Chapter 10

Bobby stood leaning against the bars unable to believe that his own daughter would lock him and his partner in a cell. He hadn't meant for the argument to get so heated but things had gotten out of control now he was locked in a cell with his angry partner.

Alex sat on the cot in the back of the cell she was angry at her partner for putting her through the emotional ring of whether or not he would come out of that room alive. At the same time disappointed at the fact that Mattie had seen them argue to apoint that they were yelling at one another. And here she was now stuck in a cell with an angry Bobby Goren.

An hour had past and neither one had spoken to the other Bobby was now sitting on one end of the cot and Alex remained seated on the other end with her head leaning back. They both looked towards the door when they heard it open and seen Mattie walk in looking at the two.

Mattie looked at her dad then at Alex she could see the tension between them and how far away they were sitting and knew they hadn't talked yet.

"I thought you might be hungry," Mattie said

"Well you let us out and we can go and eat," Bobby answer his daughter, hoping she would let them out.

"Sorry Dad but you guys haven't worked it out yet, so I brought food with me, pizza," Mattie said shaking her head no at her dad.

"Well are you at least going to open the door so we can eat?" Bobby asked trying to get his daughter to open the door.

"Nice try Dad but the minute I open this door you'll both ambush me to either get as far away from the other as possible or you'll both try to throttle me at the same time," Mattie said smiling at her Dad, she knew what he was up to.

"Come on Mattie we promise we won't throttle you," Alex promised Mattie.

Mattie looked over at Alex as she got up of the cot where she had remained sitting.

"Nice try Alex but can't because then you won't talk and you'll both stay mad at each other," Mattie said

They Both gave up trying to convince Mattie to let them out it was clear to them that she was serious in her words that she wasn't letting them out until they worked it out.

They all sat and ate together neither Alex or Bobby looked at each other or spoke to each other the whole time so Mattie done most of the talking during tea, talking about school and her new friends she was making. They were just finishing tea off when Deakins walked in carrying two coffees and a soda.

"Now I'll give you both a cup of coffee if you promise not to through it at the other," He said with a grin he knew when they got out that they would kill him so he was enjoying it while he could.

"Yeah we promise," The both said together, both of them wouldn't they were desperate for a coffee.

After a little more conversation Deakins and Mattie turned to leave the room when Mattie turned around and walked back to the cell and gave her dad a hug through the bars the best she could and then hugged Alex saying as she left the from

"You'll thank me for doing this one day," and with that Bobby and Alex were alone again.

Alex leaned against the wall and let her head rest against it as she let out a frustrated sigh.

"I guess we aren't getting out of here tonight," Alex said more to her self then to Bobby she didn't even think he was paying attention until he responded.

"Why you got a date?" Goren growled at her

"Excuse me," Alex said crossing her arms across her chest as she glared back at Goren.

"You heard, so is he a sleaze you picked up in a bar or another married man?" Bobby said with resentment evident in his voice.

Alex closed her eyes at the comment he made, trying to keep control of the anger in side her from boiling over.

"That was low Goren, even for you," she said in a hiss directing her anger at him

"I don't" Bobby began but was cut of by Alex.

"Shut up Goren this conversation is over," Alex yelled back at him she didn't want him to finish that sentence in case he said something they both may regret.

"Why Eames, Huh, remember you started this argument not me," Bobby yelled back their voices growing louder each time they spoke.

"Yeah I remember Goren I started it after you walked in to a room with a nut who had a gun, and I am not supposed to get upset, What do you have some kind of death wish?" Alex replied to him.

"What you don't want a new partner?" Bobby through back at her knowing that comment would hurt her but he didn't care at the moment.

"I don't want to have to tell your daughter that her daddy is never coming home, Goren," Alex screamed back at him pointing her finger at him putting all her anger in to her voice she ignored the comment about wanting a new partner but the hurt it caused she was sure would register in her eyes.

"I am sure you would love to tell her that Eames," Goren spat back at her

"You son of a," Eames never finished the sentence her anger got the better of her and she through a right hook which connected hard with Goren's jaw.

Goren stubbled backwards and fell to the floor both from the shock of her hitting him and the force in which she did. He sat on the floor rubbing his jaw it hurt like hell but he figured he deserved that and so much more for the things he had said to her. He watched her leaning against the wall looking out of the cell with her back to him he could tell from the slight shake of the shoulders that she was either crying or close to tears. He decided he needed to make it right standing up still rubbing his jaw he slowly walked towards her.

Eames stood leaning against the wall with her back to him letting the tears silently fall she felt really bad about hitting him but he had made her so angry she just lost it. Her hand hurt like hell from where she hit him, she also felt bad about the things she had said she knew he didn't mean what he said or at least she hoped he didn't they were both just angry. But she decides to make things right with him and apologise so she slowly turned around to face him.

Bobby stopped in his tracks when she turned around at first worried that she'd hit him again. But seeing the tears on her face broke his heart he had to make it right and fast he hated the look on her face and even worse the fact he put it there.

"Alex I'm, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to say those things," Bobby managed to get out as his eyes filled with tears. He prayed that he hadn't lost her.

"I know, I'm sorry to I shouldn't have hit you, are you ok?" Alex asked through the tears that were now coming faster.

"Nothing I didn't deserve," Bobby said softly wiping away a few tears that slipped down his check.

"I really am sorry," Alex said again as she reached up and touched his jaw were she hit him.

Bobby leant into her palm turning his head into her palm and kissed it putting his hand over the top of hers as he did so.

Alex flinched at Bobby's hand touching hers and watched as he pulled back after kissing her palm looking at her concerned he did the wrong thing he tried apologising.

"Alex I'm" Bobby was interrupted by Alex before he finished

"You didn't do anything wrong Bobby, my hand just hurts from were I hit you," Alex explained.

Bobby took Alex's hand and looked at it. It had begun to swell across her knuckles, wanting to take away the pain he raised her hand to his lips and gently kissed it.

"Does that feel better?" he asked slightly smiling for the first time since been locked in the cell.

"Much better," Alex answered returning a smile back to him that grew bigger when he smiled again.

"Good, Mattie says if you kiss it, it feels better," Bobby smiled again when he thought about his daughter.

"Really, in that case," Alex said smiling as she stretched up and kissed Bobby's jaw where she hit him. Loving the feel of his warm skin on her lips.

Bobby smiled when he felt Alex's lips on his jaw he couldn't help but notice how right it felt. He turned to look at Alex how was smiling at him he returned her smile as their eyes meet he leaned in watching her eyes for any sign she didn't want this but found nothing but love in them.

There lips meet and sparks flew through their bodies, the kiss started of a soft and gentle but grew in intensity quickly as Bobby slipped his tongue into Alex's mouth deepening the kiss putting all his love he felt for her into it.

Alex let her tongue dance with Bobby's she loved the taste of him and was all for him deepening the kiss she wanted him to know how much she loved him.

The Kiss lasted for what felt like hours to them but was only in fact minutes pulling their lips apart so they could get some much needed air they both looked at each other smiling.

"Alex, I love you so much," Bobby said to Alex after gaining his breath.

"I love you to," Alex replied with tears in her eyes.

Alex leaned in and kissed him again this time Alex deepened the kiss wrapping her arms around his neck she pulled him closer. Bobby wrapped his arms around her waste and tried to pull her even close deciding he was never letting her go.