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Present
Jo walked into the lab. It was just before midnight so everyone in her team had gone home. Their last case had been especially hard causing a lot of lost sleep. Everyone was relieved to stop the serial killer and to go home to a full nights rest.
She left the elevator and walked towards her office with her heels echoing along the floor in the quiet lab. In her office she turned the light on and threw her coat and bag on the hooks in the corner. Reaching up she pulled all of her hair back into a messy bun and pushed up the sleeves on her sweater. Jo walked over to her desk and started shuffling papers. It didn't take long until she realized she wasn't getting anywhere and in frustration pushed everything onto the floor.
She heard the knock at the door and jumped. "Hey Jo.."
"Oh hey Adam, you scared me. What you doing in so late?" She asked with her hands pressed over her chest feeling like her heart was going to jump out, she hadn't thought anyone was in the lab.
He let out a nervous giggle "I could ask you the same thing"
"Yes but I bet you'll crack first sweetie" she raised an eyebrow and held eye contact with him until he looked away.
"Alright alright, I was just finishing some work for Mac. What 'bout you?"
"I just needed to do some paperwork, and it's easier to do here than to take it home."
"Oh okay, you need a hand because you seem a little frustrated?"
"Oh Adam your so good to me! But I'm okay go get some sleep and I'll see you on the next shift"
"If you say so. You alright?"
"I'm fine, don't you worry 'bout me" He smiled and turned to leave. "Um Adam?..."
"Yeah?"
"Could you keep this between you and me?" Her smile said - it's our secret- "Sure, see you tomorrow"
"Night Adam"
"Oh dear Lord" she sighed when she turned and saw the pile of work on the floor. Slowly she started sorting the papers into the appropriate case files. Once everything was in the right file she started putting them in order and reading through them.
After signing off the last file she sighed with satisfaction at her achievement. She stacked the files on the corner of her desk and started to look through her post-its and do the tasks which had been put off for some months.
At some point she dozed off, because she woke to the smell of coffee. When she looked up she saw Lindsay staring at her, amusement twinkling in her eyes with a coffee held tightly between her hands. "It's about time! Thought I told you to go home last night?"
"Well I planned to but.."
"Don't you lie to me! You are not the only one who can profile."
"I'm sorry Linds, it's just.."
"I don't need you to justify sleeping here, what I need you to do is go get freshened up, put on some clean clothes and make yourself look as gorgeous as usual and then come get some breakfast with me I'm starving!" Jo looked at the clock, it was only seven in the morning.
"What you doing in so early Linds?"
"I saw you head towards the lab last night so assumed you would be in a state if I didn't come and act like your mother." Jo blushed slightly and turned toward the locker rooms.
"Thanks Lindsay"
"Anytime"
Jo walked quickly to the locker rooms not wanting anyone else to know she had stayed at the lab, Adam would have his suspicions but would never ask. Once at her locker she was relived to find a clean pair of black jeans, a cute button up blouse and a large collection of jewelry. She had a quick shower to freshen up towel dried her hair leaving it to dry in light curls and touched up her make up before changing into her fresh clothes.
As she neared her office she saw Lindsay walking towards her "lets eat, i'm starving!" She smiled and linked arms with her friend.
"There is this diner down the road with food to die for!"
"Then that's where we're heading, lead the way."