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Chapter Six: Team Bonding.

"Damn it," Caitlyn cursed reaching for something to clean up the coffee that she had knocked over, she had been checking over the files that she had been asked to sort out about their last case. Things had been going well in the past couple of weeks and Caitlyn found herself relieved that she had settled so quickly into her new life; she missed things about New York but she was dealing with it.

Wiping off her desk, Caitlyn dumped the wet tissue into the bin next to her desk and moved to check that nothing important had been damaged. The last thing that she wanted was to have to tell anyone that their reports had been damaged because she had knocked over some coffee; she was certain that their new case was keeping them busy enough.

"You good?" Jay asked moving passed her desk on the way to the break room, he had seen her little accident and he could see that none of the paperwork had been damaged. Caitlyn nodded her head and flashed him a smile, she was still surprised how welcoming some of them had been considering she was just a civilian aid brought in to help them.

"Yes thanks… I guess I'll have to make a coffee run soon," Caitlyn replied knowing how terrible the stuff was in the break room; she was sure that no one in the office knew how to make a good cup of coffee. Jay laughed at that and nodded his head, he stuffed his hands into his pockets and moved closer to her desk; he had noticed that she tended to keep out of the way when they were working.

"So… you and Alvin?" Jay asked wanting to know the story there, everyone was curious and had their own theories about how Alvin knew Caitlyn and was helping her out. The theories ranged from her being a CI in some sort of trouble to her being his secret love child that had shown up on his doorstep; no one was quite sure what to make of her.

"He's my Godfather… I've just moved here and he helped me find a job," Caitlyn explained not wanting to go into any further detail, she didn't wish to share why she had left New York like she had. It wasn't something that she felt like she could just share with anyone especially co-workers when she did her best to stay out of their way; she didn't want to disturb them when they were doing something important.

Jay raised an eyebrow at that, he truly didn't know who would choose Alvin to be their child's godparent; he just didn't seem like the type to get that close to anyone. From what he knew about Alvin, the man lived in his garage for whatever reason and always seemed to smell like he'd been rolling around in the trash.

"We're all heading to Molly's later, you could join us," Jay suggested, knowing that it would be nice for them all to get to know one another considering the long hours that they worked together. It would be nice to see Caitlyn outside of the office and he was sure she'd feel more comfortable speaking to them at work if she did so outside of it.

Caitlyn looked at him surprised, she hadn't been expecting to be invited anywhere since she wasn't really part of the team; she had noticed that there was a sort of divided. She had noticed that Sheldon Jin was mostly ignored or talked down to whenever he dealt with any of the detectives and she'd heard him mumbling to himself annoyed often enough with how he was treated.

"I think I might," Caitlyn agreed knowing that she didn't really do much but work and stay at her apartment. It would be good to get out of her comfort zone and she didn't see what harm it could do to go out with her co-workers.

"What brought you to Chicago?" Kim asked sipping on her drink, she had been surprised to see Caitlyn here and had been quick to welcome her into the group; she remembered what it had been like being the new girl. It wasn't easy and she could only imagine how Caitlyn felt, she had come all the way from New York and it must have been daunting to start her life somewhere new.

"I just wanted a fresh start," Caitlyn replied shrugging her shoulders, she was almost relieved when no one else pushed her on that; she didn't want to talk about the mess that she had left behind. Her mother was still missing and she hadn't heard from Richard, she had left him a message but there was no word from him and she feared that he might never speak to her again.

Kim nodded her head and didn't question anymore, she could see that Caitlyn didn't want to talk about it and she was certain that she would open up when she was ready. She saw the look that Erin offered Caitlyn and she could only imagine what the other woman was thinking; she was sure that she was going to be keeping an eye on Caitlyn.

"How are you finding Chicago? Bet it's different from New York," Adam asked sipping on his beer, he had no idea what to make of the woman that his partner had brought in. He didn't know what it was but he had noticed how protective Alvin was of her; he had a feeling that there was something more going on here that they weren't being told.

"It's nice here. I used to visit a lot when I was younger to stay with Alvin," Caitlyn said recalling the visits that she had made when she was younger. It had always struck her as odd that she would come and stay with her godfather for a couple of weeks in the summer but Alvin had always been happy to see her and had told her that he was only ever a phone call away.

