sory for the very late chap. I just have alot ov things going on in my mind right now, one of them being tests and grades. and the other...just social problems.
anyways i hope u enjoy this one :)
"We're free today." Vance told them. Cal and Gillian were crowded around the dinning table with Vance. It was one in the afternoon and the sun was shining like it never had before.
"We are?" Vance nodded. "What about Com?" Gillian asked him. Although she was tired, she wanted to be on the case more.
"The department called. Com hasn't said anything, but as soon as he does, they promised to call right away."
Everyone nodded. "Well, I'm going to go meet an old friend. Call me if you need anything." Vance said.
"Alright." Cal replied. Vance gave them a quick smile and walked away, the click of the door was barely heard.
"So..." Gillian turned to Cal. "what do you want to do?"
He shrugged. "I guess I'll just stay in the room." He turned to go.
Gillian grabbed him by the arm. "Wait. No. That won't be fun. Why don't we go out? Like a stroll in the park?" Cal opened his mouth to say something but Gillian shushed him. "Alec went out to meet his old friends."
Cal thought this over, although he seemed like he was going to say no. "Fine." Gillian smiled a bit. "But only for a little while.
-x-
Once they were in the car, Gillian insisted on having breakfast. So they drove around until they found a decent restaurant and ate there. Afterwards, they went to the park that circled a pond. It seemed like the peaceful place in the town. It was truly beautiful. Few people were walking around, some families, or walking their dog, but most were couples on dates. As soon as Gillian was out of the car, she smiled brightly. It's been a long time since Cal had seen that smile on her and it made him grin.
"It's beautiful." Cal commented, looking at the view of the birds flapping on the water.
Gillian nodded. "I used to come here as a child." She had a faraway look in her eyes. "With my family..."
Cal glanced at her. He then looked to a couple passing by and smiled at them. By the looks of it, they were only in high school. Holding hands seemed to be a fashion here. They smiled back. He looked at his own hands and wondered if he should hold Gillian's. He wanted to ... but if someone saw, what would they think? He wiped his hands, which he noticed were covered in sweat, on his pants.
Gillian smiled at this. Cal honestly looked...like a human being right now, not like a human lie detector. She kept on wondering about the other night. She wasn't able to read him, never was. It was just...strange. Somehow she sensed that Cal was wondering if he should or not hold her hands, she reached out and held his. They were extremely warm. She knew she was passing the line by a mile but something made her do it. She didn't realize it until Cal looked at her a little shocked. She gave him a weak smile. "No ones watching." She whispered, trying for an excuse.
Cal smiled back, a genuine smile. They started walking and they looked like an ordinary couple who were out for a stroll. Cal, who was nervous and didn't know why, put his other hand in his pocket and every few minutes, he would glance at Gillian. Then Gillian would glance back and grin. They started talking about work and for a few minutes, they slowly started to swing their hand up and down like a college couple.
"And remember the time when Ria threw the pie at Eli?" Gillian said, with an uncontrollable laughter.
Cal continued to laugh. "Loker got so pissed at her." He started shaking his head.
Their laughter seized. Cal led her to a nearby bench and sat down. They soon got to talking again. With laughter, sadness, and just plain chat.
Gillian was still wondering about yesterday's night. He had been just an inch away. So close, she could sense his breathing. She wondered and wondered. That night, when she went back to her room, Alec was sleeping already. She had went into the bathroom and sat on the floor, clearly confused about what had happened. She sat there for a while until Alec came in and stated that it was three in the morning.
She barely noticed Cal's hand waving in front of her. She snapped her heads towards him.
Cal sighed. He laid a hand on her leg and drummed his fingers. For a minute he didn't say anything, just stared at his hand. He then looked up. There was an odd look in his eyes. "Gil, luv, what are we doing?"
Gillian didn't answer right away, tried to ignore the question in fact. She looked away and watched a family playing near the pond. But Cal continued to stare at her. He knew she was trying to ignore the question, he could read her like an open book. Gillian glanced down.
"I don't know Cal. I don't really know." she answered truthfully.
Cal sighed, patted her leg once more and stood up. "Well then," Gillian stared at him with confusion, "think we should be going now. Your mum will be wonderin where we are."
Gillian smiled. Cal reached out a hand to her and she took it. They started walking back to the car. Gillian, who was dieing to know what happened last night, burst into speech. "Cal." He turned around.
"Yes darlin?"
She gulped. "What was...last night all about." she asked directly.
Cal stopped walking. In truth he really didn't know what had happened last night. He was completely out of it. From what he remembered, he had had his lips very close to Gillian's and she didn't slap him.
