John made his way across the bull pen towards the woman, who he assumed was the Detective, she had risen from her seat and was waiting to greet him,
"Officer Nolan?" Chloe asked, clearly a little surprised by the man, he was not their usual trainee,
"Yes ma'am." John extended his hand, which Chloe shook and smiled up at him, "bring your kids to work day?"
Chloe gave him a small apologetic look, clearly amused, "Gotta a better term for it?" She gestured for him to take a seat, "I just need to make a few calls and then I will be with you." John nodded and sat back in his chair.
While he waited for Detective Decker to make her calls he turned his attention back to room, he could see himself here, had he not told Bishop that he would make Detective in five years? He watched the Detective and couldn't help but think she looked familiar but he couldn't place her, he must have seen here around the station at some point, hell maybe she had been an actress, it was LA after all.
Chloe finished her call, scribbling down a few notes on her pad, it didn't seem that the conversation had been very fruitful, "Well we should head out, have a witness to go interview!" Chloe stood, grabbing her jacket and waited for Nolan to follow, when he was on his feet she handed over a file, which he quickly skimmed,
"David Clarke, age 62, shot to death in a drive-by, unknown if he was the attended target or just in the wrong place at the wrong time" he read aloud as they made their way to the parking structure, Chloe pointed out her cruiser and he made his way to the driver's side of the vehicle,
"And what do you think you are doing?" She questioned,
"Ma'am?" Nolan looked confused for a second, then realised, Detective Decker was not his T.O Officer Bishop and maybe she did the driving, "Sorry force of habit!" He apologised, looking a little sheepish,
"Don't worry about it, first time I met my partner, I made him sit in the back, I had just arrested him though!" She seemed a little amused by this statement,
Nolan wasn't sure what to make of that, but he hurried around the car, "Shouldn't we wait for your partner?" He asked as they took their seats and buckled up.
"I've sent him a text, so he will meet us there, or he won't bother and just turn up later at some point, he is well, unpredictable!" She wasn't fazed by the absence of her partner so John let it go and leant back into the seat as Decker pulled the car out of the garage and onto the busy LA street.
It was about a 40 minute drive to crime scene, Nolan was resisting the urge to fill the silence with inane chatter as he thought his new T.O might not appreciate it but he couldn't hold out any longer, "So Ma'am, tell me about yourself?" Chloe gave him a sideways glance but didn't see any harm in getting to know the rookie,
"What would you like to know?" She was a little curious about what the officer was going to ask, would it be about her acting days? Or about bringing down not one but two corrupt cops? So she waited for the man to continue,
"Well, when I told Officer Bishop that I would working with you, she told me not to screw up and that you were a dam fine cop, that if I keep my eyes and ears open I would learn a lot," Chloe smile, even after the past few years it was a little unusual to be complimented by her fellow officers, "takes a lot to impress that woman, so is it true you have the highest closure rate in the department?"
"Not what she was expecting, "I guess so," always humble, "I have to say that it is a team effort, having a partner like mine has been a big if not an annoying help, also Ella joining the department has been a massive help," John nodded and then realised that Detective Decker hadn't once mentioned the name of her allusive partner, Bishop had also been tight lipped on the matter, only suggesting that he would be in for an interesting time. He was going to press the issue further but Chloe jumped in,
"How about yourself? Have a family?" She casually asked,
He was a little surprised by the question as Chloe had been with his, he had been expecting the "Why at your age have you become a cop?" But no, she was just trying to get to know him, "Well I'm divorced but we are still close and I have a son, he's at college, he's coming down in a few weeks to see the old man!" He smiled and was obviously a little proud of his son,
"That's good, not the divorce part but that your son's coming for a visit, how is he handling you being a cop?" John noticed that she was genuinely curious and interested, not in the usual way he got quizzed about his late entry into the force,
"For the most part he is doing ok with it, sure he is sometimes concerned about what could happen but I think he is proud of me and that me happy,"
"I'm pleased, I know my daughter Trixie is proud of me even though the job has been tough on us both, been an interesting few years and a few too many close scrapes so she gets scared sometimes, probably helps that she has the world's most bad ass babysitter!" Chloe laughed and John smiled back at her,
"Should I ask?"
"Maybe later, besides we're here!" Chloe pulled the car over.
The two officers exited the vehicle and took a look around the empty street, Chloe nodded the direction they were to go, the eerie silence was then interrupted the sound of a powerful engine and tire squeal, as they looked up John could see a classic Corvette come into view, he glanced sideways and saw the Detective roll her eye.