A/N: So… my first solo writing in English… (I'm French). Be gentle with my grammar/orthography, to be honest there are some words I didn't know before writing this fic. For the streets… I opened a map of Boston and picked the firsts I met...

I decided to write it after reading rumors about an episode… (rumors that I'll tell you only at the end so it won't spoil my story).

I do not own the CJ characters… only the characters you've never heard about are mine.

Enjoy (and review ;-) )

Seek The Truth

Jordan, Nigel and Bug were enjoying some coffee in the break room. They were smiling and having fun.

"So Jordan, how are things going with Woody?" asked a curious Bug.

"Oh, well, we… I don't know." She sighed. "I thought we were going through this but these days he seemed a little… apart." Jordan was thoughtful.

"It seemed to me that he was getting close to… what's her name? Something like Tatiana." Nigel said as he was putting an extra sugar in his coffee.

"Tallulah?" Jordan's smile vanished.

"Yeah, Tallulah." Nigel nodded. "Jordan? Are you okay?" Her face was completely closed now.

"Yeah, I am." She said, not convincing the two men. "After all, Woody can date who he wants." And seeing they were going to protest, she added, "I'm fine, really."

Lily chose this moment to enter the room. "Ah, guys, I've been looking for you everywhere. Detective Simmons has just called, she needs someone down the Hollis Street. Nigel?"

"Sorry, luv, I was just taking a two-minutes-break from my case. I think it's time I return to it." He sighed. "Plus I'm on duty tonight." He finished drinking his coffee and left.

"Jordan?" Lily asked. She didn't answer at first, she was just… speechless.

"I'll take it." Bug stood up.

"Thanks Bug." Jordan was grateful she didn't have to be with the woman. She wasn't prepared yet. She knew she had to face the reality, but she needed some time. Woody was seeing someone. She had tried to flee her feeling but they were just coming back stronger. Woody…

Meantime, Bug had followed Lily outside the room. She handled him a paper. "Here's the address… what?" She gave him a questioning glance as she noticed how he was staring at her.

"Nothing. It's just that you look great."

"Thanks. I'm going out with Jeffrey tonight. And tomorrow I'll meet his parents."

"Oh, mmh, cool." It was obvious he was getting uncomfortable. "Well, good evening. Ah, and… keep that smile, it makes you look even greater." The elevator's door opened and he went in it.

"Bye." She stood there a moment, not knowing what to think.

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"Hello Detective. I'm Doctor Vijay from the Medical Examiners' Office."

"Detective Lu Simmons." She shook his hand. "You've been long." She added.

"I followed your instructions. So, what do we got?" So, that's Woody's Tallulah?

"Old man, found about 30 minutes ago. No apparent sign of struggle. No apparent sign of murder. And I'm stuck here…"

"With me." Bug finished the sentence without looking at her. Really Woody, I don't understand you, Jordan's a thousand times better.

"Sorry?"

"That's what you were going to say, weren't you? You're stuck here with me." She didn't respond. The doctor knelt down next to the body. "Male, Caucasian, about fifty years old. Cadaveric rigidity situates death about 3, maybe 4 hours ago. Lips are a bit blue, he could have been suffocating. Shoes too clean comparing to the conditions of the place. He might have been thrown here."

"So you suggest murder?" The detective was getting a little more interested in.

"I'd suggest you to not jump to conclusions. I'll check if he has any ID on him and then I'll get him back at the morgue."

Lu approached the body. "On this side, a wallet exceeds the pocket." She put a pair of gloves, withdrew the object, opened it and searched inside. "Here we are, Mr. Robert Johnson."

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At the morgue, Nigel was joking with Jordan on the corridor. She was laughing again and Nigel would rather see her in a happy mood than the frozen Jordan he saw when he had told her about Lu.

"I see people are working here."

"Dr. M? You and Lily agreed to look for us the only 30 seconds we weren't working, didn't you?" Garret's look stopped him to try to joke and he become more serious. "Uhm, I've just finished my report, I let it on your desk like one minute ago."

Garret nodded. "Who's on call tonight?" Both hands raised. "Okay, Woody needs someone for a dead guy. You can go both." He gave the address to Jordan.

"Consider we're already there." Jordan grab Nigel by his harm and led him through the elevator.

"So, where are we going?" He asked her.

"Uhm, Chase Road, building 5th. Why does this sound familiar to me? Hey! Nige!" He was accelerating his steps. "Wait, what's up?"

"It's my building."

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"Nigel, Jordan, over here!" Woody waved his hand to get their attention. When they finally reached him, they noticed he was nervous. "Hey guys."

"Hey." Jordan tried to have her normal face. Woody is seeing someone. "Cold evening, umh?" Woody is seeing someone. "So what happened there?" Woody is seeing someone. She was feeling like if someone was squeezing her heart. Woody…

"Yes. Come over here." He let them pass the police strip.

"Is it me or you sound a bit stressed?" Nigel asked.

"Well… yeah, I guess you can say so… And well… just see by yourself."

"Is it that bad?"

"No Jordan, it's even worst." The detective picked up the two MEs curiosity. "Look by yourself."

"Where?" Jordan turned around to see what would cause so much concern to Woody.

"Here." He pointed.

Jordan opened her mouth but no sound went out. A Nigel, as astonished as Jordan was, managed to talk.

"You're kidding, right?"

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