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Pre A/N: So WGN seems to have lost 74 million dollars buying syndication deals for POI and Elementary. All I can say is ouch and so much for new viewers helping the show. So yeah, another chapter about John and Joss. Still can't let these 2 go like so many others. It really shows how much they were loved by fans, old and new. Well, I hope you all enjoy this newest goodie:)
Status: Not together but maybe if you look hard enough.
Chapter 7 - Holding Hands
Joss was full of anger and despair as she vented to John in her kitchen. The culprit of her latest homicide case was someone she knew personally. The young man was arrested by her and she made a personal recommendation at his trial that he spend a long time in jail. This wasn't heeded and he was released for good behavior. Not long after his release, Joss got word that her witness was gunned down in front of a store while he was picking up something for his mother. The emotions that passed through her at the time were too numerous to count. All she could do was concentrate on catching who she knew was responsible.
When she told the victim's mother, she was understandably angry, especially with Joss because she had promised her that her son would be safe if he chose to speak up. It felt horrible being accused of something but Joss really felt like it was her fault because she thought that she should have fought harder to make sure the guy wouldn't be allowed a chance to get out of prison. Joss got home late only to be met by John, who told her that Taylor was heading to a friend's house for the night. She could see that he had guilt over what happened too but Joss couldn't blame him or the Machine because the murder wasn't planned ahead of time so it wouldn't have fit the criteria to be flagged.
They both just sat on the couch and John listened while she put her heart out there about the fact that she felt like she had failed. When John heard this, he quickly reached over and grabbed her hand, stopping her mid sentence. Suddenly Joss felt like he was giving her strength to move past this and understanding that she had done all that she could. Her thoughts of failure seemed to slowly drift away as his thumb tendering brushed over her knuckles while he explained that she couldn't expect everything to go her way but there was no one that could say she didn't try. She believed him and even though she wouldn't be able to forget the image of the devastated mother that lost her son because he did the right thing, at least she had people like John to help her get through those hard times.