"Really?" Adam asked surprised, he hadn't realised that they were that close and he wondered why Alvin had never mentioned her before; he had heard enough about Lexi and Meredith since he had joined. He wasn't the only one that seemed surprised by that, Erin tried to hide her expression not sure what to think and she knew that she had to speak to Alvin; she had a feeling that he was hiding something.

Erin knew how much Alvin cared about his family, he would do anything for them and she feared just what he might have done in the past might come back to haunt him now. There was no doubt in her mind that Meredith would not be so forgiving if it turned out that Caitlyn was his daughter; she would likely have a great deal to say about Alvin's 'God-daughter'.

Excusing herself, Caitlyn got to her feet and moved away from the table; she moved through the crowd towards the door wanting to step outside for a moment. Her hand reached for the phone in her pocket and she stepped outside into the cold night air; she shivered a little before moving away from the door.

Staring down at her phone, Caitlyn nibbled at her lip for a moment and pressed the phone to her ear; she leant against the building as she waited to see if the person would answer. Her eyes closed as the call went to the answering machine and she felt a swirl of disappointment inside of her; she squeezed her eyes trying to stop the tears from forming before she spoke.

"It's me again. Just thought I would give you a call… I don't know what's happening but I would love to hear from you," Caitlyn said quietly, she ended the call and rested her head against the building feeling lost. She had no idea what to do and she wished that she had the answers that she was looking for; it scared her that she was essentially alone in the world right now.

Her family had fallen apart and no one seemed to be able to tell her what she wanted to know, she just wished that things could have been like they had been before her mother had ruined everything by letting the secret out. The sound from inside of the bar reached her and Caitlyn pushed herself away from the wall knowing that someone had come outside; she brushed away the tears that had somehow managed to escape.

"You okay?" Jay asked seeing that she was upset, he had noticed that she had slipped outside and had wanted to give her a couple of minutes before he had followed after her. No one else seemed to have noticed that they had gone and Jay was rather relieved that Erin hadn't followed them out. As much as she might have meant well, he doubted that Caitlyn wanted to deal with a lot of people hovering when she was clearly upset; he didn't know what had happened in New York but he guessed it was bad.

"I'm fine… just got something in my eye," Caitlyn lied wiping away her tears, she offered him a weak smile but she knew that he didn't believe her for a moment. She moved to head back into the bar so that she didn't have to talk about it only to have Jay stop her; his blue eyes searched her face.

"If you need to talk… I'm here, no judgement just a set of ears to listen," Jay offered gently, he couldn't imagine what might have upset her and he knew that they all still had their suspicions about Caitlyn. But he was here if she wanted to talk to him about what was going on, he doubted that bottling it up was helping her and she might not have felt like she could talk to Alvin about it.

Staring up at Jay, Caitlyn was surprised by his offered and nodded her head; she watched him for a moment not sure what to make of him. Out of everyone, Caitlyn had noticed that Jay had treated her with nothing but kindness and didn't seem to ask too many questions; she had caught him watching her while they had been inside and he kept making sure that she was comfortable.

"Thank you," Caitlyn said not knowing what else to say, it had been nice getting to know everyone that she was now working with and some of the officers that worked downstairs but she felt a little out of place. She wasn't a police officer nor was she a detective, she was sort of an outsider at work because of that and she found herself a little confused about where she stood in all of this.

Jay nodded his head, he searched her face for a moment wondering just what had caused her to flee from New York; he had heard a lot of stories about why people fled and he knew that she wasn't going to open up if she didn't feel safe. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small card before he handed it to her, he watched as she took it from him and stared down at it; he couldn't remember the last time he'd had one out.

"My number… in case you need it," Jay informed her, he was sure that she would call him if she needed anything and he hoped that she would; he had found himself growing rather fond of seeing her every morning when he arrived for work. Caitlyn always had a smile on her face and she greeted each of them as she passed their desks when she arrived; he liked that she tried her best even if she was learning on the job.

Not allowing Caitlyn to say anything, Jay turned and headed back into the bar knowing that he would be noticed missing before she would and Erin would likely come looking for him. Caitlyn watched him go then turned her gaze back to the card that he had handed her; she turned it over in her hands before sticking it in her back pocket.

Taking a deep breath, she headed back into the bar knowing that it was nice to see that someone had her back when she was least expecting it.

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