"I..." Cal tried to make something up, stuttering on the way. "Well...you see...I...I was out of it really. I mean, I had a few drinks at the dinner table." He finished with a sweat.
Gillian knew something was up. Cal Lightman did not stutter or sound nervous at all. But she just nodded and Cal sighed in relief.
-x-
"Josh!" Vance hugged his old friend. He had grown...well he was going to college now.
"Vance! Mate where on earth have you been! You haven't been answering my calls!" He said, putting on a hurt face. Although Josh was American, he liked to tease Vance pretending to be English.
Vance laughed full heartily. "Work." He playfully hit Josh on the shoulder. "How have you been?"
"S' been great around here." They were at the college, outside where the fountain was. They sat down. Only a couple of kids where roaming around the place. It seemed deserted.
"Bout you?"
"Great, great." Vance said.
"So," Josh started, "what brings you back here?"
"Well I kinda have a case to work on. I'm gunna go back in a few days though."
"Oh." Josh sounded disappointed.
Vance nodded, hating to ruin the mood. "Does uh...does Amy go here?" he asked gesturing behind them.
Josh knew everything about the two. He knew how it started, and how it ended. And she did go here. In fact, they had a couple of classes together. But the thing was, she had a boyfriend...and his name was Brandon. The guy that supposedly broke Amy and Vance up. He didn't know how to answer but he answered truthfully, being his friend for a long time. "Yea...she does."
Vance just nodded. Just then his phone decided to ring. Looking at the caller ID, it was Carol. "Ya?" he said as he answered. "Uh huh...right...ok I'll be right there." He got up. "Listen, mate, I gotta go."
Josh scoffed and smiled. "Well good luck and be nice to the kids."
"You know I am." he smiled back, already on his way to the car. "See yah later!"
-x-
"PLEASE!"
"Sorry, I'm just too tired."
Cal tried reasoning. Sarah was pulling at his arm, digging her heel into the dirt and pushing. Gillian was behind Sarah, who was in shorts and a shirt. Behind all of them, at the far side of the field, was Brian. He was bouncing around a soccer ball on his knees and feet. While Sarah was squirming around Cal, Gillian got up from the bench and went over to Brian. She noticed that Brian and Cal didn't talk much if not at all.
"Hey Brian." Gillian said, a few steps away.
"Hi." Brian just continued with his soccer ball without looking up. He soon kicked the ball over to her. She passed it back and was thankful that she wasn't wearing a dress. She could still hear Sarah from the back, and Cal continuing to refuse.
When she got the ball, she paused. "Brian why don't you go help your sister? Cal needs to be more active."
Brian kicked the ball from her. He continued to bounce it on his head, knee and foot. "She can handle it."
Gillian didn't hear any anger or anything in his voice. "Brian don't you like Cal?"
Brian snapped his head up. "Of course I do!" he exclaimed.
"You guys haven't really talked to each other much."
Brian looked away. Gillian just barely saw the hint of fear in his eyes and had to wonder why. "Brian is there...is there something bothering you?"
He swalloed, didn't really answered. He gazed away. "A-Aliec," he stuttered, "told me something a while ago...about Dr. Lightman..."
Gillian tilted her head to the side a little. Alec? Why would he do... "What did he say?"
"He told me not to tell anyone..."
"Oh c'mon. For your favorite aunt?" Gillian bent down so she was the same hieght as him.
He swallowed. "He said that... can't be trusted or something. That if you lie too him he'll do something to you..."
"What?" Gillian said wide eyed. Alec said that? When? Why?
"Please don't tell him I told you. He told me not to say anything! That it was a seceret!" Brian begged.
"Y-yea ok of course I won't" She hugged him. She pulled away and looked at him in the eyes. "Brian Alec was just joking." He had confusement written all over him. "You see, Alec and were playing a game where we try to make fun...of peoplewe know." Her sentence ended like question to herself. But the look on his face told her that he wasn't that scared anymore.
She looked around and saw Cal, walking over to them, along with Sarah right at his heels. "He's on my team!" she exclaimed with the biggest smile on her face.
Cal looked at Gillian. This was going to be a long day.
-x-
"Hey Carol." Vance greeted as he closed the door behind him. The house was quiet since everyone still had left.
Carol showed up, turning the corner, and gave Vance a short hug. "Guess what?" she asked suddenly.
Vance, who was confused, answered, "What?"
"Guess."
"Uh..."
"We're going to Las Vegas!" she exclaimed, to excited for him to answer.
