Probability 2x14
Goren spent 10 more minutes watching Wally Stevens sit in an empty room. Eames should know. She timed him.
When he finally did emerge from the observation room, his expression was stoic. He moved slowly, plopping onto his chair with little care. Eames was already busy researching for another case, one for Detective Helen Merconi. The red head with the pointy nose, though no one ever mentioned that last characteristic out loud. Goren opened his leather binder, sifting through his papers and not looking up. Work passed like that for nearly half an hour.
"Hey Eames?" He finally said, releasing the tension like shooting a rubber band. She met his eyes. Her fingers stilled on her keyboard as their gaze solidified into a connection she couldn't break.
"Yeah?" Another stretch of silence.
"I'm not him." Breath seemed to flee her lungs.
Is that what he was afraid of? That she thought he was some sort of evil genius? No. More like he was afraid she believed he was crazy. Alex knew instinctively that had to be it. Her last words to him as she left the dark observation room. I'm sure he'd like a pen pal. Did he think that was what she meant? That they were alike in that they were different. Not normal. Normal being the well adjusted prom queen, she supposed. Oh if he only knew.
Knew that she had said the last statement out of fear. The fear that someday he would come to his senses. That he would realize his partner wasn't close to being as brilliant as he was. Goren deserved someone who could fly along with him over the heads of the mere mortals, where Eames knew she would always reside. And maybe if he had a friend in the same league, albeit due to mental defect, that it would somehow pacify him. And he'd be content to stay with the springboard that was Alex, who was happy to have some part of him at least to call her own.
But she didn't dare enlighten him.
"I know."
Everyone always plays up Goren's fear of being left behind, so I decided to delve into Alex's insecurities. Hope people find it believable.
Wow, three consecutive mini post-eps right off the bat. I'm impressed!
