Plunging into Darkness

Chapter Two: Hazy-Lied

Goren awoke when light shined through a crack in his bedroom window. The night before had been odd, at first he felt morose about letting Nicole Wallace escape yet again and then ended up finding her in his apartment, and ultimately having sex with her in a moment of passion. From the outside looking in, it seemed that he had gone insane, that his morality had lowered several notches, but Goren didn't think so. Nicole had told him that he was crossing that imaginary line into evil…he had somewhat enjoy it too. Every minute in rapture with Nicole was like a twisted heaven for his soul. Before their encounter, he had felt empty and his life meaningless. Now he felt full of energy and purpose. He subconsciously knew that Nicole was the enemy and if anyone found out about her whereabouts and his blatant ignoring of protocol and duty, he would be in as much trouble as Nicole for being a fugitive. Looking to his left, Goren let out a sigh as he saw Nicole's sleeping form. It was beautiful in the sense of an angel floating on a cloud in heaven. She was a dangerous person to be involved with, but Goren ceased to acknowledge this. It seemed like his confusion had formed an attachment to her and her persuasiveness.

"The top news stories for Saturday…" Eames grabbed her coffee cup off the kitchen counter and made her way to the television. She wondered if there was going to be a story on Nicole Wallace. "This news story recently developed yesterday as authorities chased fugitive, Nicole Wallace, to an abandoned pier. Her lover, Ella Miasaki, was found with her neck broken. Captain James Deakins said in a press conference that the NYPD will continue their search in…" Eames frowned when the picture of Wallace shown on the screen. She wondered how Goren was taking this. Reaching to her right, she picked up the phone.

Looking into the mirror, Goren tried to surmise in any way if he was different. His psyche kept informing him that he was different in more ways than just emotionally. But, still couldn't figure it out. Soon, he felt a hand on his back. Turning around, he greeted Nicole with a kiss on the forehead. She had awaken sometime in the past few minutes. She smiled and he did too. Leaning close to kiss her mouth, he took in a whiff. She smelled sweet for such a forbidden pleasure. The phone interrupted his fun. The went back to his bedroom to answer it. "Goren."

"Hey." It was Eames. She didn't need to say so.

"Hey." Goren was growing increasingly irritated at the moment, for no reason.

"How're you feeling? Did you see the news?"

Taking a sidelong glance at Nicole, he answered. "I'm doing a bit better. Uh…no, I just woke up. Did they run a story?"

"Yep. Nicole's a wanted fugitive now. I have a feeling that we'll find her soon and catch her for good."

"What if she doesn't want to be caught?"

"You sound like you're sympathizing with her. You sure you're okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine. I'm not sympathizing."

"Okay…you want to do something later? I'm going to visit my nephew in a few and then maybe I can come around and we-"

"No." He said it a little to loud. "I mean, I have things to do today." He lied. "And I was thinking about going to see my mother later." He knew that he sounded completely suspicious. He just hoped Eames wouldn't surprise him by coming by.

"Right." She sounded a little disappointed. "I'll talk to you later then. Bye."

She hung up. Goren suddenly got scared that she would call Deakins about his suspicious behavior. He quickly dialed Eames's number again. "Hello?"

"Eames, I'm sorry. My mind's been hazy and I've been tired. How about I meet you at the park later?"

"Okay, for lunch then."

"I'll bring the sandwiches."

"Good, bye Bobby."

"Bye."

Goren let out a sigh. He had barely covered himself that time. Nicole came up next to him. "You're going to bring the sandwiches? What are you, the whipped boyfriend?"

"No. I just didn't want her coming here and seeing you."

"Oh. So, I'm the secret then, Bobby? I like that. I know you're not going to see your mummy today so let's have some fun before you have to meet your nosy partner."

He turned to face her. "Like what?"

She took his hand. "Let Mummy make you feel good."

Eames still had the phone in her hand. Goren had changed his mind quite fast. It was like he was hiding something big. Something to do with the Nicole Wallace case, maybe? But what? She decided to find out. Maybe paying a visit to Goren's apartment on the way to seeing her nephew would feed her suspicions.

To be continued…