"What!" Vance said, with eyes wide and brain stopping the thinking for a minute.
"I thought that maybe everyone could have a break since the whole family's here and you and Greg are back to normal." she said as she walked past him to put down some plates for the dining table.
Vance stood there for a moment, his feet plastered to the floor, when he noticed that he'd been like that for a while. He shook his head. "But...Gillian, Cal, and I are on a case!" he said as he walked up to Carol and moving behind her.
"You guys could take a two day break." she said if stating the simplest thing in the world.
Vance stood there, hand in the in the air and jaw slightly open. Brian would have laughed on the floor at this.
"This is an important case." he replied suddenly thinking of Cal. Especially because Gillian looked at him as if she was in love with him sometimes, when she thought no one was looking. Vance knew something was going on between the two and it wasn't just friendship. And she had a different look in her eyes as she looked at Alec...Vance liked Alec, maybe a little more than Cal. Well he had known him longer. Alec sometimes told him about things like 'accidently' flirting with another girl when he was around or just happened to wake up on the other side of bed of a gorgeous woman who wasn't Gillian. He had made it clear not to say any of this to anyone. He knew he should at least tell Carol or something but Gillian was a lie detector so he thought she would catch Alec in th midst of his lies. Vance didn't like keeping secrets like these because he knew it was wrong.
"I'm sure the case can wait." Carol put down the last plate and moved on to glasses.
"No. We are not going." He replied sternly.
Carol sighed. "Vance..."
"This why you called me?"
"Yea."
-x-
All four of them laid on the grass, panting for their breath. They've been running, kicking, sliding for what seemed like eternity. They ate the Subway sandwiches that Cal had brought before they came here with water and soda.
"Wasn't that fun?" Gillian asked Cal.
Cal took a mouthful of his sandwich and nodded. Gillian smiled. Brian joked around with Sarah and got a good screaming too. The four were having a good time...none of them aware of the person watching them.
-x-
Vance didn't know where he was driving to. Just got in the car, started driving. It was a little over 2 now and the sun was high up. It was then that he noticed he was parked in front of the police station. Greg would be in there right now...probably working his brain too hard again. He leaned back and closed his eyes. He had gotten a call from Germone that morning, telling him something and he forgot what it was. He didn't really care. He heard the station door open and Greg came out, full in uniform. Vance got out.
"Oh Vance! What are you doing here?" Greg asked surprised that he would show up with no call.
Vance shrugged. "I got bored."
Greg nodded. He looked at his watch. "I was about to get lunch. You want to come?"
-x-
They were eating at Wendys. It wasn't that crowded, the lunch rush already passed.
"So...anything new?"
"Not really." Vance said. He took a bite out of his sandwhich.
Greg nodded. "About Vegas..."
"Greg I'm sorry but we really need to work on this case."
Greg sighed. "I wasn't gunna tell you this right now but..."
Vance looked at Greg who looked nervous."But what?"
"My office got a call from Evan DeGrow."
"What? What did he say? When did he call you?"
Greg took out a recorder and handed it to him. "It's in there."
Vance anxiously pressed play. The sound of static blurred in his ears as his strained to listen.
"Sheriff Anderson." Greg's voice said.
"So nice to hear your voice again."
There was a silent clip that lasted long enough.
"Evan?"
"I see you remember me."
"Evan where are-"
"I know Agent Vance and Dr. Lightman are out to get me. And so is the Bureau. So let's cut the crap. I'm not in your town anymore. In fact I'm having fun in Vegas right now. Don't think you'll ever find me here. Face it, you've lost, I've won. I know your recording this and pretty sure your going to show this to Agent Vance."
"Why Evan?"
"Why what? Why did I pretend I was someone else? Why I pretended to be nice? Well heres the reason. I needed more information on Dr. Lightman and possibly Dr. Gillian. I know enough about Agent Vance. But the other two...I needed something to use as bait I guess. So I made friends, some nice friends really. I would have hated to hurt them."
"Evan, why are you telling me all this?"
Evan sighed. "Well your never going to catch me, might as well have all the fun right now."
There was a click as he hung up. Vance's thoughts were roaming around freely in his brain.
"I got that call in the morning, when I just went in." Greg said from across. He seemed distressed.
Vance nodded. "Greg, we're going to Vegas." They got up to leave. "Oh and don't tell anyone else other than Cal and Gillian about the call. For the others, it's just another family vacation."
sorry for the short chatper. I lost my interest in writing or a while :(..but i promise ill update soon :D
hope you guys arnt bored :P TYYYY :))