So first off I just want to thank everyone who has continued to read and review this story, when I started I never thought it would continue for this long. I promise to keep writing as long as you are still interested in reading it. That being said I've got a couple more nice little filler chapters before something big is happening. As usual I own nothing, enjoy.
It took them a couple of days but they finally tracked down the correct black Camry, it didn't help that they were the most sold cars of the year. As it turns out the murder was over a woman. The cab drivers wife had been promising their mystery murderer that she would leave her husband for him and when she didn't he took matters into his own hands.
"So I haven't gotten a chance to really congratulate you yet." Hanson looked to Jo. "Everybody's noticed the ring by now we're all happy for you."
"Thanks Mike." Jo couldn't help but blush.
"I mean it to, you two deserve it. I know things haven't been easy for either of you in the past, but I saw it the first time I saw you together there was something there. I was just hoping you were to stubborn to be interested in such a weird dude." Hanson smiled.
"That weird dude has the final paperwork for the autopsy of our cab driver if you'd like to put it with your report." Henry handed off some papers to the detectives.
"No offense Doc." Hanson looked anywhere but at Henry, while Jo couldn't help but smirk at Henry saying 'dude'.
"I've been called worse." Henry assured.
"You two come here." Lieutenant Reese stuck her head out of her office.
"Good luck." Hanson nodded. The couple knew this had been coming since Jo showed up to work with the ring on her finger. Actually the waiting was making them more nervous about what the Lieutenant would decide, they didn't want to stop working together but they knew if it came down to it they would.
"You two did good on the cab driver case." She didn't look up from her desk. "We got pretty lucky we had that witness on the bridge though." She glanced at the two of them.
"That was pretty lucky, but really we probably would have found him with out it. Once we figured out the wife had been cheating he became our lead suspect." Jo shrugged, "The car just helped us confirm it."
"And you two are doing well." It may have been phrased like a question but it wasn't a question in the slightest.
"Yes ma'am we are." Henry replied.
"You remember what I said about putting couples in the field together?" Reese finally gave them her full attention.
"We do." Jo took a breath preparing for the worst.
"Then you know I don't have a lot of control over what members of the OCME do." The Lieutenant looked to Henry. "And as long as our cases keep getting closed I see know need to change that."
"Thank you Lieu." Jo let out the breath she'd been hanging on to.
"If you two put one finger out of line I better not see Dr. Morgan anywhere but the inside of his morgue." Reese warned.
"Of course." Henry assured.
"Now that we've got that out of the way, congratulations the two of you make a very attractive couple." She let a small smile slip, causing Jo to blush once more. "Do you have anything planned yet?"
"Nothing." Henry started, "She wouldn't even consider anything with an open case, but I don't mind."
"Well there's no hurry you've got plenty of time." The lieutenant led them out of her office.
"Exactly." Jo grinned.
"Now no funny business and you two can still work together understood." Reese gave them a final warning.
"Yes ma'am." Henry agreed.
"So do we get to keep him?" Hanson turned to his partner.
"We get to keep him." She nodded, "As long as there is no funny business."
"So we don't get to keep him." Hanson teased. " I mean I think half of his techniques are considered funny business."
"If my techniques are not wanted I will retire to my morgue." Henry spoke up.
"Now come on Doc it's a joke. I'm happy to work with you, most the time." Hanson smirked. "You know there's something funny about you working in a morgue since you'll probably never actually visit one as a patient."
"Really Mike." Jo rolled her eyes.
"I'm just saying, it's sort of ironic." Hanson shrugged.
"I expected that from Lucas but not you." Jo sighed.
"Speaking of Lucas I told him I'd be back soon who knows what story he's dreamed up in my absence." Henry turned for the elevator.
"Hey Doc, congratulations there's not a better woman alive today." Hanson gave the immortal a nod, "Just don't tell my wife I said that."
"Your secret is safe with me detective." He assured before stepping onto the elevator.
"Thank you." Jo turned to her partner once the elevator doors were closed.
"For what?" Hanson frowned.
"Everything, you're a great partner. You put up with all of the insanity that letting Henry into my life has brought with it and your still cool with it." Jo sighed, "And what you told him when he got on the elevator. You know he's really going to appreciate the way you worded it."
"Yea well personally I don't think you're going to find a better man alive today either." Hanson nodded, "And he's grown on me."
