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The drive from the crime lab was a quiet one; no one had said a word since they left together. Rain lightly pelted the windows of the small car. It was Lindsay who broke the silence.

"Do you remember when the three of us did a rain dance one hot summer day?"

"How could I not I was sore the next from all the dancing we did." They share a smile.

"I want us to be as close as we were then." Lindsay says looking straight ahead at the road in front of her.

"I don't know if we can." Vanessa admits.

"I understand. I'll take what I can get." Lindsay says pulling the car to a stop. They spot Flack sit on the steps of Vanessa's apartment building.

"Someone was waiting for you."

"Oh I forgot I had plans with Flack tonight."

"I'll see you tomorrow, Vanessa." Lindsay says. Vanessa says a quick bye before walking towards Flack.

"I'm so sorry, Don. I lost track of time." Flack stands up.

"Its okay. I was a little late getting here anyway. Thought I'd be dodging your fists for being late."

"Wouldn't dream of it, Casanova." Vanessa says with a smile as they walk to her apartment door. "I was thinking that we could eat in."

"Sure that be fine just as long as I don't get food poisoning from your cooking." Vanessa jabs Flack in the side.

"I'll have you know that I do know how to cook. It was a perquisite to leave home."

"Then I feel a little better." Flack says taking a seat on Vanessa's couch.

"Comfortable?" Vanessa asks with a smirk on her face.

"Why yes I am." Vanessa walks towards her kitchen.

"I hope you don't mind a vegetarian dinner."

"You're a vegetarian? How come I didn't know that?"

"You don't pay attention."

"Its hard to when you got a distraction in front of you."

"Was that a pick up line?" Vanessa asks, looking up from the dinner preparations.

"Depends…did it work?"

"You never stop do you?"

Crime Scene – the next day

"How are you feeling today?" Mac asks Vanessa when they get to their crime scene.

"What did Lindsay tell you?" Vanessa asks automatically.

"Nothing. Was she supposed to?"

"No. Sorry it's just an automatic response. I guess it comes with the territory of having sisters," Vanessa says. "What do we have?"

"Victim is an 15 year-old girl." Mac says as they walk into a secluded part of the park. They see the victim seated on one of the benches with a blanket wrapped around her body.

"She's alive?"

"Yes. Claims she was sexually assaulted by some stranger while on her way home." Mac says, as they get closer to the victim.

"I'll search the area for evidence." Vanessa says turning in the opposite direction.

Vanessa gathered all the evidence she could find. It wasn't much though.

"Find anything?"

"Shoe print in the grass over by the bushes. Couldn't make much of it. Print was too smeared. I documented it. Maybe we could match it later. I also found a cigarette with some blood on it. With any luck it's from the guy that did this."

"Blood on a cigarette?"

"Either from the struggle with the victim or from an illness. Maybe cancer of the esophagus, which comes from smoking."

"We'll get it to the lab to make sure." Mac says.

I hope you like the chapter. Sorry it was so short. Please review. If you have any questions, suggestions or comments just let me know. I appreciate the feedback. I'll update soon.

Until then, Ancient 85.