"Thanks," I answer although not too sure what he said is true. I roll onto
my stomach and close my eyes. I feel Martin's gaze on me and can't help
but bury my head deep into the pillow with a smile playing on my lips.
"Goodnight," I whisper, before succumbing to sleep.
******
As Monday rolls around, Martin's back home and Eva's driving in with me to the office. We head in through the front doors, getting a visitor's pass for Eva before stepping through security.
Once we make our way upstairs and to our floor, I notice Jack along with the team sitting at the conference table. Jack immediately stands up, seeing me with Eva and motions for us to go into his office.
"Sam, I want you to take Eva down to the lab where they'll run the DNA test. Eva you can either go home after that, or stay in my office until lunch."
"Can I go down the street to the bookstore?" she eyes me curiously. I feel my stomach knot at the thought of being in any bookstore after the hostage crisis, but can't bring the words 'no' to my lips. Jack must sense what's going on because he steps in.
"After lunch," he offers her a smile and follows us down to the elevators. "Meet me back here when you're done."
"I can go on my own," Eva suggests as we get in the elevator.
"No, someone needs to escort you," I state softly, hitting the button and watching it close as Jack heads back to the team.
After a quick series of tests, we head back to our unit.
"Do you think you'll find my dad?" Eva eyes me with weary eyes.
"I don't know," I answer honestly, "but we're going to try."
"And what then?"
"We'll let him know he has a daughter and see how it goes from there." I show her to Jack's office and shut the door before heading to the conference table. "What have we got?" I feel Martin and Jack's eyes on me and inwardly flush.
"I never got the report from you on Lisa Harris," Jack eyes me, and my stomach tenses.
Damn! I knew I forgot to do something. "Are you sure?" I eye him wearily.
"Positive."
"You'll have it by tomorrow morning."
"Not good enough. Van Doren wants it today and, besides, if you have it done, you can print it out while we're researching our new missing person."
"It's on my computer at home," I lie, trying to bide for more time.
"Can't Eva get it?" Danny eyes me, obviously caught up on the current situation.
"No," I shake my head, "those files are confidential," I point out. "I'll have it to you in the morning. If Van Doren has a problem, I'll talk to her," I offer.
Jack lets out a sigh, shaking his head in dismay. The other members of the team glance down at the file of the missing person before Vivian speaks up.
"We've got a missing 21-year-old male---Damon Relic."
"Last seen with a bunch of his friends drinking at a bar for his birthday. They thought he went to the bathroom, although he never returned. He's been missing for 9 hours. Martin and Danny, I want you to investigate Damon and find out how he related to his parents, what he told them if anything. We also have a place of employment, so I want you two on that. Vivian I want you to check the morgues. Find out if there were any John Doe's admitted to the hospital along with recent car accident reports. It wouldn't surprise me if this guy smashed up a car along with himself."
Vivian reads over the report, "According to this, he doesn't have a car."
"Doesn't mean he didn't borrow someone's car. Samantha and I are going to head out to the bar and talk to the owner---see if he remembers Damon. You guys are all local, so I want you back and reporting to one another. Samantha, it's about a three-hour drive to the bar and to his campus. I'm figuring we can interview some of his friends while we're out there."
"What about Eva?"
"Can she drive?" Jack questions.
"Yes," I nod with a confused look in my eyes. "I think so."
"Then give her your keys and one to your apartment. We'll grab your overnight bag and toss it into my car before we head out."
"All right," I whisper, not exactly sure why he's sending me with him on a more than likely overnight trip. I don't question it, though--not yet at least--because I worry he'll end up choosing someone else if I do.
I grab the file and head towards Jack's office to see Eva sketching a picture.
"That's good," I comment, coming up from behind her to examine it.
"It sucks," she shakes her head at the image of the office she's sketched and us sitting around the table.
"I've got news. I'm going with Jack on a case and I might not be back tonight, or if I am, it will likely be late."
"Great," she smiles with wide eyes. "This is too easy," she laughs seeing Jack come in and nods to him.
"You have a driver's license, right?"
"Of course," she answers, pulling it out and showing me the plastic card.
"I'm going to grab my overnight bag and then you can take the car back to the apartment. I'll give you a key; think you can find the place?"
"Oh, yeah," Eva nods. "What should I do about dinner?"
"I pulled some food out of the freezer to defrost," I answer. "Think you can cook without burning the house down?"
"No sweat," she interrupts me. The three of us head down to my car, Jack offering to carry my bag as I hand over my keys to Eva.
"Don't lose them," I warn her.
"Believe me, I've seen your gun. I won't," she answers with a soft smile.
I feel Jack's hand on my back as we head towards his car and he hands over the keys for me to drive. He tosses my bag into the backseat and we buckle ourselves in before pulling out of the parking garage.
