Poor Goren.
He was making one of his faces.
He was so gloomy.
And how can you blame him.
When you had a Hops in front of your eyes who was giving Eames a hard time.
And that the little blonde was far from insensitive...
And that she was very flattered.
Goren could not hide that he was green with envy.
And the way he was gripping his fork so tightly that his knuckles were white.
Logan would not have wanted to be in the place of the fork at all at that moment.
All that was missing was the little drop of water to make the vase overflow...
And for Goren to lose his mind.
Logan was right about Goren.
And what he had in front of him confirmed it.
To Goren, Eames was not just a partner.
It was much stronger what he felt for her.
And seeing how it was between Hops and Eames...
Logan felt sorry for Goren.
Why hadn't the big jerk ever told his partner how he felt.
Maybe he wouldn't have witnessed such a scene.
Or at least...
He would have known how Eames felt about him.
And he would know where he stood.
Instead of looking at her like a beaten dog.
Because he could see that underneath all that rage in Goren...
There was a deep wound.
And that Eames' attention to Hops...
Was hurting him deeply.
Plus...
Logan had to admit that there was something about Sheriff Hops that bothered him.
He wasn't sure what.
But he was wrong.
- Uncle Bobby...
At Molly's little voice, Logan snapped out of his thoughts, to see the little girl standing beside her uncle, her little hand on his arm.
Good God...
He was so deep in thought...
That he hadn't seen...
Or even heard Molly join them.
Especially since she should have been in bed.
And be sleeping.
- I can't sleep.
Logan smiled, tenderized.
So that was it.
And he had understood from the first day he arrived the bond between Molly and Goren.
It wasn't the bond of an uncle and a niece.
It was more like a father and daughter.
Logan turned his attention to Goren, who was reaching for Molly's ebony curls, ruffling them affectionately.
- Come on, Molly... Goren stood up and took his niece's little hand between his long fingers. I'll put you back to bed.
At his words, a big smile broke out on Molly's face, lighting up her face.
- And you'll tell me a story...
Tell her a story...
Goren turned to Eames, who was talking with Hops.
So even Molly's arrival had not changed anything.
Eames paid no attention to Molly or to him.
He had thought...
But he'd gotten the wrong idea...
Like a foolish lover.
- Bobby...
At his niece's worried voice, Goren looked at her, giving her a small smile.
- Yes... I'll tell you a story.
Why not make Molly happy.
When Eames didn't care about him.
And that he no longer existed when Hops was around.
Molly...
At least she cared about him.
- Come on…
Eames looked at the tall dark-haired man and the petite brunette, who were leaving the room, hand in hand.
At this sight, she smiled, tenderized.
Goren would really make a great dad.
Just by the way he was with his niece.
In addition...
Eames thought they were really too cute together.
If only Goren hadn't been her partner.
Perhaps she could have succumbed to Goren's advances.
But Eames couldn't.
It was simply impossible.
If she gave in...
Everything between them would be shattered.
And that...
That was not an option for her.
- He shouldn't give in to Molly's whims.
Pardon.
Give in to Molly's whims.
Eames turned to Hops, shocked.
Looking at him again.
And seeing him differently.
What do you mean.
Molly throwing tantrums.
Eames had trouble hearing Hops' words.
Molly had never thrown tantrums.
On the contrary...
In addition...
If Molly couldn't sleep...
It was perfectly normal.
All the children had had this problem before.
She was the first.
So why should it be any different for Molly.
In addition...
Goren was not a heavy sleeper.
So maybe Molly had inherited it from him.
Eames still remembered the night she found the little girl in her bed.
And that night...
She had slept in Goren's bed.
At this memory, Eames became very excited.
She still remembered the musky smell of Goren on her pillow.
A very pleasant smell.
And very sensual.
- It's not good to smother children too much.
At her words, Eames snapped out of his thoughts, and looked at Hops, dumbfounded.
He put his hand on Eames' hand, but she expressly withdrew her hand, with a dark look, and feeling a violent anger rising inside her.
Covered her children.
Who was this man to criticize Goren's handling of the children.
When Goren was a wonderful man with his niece.
Always preferring the welfare of the little girl to his own.
In addition...
There was a very strong bond between these two beings.
And Eames loved seeing Goren being gentle...
And very affectionate with Molly.
Which is what every father should be with his children.
Especially when you know how Goren and Molly passed.
So what Hops could say...
She'd better keep her tongue in her pocket.
Or she was going to tell him what she thought of him.
And that wouldn't be pretty.
Especially in front of all his people at the table.
If she had really known what Hops thought...
She would never have given him the slightest glance.
Eames could not tolerate criticism of her partner.
And she would never accept such a thing.
And from anyone.
- He's far too weak.
Too weak.
It was too much for Eames,
She stood up hastily, laying her hands flat on the table in anger, making everyone look at her.
It didn't matter to her that everyone was looking at her.
She wouldn't stay another minute in the presence of this man.
- I'm going to go say good night to Molly.
With that, Eames turned away from Hops, and met Carolyn's friendly face, who nodded, looking serious.
So Carolyn agreed with her.
That nod told her so.
How could she not agree...
With such words in a person's mouth.
In addition...
Barek knew very well that she couldn't stand anyone saying bad things about her partner.
And that's what Hops had just done.
- Give him a kiss from me.
At Barek's words, a small smile appeared on his face.
Eames knew that Carolyn had taken a liking to Molly from the first moment she met her.
In fact...
Everyone had taken a liking to Goren's niece.
And how could it be otherwise.
When the little girl was so adorable.
- And a kiss to the big guy.
At Logan's words, Eames blushed violently.
A kiss to the big guy.
Would Logan have seen...
Or would he have seen what had happened between her and Goren.
- I meant... A kiss from me to Molly.
Was it true...
Logan had not just lied.
He had said big guy.
And she knew exactly who Mike was referring to.
So why...
Yes...
Why did he...
Did he say that.
Barek glared at Logan.
Carolyn had seen that Logan had said that on purpose.
She had seen that Mike had been staring at Goren and Eames lately.
As if he suspected a romance between the two.
And even if he did...
It was none of his business.
But she knew Logan.
And when he had an idea in mind...
- Don't listen to that big idiot. And kiss the girl for us.
At her words, Eames nodded, and left the table.
