The bear was sitting on her desk at work while the card was sent to the lab to try to get prints off of it.

Elisa, Matt and Travis just stood and stared at it.

The sun had already set by the time Elisa got to work, running a little late due to the lack of police escort to get her there on time, but after she had reported to Maria about the bear and card, Elisa had been ordered to sit tight and wait.

Elisa called the castle again, for her own state of mind, to check on everyone there. Fox assured her that everyone was well and safe. She also mentioned that they had found someone to play her 'significant other' and that they would meet her at the station.

"Don't worry," she had said slyly when Elisa had asked who it was. "You'll know him when you see him."

Great. Just another thing to add to her anxiety.

"So," Matt asked. "What do you want to do about this?"

"Send it to the lab, I guess," Elisa said. "I doubt they'll get anything from it, though."

She had been so focused on the bear and her thoughts were so far away, that she hadn't realized that someone was behind her until a pair of arms snuck around her waist.

She stiffened immediately, and went to turn to break the hold.

Then the sound of a familiar voice whispered in her ear.

"Good evening, My Elisa."

Elisa froze in shock. She looked down at the large, tanned arms that held her.

Elisa suddenly whirled around and looked into a face she had only seen once before, years ago.

"Goliath?" Elisa whispered in disbelief.

His so familiar smile spread, lighting his face.

He was still tall in his human form, but not as tall as his gargoyle one. His long hair had been pulled back into a ponytail, reminiscent of David Xanatos. He was clad in a white button up dress shirt underneath a black V-neck sweater and a pair of black dress pants.

Elisa felt her mouth water a bit, even as the strangeness tickled at her consciousness.

He ran a hand through her hair, and in that instant, she knew for sure that it was him.

"What?" Elisa stammered, "How?"

"We will discuss it later," he promised. He gave her a strong hug.

"Hey, Maza," Charisse from the front desk wandered over, her eyes taking Goliath in almost hungrily. "Want to introduce me?"

Elisa sent her a warning look. "This is my husband," Elisa said.

Charisse blinked twice in rapid succession as her face went carefully blank. "Oh, sorry," she said sheepishly. "It's nice to finally meet you, sir."

"Thank you," he said slowly.

"I'll just, uh…" she motioned to the desk and hurried away. Probably to spread the word that Elisa's mysterious husband was in the house.

"Goliath," Matt said in a jovial tone, having overcome his own shock. He held out a hand and greeted Goliath like an old friend. "Good to see you."

"Yes," he said, his deep baritone overshadowing the background noise in the room. "It is nice to see you again."

Elisa was aware of the stares aiming in their direction. "There is a story here," she said quietly, "But I'm almost afraid to ask."

"Maza," Maria barked from her office doorway. "In here, now."

Elisa looked at Goliath. "Don't go anywhere," she told him, and hurried to Maria's office.

Maria closed the door behind them. "Do I want to know who that is?" She asked briskly.

"It's Goliath," Elisa said, still sounding a little shocked, even to herself.

Maria raised an eyebrow. "Do I want to know?"

"Probably not," Elisa said. "Honestly, I'm as surprised as you are."

"Well," Maria said abruptly, sitting in her office chair. "At least we have that angle covered for tonight, or is this going to be an every night deal?"

"I haven't had a chance to ask him," Elisa admitted.

"I'm sending him out with you," she decided. "Everyone here is aware of what's going on, so no one here will say anything about him doing a ride along. Plus," Maria peeked around Elisa to where Goliath stood still talking to Matt. "He looks more than capable of defending you."

Elisa smiled. "He does at that."

Maria gave her a look. "You going to be able to work tonight? No distractions?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Alright," Maria said. "What are you going to tell everyone, so we have our stories straight? Is he your concerned husband or a very secret undercover officer that no one will recognize?"

"Husband," Elisa said. "I accidently let that one slip already."

Maria nodded. "Just so that you're kept in the loop, the last delivery has opened this up to be an actual case, so I am officially making this case a priority. Also," Maria admitted, "Since the last delivery not only constitutes a threat to a minor child, but also came through the United States Postal Service, it has now escalated to a federal status since a federal service was used to deliver it."

Elisa nodded. "I figured that would happen."

"For the time being, if you do have anything you need delivered by mail, use caution," Maria recommended. "Your address has been flagged for the time being, and they will be paying attention to what is coming in."

Elisa nodded. "I'll keep that in mind."

"Good," Maria said. "Go ahead and get out of here." She gave Elisa a small smile. "Go take your man for a ride, and keep an ear out for the radio."

Elisa smiled back, "Thanks."

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Elisa returned to her desk to find several officers surrounding it.

They were all talking to Goliath.

Elisa had a moment to worry before she got close enough. She'd made no secret that she was married, and the other officers made it a habit to give her crap at the station's events where family members could attend about her "absent" husband that no one but Matt and Maria had ever met.

The fact that Elisa was still using her maiden name hadn't helped, despite her protestations that she was still using Maza as her name for professional reasons.

Elisa was pretty sure that half of the people she worked with thought she'd made him up.

"Okay, guys," Elisa said briskly, grabbing her coat off of the back of the chair. "Enough grilling my husband. We've got to go."

Goliath and Matt hurried to her side.

"Hey Maza," Travis called. "Want me to take this thing down to the lab?" He asked, jabbing his thumb towards the bear still on her desk.

"Yeah," Elisa called back. "Can you make sure that Pamela gets that?"

"On it," He confirmed, picking up the bear and making his way to the forensics labs.