The next week flew by, Keleigh was busy investigating a tax fraud case and John was busy with the Batista case. They rarely saw each other the whole week. Keleigh was beginning to feel a little neglected. She couldn't wait until they would leave for their vacation and they would finally have some time together. She missed him desperately but their careers left them very little moments to share. It had been her idea for them to get away for a while. They were just going to Corpus Christi for a few days. But after some thought she decided to extend her trip. She knew once they returned it would be work as usual.
"Keleigh, are you ready for your vacation?" Stephanie asked as they were at their desks.
"Yeah. I'm so ready to have some alone time with John. We both have been so busy. We need this time away." Keleigh replied. "So, on that, can I have two extra days off?"
"Okay, two more days." Stephanie laughed.
"Thank you. You are the best friend." Keleigh hugged her tightly.
"Ok, just stop squeezing and get to lunch with Mr. Hotty." She said trying to pull away from her friend. Keleigh reminded Stephanie of a school girl of twelve that had just been given her first ten speed.
Keleigh headed to John's floor for their lunch date. She was so excited about the trip. Corpus Christi was her favorite place in Texas to go.
"John." she said excitedly as he walked out of the elevator she had been waiting on. "I was just coming to see you."
"I was coming to see you." He said. "I can't go away this weekend. I'm sorry. This case is heating up a little bit and I just can't leave. I'm sorry."
"Please tell me you are joking John." Keleigh said trying to hide her disappointment and anger.
"I'm sorry, baby. I just can't leave this case right now. We have a witness who is ready to say they saw him do something illegal. I can't leave. I will make up to you. I really am sorry."
"Do what ever you want John Cena." she said turning on her heel and walking back to her department. It was obvious to everyone who saw her that she was mad
"Look, I'm sorry. I thought you of all people would understand things." He said catching up with her. "This is my job and a very important case."
"You think that you're the only one with a hectic case load right now." she spat at him, drawing the attention of everyone in the hallway.
"What do you want me to do? Let someone else handle this case. I can't do that. This is my case and I'm not leaving it because our schedules haven't been in sync. That is not my fault."
"Why not John." she said irritated by his obvious obsession. "Do you really think you're the only one that can handle this without botching it?"
"Yes. No one wants him behind bars more than me. And for that reason, I don't leave anything to chance. I'm sorry about the weekend. But this case is my top priority. I'm sorry."
"What about Kofi? Chris? All of them have been right there beside you on this the whole time. I hate to break it to you, but you are not the only competent agent in Organized Crime!"
"That isn't what I said. I'm the one who makes sure nothing is left unturned. And I know I'm not the only competent agent but I am the best one."
"You are so full of yourself!" she shouted. His arrogance about his job was the only thing about him she was not crazy about.
"You know. I can't talk to you when you are like this. When you have cooled off and thought about things. Then call me." He said walking away.
"I won't!" she yelled back. She stomped back into her office and slammed the door. She flopped down in her chair and began to pout.
"K, are you okay?" Stephanie asked. The whole department had heard the argument.
"No, I'm not." Keleigh replied.
"Sweetie, this is just a bump in the road. All couples fight."
"I know that but most couples don't cancel their vacations because a witness is about to crack."
"K, we're FBI agents. Our jobs are usually always first especially with the guys." Stephanie said hoping to defuse the situation. "Why don't you take the vacation and give yourself some time."
"Oh, I'm going too." She replied.
"K, don't do anything rash. You love John and I know you don't want to end things."
"I do love him but I need to know I matter to him." She said as she got up and headed downstairs. She was going to tell John that she was going on vacation without him.
"John, did you tell Keleigh?" Kofi asked.
"Keleigh started yelling at me because I want to postpone the vacation."
"Did you yell too?" Chris asked.
"I yelled a little but mainly she was yelling. I don't get why she doesn't understand about the job."
"Yeah, she's an agent but she is also a woman. She needs to know she matters to you." Kofi added just as Keleigh walked up.
"K." John said standing up.
"I came to tell you that I'm going on the vacation alone. I planned it and I'm not changing it."
"You're going by yourself?" John asked. "K, come on, we can go another weekend. It's not that big of deal."
"It is to me. I wanted to spend the weekend with you alone. No distractions." She turned to go. "But I guess your job is more important than me."
"K, that's not true." John added. "Please K, don't do this. Why would you want to go without me?"
