A/N: Woah, fifteen chapters…. Sorry this one took so long. I got a bad case of writer's block. Thank you Ceili for helping me out!
Firsestorm13: Thanks! That date will be... next chapter I believe.
Neutrina: Thanks!
Cawchick: Thanks, it's fun to write, too.
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They met up at the lab the next night. Sara was mooching coffee off of Greg when Catherine walked in and saw her. Sara was focused on the coffee, so she didn't see the blonde walk in. Catherine used the small moment to just look at the brunette. Sara looked up and smiled at Catherine. She walked over and said,
"You know we have to interview Jenna today."
"Jenna?"
"Rich's cousin." Catherine had been so focused on Sara, she had completely forgotten about the Lekman case.
"Right! I had completely forgotten about that." Catherine smacked herself on the head. How could she have been so careless? "Bring her in."
Later…Jenna had a sweet face, but a fierce eye. She had straight brown hair just a little past her shoulders and commanding green eyes. She looked like she was a fun-loving kid, but she was forced out of it by work. Whenever they asked a question, she would answer and give them a look that challenged them to prove her wrong. From what they gathered from her, she hadn't done anything, and it was Rich who killed his brother. She had said,
"They hated each other. If one of them put one toe on the line, the story would get exaggerated and told to their mom. Then, the tattle-tale would be praised, and the guilty one would be punished."
Sara and Catherine didn't know what to believe. Sara, of course, went with Jenna's story whole-heartedly. Catherine believed both stories, because of human nature. They decided to go back to the scene.
It was a small deli. Catherine knew it well; she went there often to get a sandwich when she was hungry. Searching the place over, they only found one thing; a small hairpin next to where the body used to be. Catherine went up to the owner of the place and asked,
"Hs anyone been in here since the murder?"
"No, Ma'am, I closed it down just for you sweet ladies."
"Thank you."
"Not a problem, not a problem."
They bagged the hairpin, and took it back to the lab. They dropped it off with Hodges, and went to the break room for some quick coffee. There was some leftover coffee that Greg made, so they nuked that, and it was actually halfway decent.
"Hey, Sara?" Catherine's voice interrupted the sounds of coffee being sipped.
"Mmm-hmm?"
"Do you, well, ummm.. I was wondering, um… do-you-want-to-see-a-movie-with-me-tonight?" Sara's concerned face relaxed into a smile.
"Of course… what were you thinking of?"
"Maybe…well, I haven't seen The Notebook yet…?"
"That's the really romantic one, right?" Sara asked with a playful smile.
"Why do you think I chose it?" Catherine returned the smile, though hers was a bit more… suggestive.
"Oh, sorry Catherine, I just saw it yesterday with- oops!" Sara's joking smile continued as she said this, but Catherine's turned into a flirty pout.
"You mean you've been cheating on me?" Neither of them saw Ecklie walk by. And neither of them knew that he heard the question and decided to eavesdrop.
"Of course not. No one measures up to you." Sara blew a kiss to Catherine from across the room. Catherine blew one right back.
And Ecklie saw the whole thing.