"When you get home, you can turn in the report from the Harris kidnapping."
I nod my head and Jack gives me directions, as we start in on our way.
******
As Monday rolls around, Martin's back home and Eva's driving in with me to the office. We head in through the front doors, getting a visitor's pass for Eva before stepping through security.
Once we make our way upstairs and to our floor, I notice Jack along with the team sitting at the conference table. Jack immediately stands up, seeing me with Eva and motions for us to go into his office.
"Sam, I want you to take Eva down to the lab where they'll run the DNA test. Eva you can either go home after that, or stay in my office until lunch."
"Can I go down the street to the bookstore?" she eyes me curiously. I feel my stomach knot at the thought of being in any bookstore after the hostage crisis, but can't bring the words 'no' to my lips. Jack must sense what's going on because he steps in.
"After lunch," he offers her a smile and follows us down to the elevators. "Meet me back here when you're done."
"I can go on my own," Eva suggests as we get in the elevator.
"No, someone needs to escort you," I state softly, hitting the button and watching it close as Jack heads back to the team.
After a quick series of tests, we head back to our unit.
"Do you think you'll find my dad?" Eva eyes me with weary eyes.
"I don't know," I answer honestly, "but we're going to try."
"And what then?"
"We'll let him know he has a daughter and see how it goes from there." I show her to Jack's office and shut the door before heading to the conference table. "What have we got?" I feel Martin and Jack's eyes on me and inwardly flush.
"I never got the report from you on Lisa Harris," Jack eyes me, and my stomach tenses.
Damn! I knew I forgot to do something. "Are you sure?" I eye him wearily.
"Positive."
"You'll have it by tomorrow morning."
"Not good enough. Van Doren wants it today and, besides, if you have it done, you can print it out while we're researching our new missing person."
"It's on my computer at home," I lie, trying to bide for more time.
"Can't Eva get it?" Danny eyes me, obviously caught up on the current situation.
"No," I shake my head, "those files are confidential," I point out. "I'll have it to you in the morning. If Van Doren has a problem, I'll talk to her," I offer.
Jack lets out a sigh, shaking his head in dismay. The other members of the team glance down at the file of the missing person before Vivian speaks up.
"We've got a missing 21-year-old male---Damon Relic."
"Last seen with a bunch of his friends drinking at a bar for his birthday. They thought he went to the bathroom, although he never returned. He's been missing for 9 hours. Martin and Danny, I want you to investigate Damon and find out how he related to his parents, what he told them if anything. We also have a place of employment, so I want you two on that. Vivian I want you to check the morgues. Find out if there were any John Doe's admitted to the hospital along with recent car accident reports. It wouldn't surprise me if this guy smashed up a car along with himself."
Vivian reads over the report, "According to this, he doesn't have a car."
"Doesn't mean he didn't borrow someone's car. Samantha and I are going to head out to the bar and talk to the owner---see if he remembers Damon. You guys are all local, so I want you back and reporting to one another. Samantha, it's about a three-hour drive to the bar and to his campus. I'm figuring we can interview some of his friends while we're out there."
"What about Eva?"
"Can she drive?" Jack questions.
"Yes," I nod with a confused look in my eyes. "I think so."
"Then give her your keys and one to your apartment. We'll grab your overnight bag and toss it into my car before we head out."
"All right," I whisper, not exactly sure why he's sending me with him on a more than likely overnight trip. I don't question it, though--not yet at least--because I worry he'll end up choosing someone else if I do.
I grab the file and head towards Jack's office to see Eva sketching a picture.
"That's good," I comment, coming up from behind her to examine it.
"It sucks," she shakes her head at the image of the office she's sketched and us sitting around the table.
"I've got news. I'm going with Jack on a case and I might not be back tonight, or if I am, it will likely be late."
"Great," she smiles with wide eyes. "This is too easy," she laughs seeing Jack come in and nods to him.
"You have a driver's license, right?"
"Of course," she answers, pulling it out and showing me the plastic card.
"I'm going to grab my overnight bag and then you can take the car back to the apartment. I'll give you a key; think you can find the place?"
"Oh, yeah," Eva nods. "What should I do about dinner?"
"I pulled some food out of the freezer to defrost," I answer. "Think you can cook without burning the house down?"
"No sweat," she interrupts me. The three of us head down to my car, Jack offering to carry my bag as I hand over my keys to Eva.
"Don't lose them," I warn her.
"Believe me, I've seen your gun. I won't," she answers with a soft smile.
I feel Jack's hand on my back as we head towards his car and he hands over the keys for me to drive. He tosses my bag into the backseat and we buckle ourselves in before pulling out of the parking garage.
"When you get home, you can turn in the report from the Harris kidnapping."
I nod my head and Jack gives me directions, as we start in on our way.