"Because it was my plan. John, I don't want to fight with you right now. I am still angry that you aren't coming but I am going. So, I will see you on Monday." She said walking to the door. She didn't' give him a chance to say anything.
Once she was gone, John couldn't believe that she going without him. He hadn't meant to yell. His temper was the one thing he hated about himself. But nailing Batista was important, he wanted to make him pay for Jacob. It was wrong when Batista got off of the charge because of lack of evidence.
Batista's father had been hard to catch also. According to the records, Trent Hahn and Jerry Lawler tried for years to get the charges to stick. It was rumored that Dave Batista, Sr. was looking into getting rid of the two agents. They were starting to ruin his business. In fact on the day he died, it was rumored that Trent Hahn had found something to get him and there was no chance he would get out of it. But the information was never found after his death and the Hahn's things were put in storage and only Keleigh was able to view them. John often wondered if she had the key to it all.
"John, go after her and apologize. Dave Batista is not worth losing her over." Kofi said.
"I want to put him in jail and this witness is the key." John said. "I will give her time to cool off and she will see things my way."
"Alright man, whatever you say." Kofi said going back to his paperwork.
Kofi was sure that John was making a big mistake by letting his growing obsession with Batista upset his life. He could see his friend's life already unraveling. But how long would it take before the all the threads were gone
Keleigh arrived home and packed. She put out food and water for the cat. Stephanie said she would come by and check on him. Once she was packed, she got into her explorer and headed toward Corpus.
John and the others were at the office waiting for the witness to brought in. They were going to give their statement.
"John, we have a problem." Jerry said walking up to his agent.
"What?" John asked.
"John Morrison has disappeared. He will not be coming in to give a statement." Jerry said.
"What? How could he disappear? There were guards on him." John asked angrily. "How could he just be gone?"
"The agents were killed by an unknown shooter and Morrison got away. We have no leads to where he is."
"How could this happen? We had everything ready to finally get Batista! How could the agents be so stupid?"
"John, calm down. They had no way of knowing that Batista or any of his men knew that Morrison had contacted us. We thought and believed that we took every precaution. But some things can't be planned."
"I just can't believe this! Batista is just like his father. I wouldn't be surprise if he has someone on the inside to tell things." John said. "Who is telling him things?"
"John, there is no traitor in our unit. I know each agent. This is just one of those things. Batista has learned well from those before him. His father obviously taught him well. Now, this is over. Everyone go home." Jerry said walking back into his office.
He remembered how hard he and Trent had tried to get Dave Batista Sr. they had lost time with their families. His wife had filed divorce because of the time spent. He had remarried about two months before Trent was killed. He remembered Moira, Keleigh's mother, never questioned Trent's devotion. She stood by him and put everything behind him. But he knew she was unhappy and that Trent had been abusive to her. That was how their affair began way before Keleigh was born and it continued until Moira's death. He only hoped that John wasn't going to let this obsession get worse. He didn't want Keleigh to deal with it like her mother had.
John left the office and headed out for a few drinks with Kofi and Chris. They all wanted to take their mind off of the case. Kofi knew how John got when he drank, so he made sure to watch him.
"John, now that the witness is gone and we are no closer in catching Batista, why don't you go see Keleigh and apologize?"
"I doubt she wants to see me and she is probably on her way to Corpus." John replied.
"So, go there and surprise her." Kofi said as they sat there. "Do something very romantic and show her how much she means to you."
"What if we find Morrison?" John asked.
"Forget that, you know we won't find him. So, go and get your girl." Chris said to him. They all knew that Batista had Morrison killed for almost talking. They would never find him.
"Chris is right. John, you know Morrison is dead. Don't let this ruin things with Keleigh. Go to Corpus Christi and sweep her off her feet and apologize." Kofi said.
"You guys are right. Morrison dead and Batista knows we have nothing else." John said getting up. "I am going to go to Corpus and try to convince Keleigh to forgive me."
He quickly left the bar and headed home. He got and headed for Corpus Christi. He only hoped that he could get Keleigh to forgive him. He knew that he shouldn't have cancelled their plans. But he thought that he was close to getting Batista and he had waited a long time to do so. But it wasn't meant to be at this time. He only hoped that eventually Batista would slip up and he would be there waiting.
But his main focus now was Keleigh. He was going to surprise her and get her to forgive him. He had been stupid to put this case before her and now he had to make it right. He didn't want to lose the best thing in his life
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