AN: Thanks to all those reviewed so far. I appreciate all the advice.
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On the way home Emilee felt like she was being followed, but just shook it off. What she needed was to find away to apologize to Matthew for saying what she did. She was frustrated and didn't mean to take it out of him. He was the only person that she could really trust at the moment. When she got to the back door of the house she walked inside, but thought that she heard something behind her and turned to find nothing. Victor greeted her when she walked inside and she was glad to see him. Emilee though couldn't shake that feeling that someone was after her and so she told Victor that she'd be right back.
"Em is everything alright?"
"Yeah I just want to make sure that I got everything out of the car and put the top up. I'll be right back." Emilee walked outside to the car and she saw something moving.
"I'm a cop so come on out." said Emilee she felt something behind her and turned to find Matthew standing there.
"Sorry."
"Matthew, what the hell are you trying to do? I was going to shoot you! What are you doing here?"
"Emilee I know that you didn't mean what you said back there and sorry that I was pushing you. I'm concerned about you as my partner I wanted to make sure that you were alright."
"I'd be better if you weren't sneaking around behind my house. Come on inside and I'll fill you in." she sighed putting the safety back on her gun.
"Emilee is everything alright?" said Victor standing at the door with his gun
"Yeah, put the gun away it's just Matthew."
"I heard you scream."
"I'm fine. Don't worry," she said letting Matthew inside before locking the door.
Emilee got drinks and she filled in what had happened with the Brass. Both men were in shock of everything that was happening and weren't sure how to make things alright for her. T.C. came home a little later with Chris and found both men and Emilee in deep conversation or rather Emilee was laughing uncontrollably and Victor was talking to Matthew.
"Hi guys what's going on?"
"Just talking." said Victor
"Emilee, are you alright?"
"Yeah I'm fine."
"I'm going to go home. I'll see you guys tomorrow," said Victor giving Emilee a hug
"I should get going as well. I'll see you tomorrow Em."
"Wait Matt you want to get something to eat?"
"Sure."
"Excuse me?" said T.C. standing there
"Dad, can I go with Matthew I promise that I'll be home later."
"Yeah, but we need to talk about things tomorrow."
"No problem. Goodnight."
"Relax Dad." said Chris watching T.C.'s eyes follow them out the door. T.C. sighed at the thought of Emilee building a too close relationship with this guy. He didn't want to have to transfer either of them.
"I'm just nervous. I don't want to have to watch her constantly for the next two weeks Chris. I feel like the one being punished and all I'm trying to do is be her father and her boss at the same time."
"T.C., you assigned them to be partners for a reason though didn't you?"
"So that she had a partner that wasn't going to hide things from her on cases and wasn't going to try to manipulate her."
"Just let her get to know the guy. I'm going to bed."
"I'm going to wait for her."
"T.C. the house is empty…" she said softly in his ear and pulling him toward the bedroom.
Matthew took Emilee to her place after picking up Chinese. Emilee was thrilled to be out and not have to worry about anything. She knew that getting too close to Matthew could cost her the job she'd worked so hard for. Nothing would make her happier then to be able to just say how really felt.
"What are you thinking?" asked Matthew leaning back in his chair
"I'm thinking what your motive is for having me here."
"Ouch. Can you not be a cop for a few hours? Take off the shield and I promise I won't shoot you."
"I've heard that before. Sorry that wasn't what I meant to say."
"I understand that you don't want to jump head first into another relationship and I don't want you to think I want you to. I'm just trying to get to know you as my partner. Emilee I like you and I think you are great. Don't read into this so much because most likely I'm not thinking about the same things."
"Sorry so tell me about yourself? You were in the military for six years? What made you become a police officer?"
"I got kicked out of the military for going in with my team with no back up and I got pissed off and punched him. I was discarded."
"What about your family? You can't be an only child?"
"Actually I am and my parents adopted me. My father is a commercial airline pilot and my mother is a nurse."
"I take it that you've moved?"
"I lived in Iowa for awhile on a farm in Pocahontas. My father got a job offer in California when I was nine and so we moved out here. What about you?"
"Do you know the Callaway's of Newport?"
"Yeah I heard that they have a company there."
"I'm one of them. My grandfather and grandmother both live in Newport with my uncle Teddy and my Aunt. My uncle is a stock broker for our company and my Aunt is the world traveler. My father married my mother and had me and they divorced when I was seven. I lived with my mother until I turned sixteen and I moved in with my Dad. My step-mother Chris Kelly then married my father a year ago. That's about it."
"Your father and grandparents don't get along?"
"My father never wanted to be part of the family business. He saw what it did to his parents and he didn't want that. My grandparents are separated at the moment."
"Oh I'm sorry to hear that."
"Yeah."
"So do you talk to your mother much?"
"Yeah I spend time with her when I can. She lives in Newport still and talks to my grandparents about me. She wanted me to become a business women and I wanted to follow my father. We've never actually agreed on much."
Matthew and Emilee talked for the next hour about everything and they found they had a lot in common. Emilee felt safe with Matt, but part of here was hesitant in getting involved. Matt took her back to her place after an hour of so of talking and before she went inside Emilee kissed him on the check. When Emilee walked into the house she found her father sitting on the couch asleep. He woke up when she walked in. T.C. asked her what happened and she just told him nothing. T.C. though didn't buy her answer and continued to ask her, but Emilee just told him not to worry and went to bed.