I sure as hell did." He stopped to flip to another set of photos this time side by side.

"Jesus…" Jael heard Randy mumble in disbelief.

"As you can see they both bare the same marks, same amount of stab wounds both lay in the same position beside each other. However, one thing is different about Sarah's" he went to the next picture this time of the flower that was bright pink instead of a white and inside the card that usually remained blank had a messy scribble in cursive saying 'Soon you will see, you will see me for me.'

"What we think may have happened was that Michelle was not meant to be at the home of Ms. Cardinal's and was in fact not part of our killers plan. We speculate that Michelle had actually fought the killer" he turned to another photo of a pair of hands with blood caked under the nails "Once we run the DNA on our database we will be one step closer."

Turning the screen off and turning the lights on everyone seemed confused beyond belief and quiet bits of chatter began to start up. "Alright quiet down I have one more piece of news for you all. We have asked Special Agent Ambrose to help with the case. He has dealt with most serial killer cases." On cue a tall dirty blonde hair male, who wore dark jeans, white button up shirt and a black jacket stepped into the room "He will be here as your guide. So don't be afraid to ask him for any questions you may have."

Jael looked at him in awe, he was beyond gorgeous hell he was model material. "Great…Another fucking know-it-all" she heard Randy mumble.

"You don't know that." She whispered back, her anger soon gone from the sight of Special Agent Ambrose.

"Fuck me, are you serious Jael? Look at the douchebag." Tilting his chin in the direction of Ambrose, who immediately looked at the duo Jael nudged his side –hard, causing him to wince and grab onto his ribcage for comfort "What the fuck was that for?" he growled in a hushed tone.

"Just shut your mouth, Orton." She whispered as Ambrose walked around the room to introduce himself, his gaze never leaving hers.

When it came to their turn Jael sat straighter with her chest puffed out slightly. With her not wearing the usual wear of a tailored suit, and now just casual she wore a tanned cardigan, blue tank top that displayed her ample chest and jeans that hugged her curves. It was the perfect first meeting attire.

Stopping in front of the table he smiled sternly before extending his hand "Dean Ambrose, it's a pleasure to be working with both of you" he said almost robotic-like which caused goose bumps to form on Jael's arms and not in the good way.

Both sat stunned by his odd behavior. Randy unable to control himself laughed softly before taking his hand to give it a stern shake "Randy Orton, are you usually this rigid?" That was the one thing Jael liked about Orton, he was a no bullshit, get rid of the awkwardness and get right to the point.

Smiling Jael watched the wave of emotions go through Dean before he tilted his head "Are you usually this brash?" he countered which caused a snort of laughter from Jael and a angered expression from Orton.

Turning his attention to Jael, Dean extended his hand before he could give his robotic response she piped in "Name's Jael Moreno, it will be a pleasure to work with you." This created an amused look on his face as he shook her hand and released almost too eagerly.

"Nice to meet you Jael." His gaze lowered towards her cleavage before reaching back to her eyes "It will be my pleasure to work with you" he smiled, then turned to venture to the next table.

Randy began to laugh hysterically before they even left the conference room "Can you" he tried to catch his breath from the laughter "Can you believe that?" he coughed out while he continued to laugh as they both walked into the hallway towards the exit.

"You are just cruel" Shaking her head to hide the laughter herself "I can't believe you were so upfront with him. He looked like he was going to lose it"

"Right! I bet no one has asked him that before. They just accept the awkward introductions." Opening the exit for her both walked together as they continued their laughter until they reached the parking lot.

"Yeah" her laughter soon resided "Well, I think I'm going to continue with my day off. I will see you tomorrow Orton."

"You know it" he smiled "I'll see you tomorrow, Moreno" he waved her off as she walked towards her car.

The first night alone was always the hardest and as Jael sat in the kitchen eating her dinner consisting of salad and chicken she wasn't all that hungry, and instead of eating she was more poking at the items. The thoughts of Seth text along with a picture message of him with a pouting face saying how much he had missed her already came to mind. Picking up her phone she had happily replied with an equally sad photo that displayed a little too much cleavage with the message saying 'Sorry for the wait. I miss you too and so do the girls' Laughing softly she placed her phone onto the table and stood to put the uneaten food in the garbage and dishes in the sink.

She hadn't received a reply from Seth immediately so she decided on a nice warm bath with soft music to help elevate the silent house. As the music played, and the bubbly water soaked into her skin she was in heaven. Humming softly to the music she closed her eyes to truly enjoy the serene moment of just her and John Mayer who serenaded her with all the right words. After the song your body is a wonderland Jael began to hear a thump against the front door, springing up at full attention she listened intently. She waited only a minute before rising from the bathtub to grab her robe and gun that sat in the holster behind the door. Seth had always given her a hard time that she put a gun in the bathroom, but now she was grateful she hadn't listened to him in the first place.

Tightening the robe she walked down the hallway slowly leaving a trial of water following her path. Again the sound of thumping came to the door, and as she inched closer to look through the peephole there was nothing there.

"Okay…" she hesitantly whispered to herself "where is the thumping coming from?" Not one for falling for the old killer outside waiting for the victim she walked into the kitchen, grabbed her cellphone and called the first person that came to mind, Orton.