Chapter 2

"What are you doing here?" John asked Natalie as he closed the door behind her.

"I just wanted to stop by and say hi and see if you'd eaten yet." She sat her purse down on the table.

"Well actually I was about to take a shower and head back into the station."

"Okay we can talk later and I can bring you a burger and some fries from Rodi's."

Natalie kissed John and walked out the door.

John continued on with his shower and freshening up before he sat on the bed and grabbed the phone and dialed Evangeline's cell phone.

She picked up after two rings.

"Hello?"

He hesitated for a minute. "Hey, how you doing?"

"I'm good John and you?"

"I'm heading back into the station and just wanted to check in on you."

John didn't know what he would do without Evangeline; even after they had broken up he couldn't get her out of his system and didn't want too.

"My day was good I just came from the Palace with Nora and on my way home I bumped into Kevin of all people and you'll never guess what he asked me."

"What would that be?"

"He asked me on a date to the Palace tomorrow."

John suddenly felt a lump growing in his throat.

"Let me guess you said yes."

"I did, I'm free to date whoever now; so I really don't know why I'm telling you this anyway."

"You're right it's none of my business anymore, but just be careful while your out by yourself. Bye."

Later at the station

Bo Buchanan was busy finishing the last reports on the Killing Club Murders that took place over the last couple months. First two kids from the Love Center; Julie Tanaka and Hudson Preston were murdered, and then Evangeline and Natalie were kidnapped and tied to a burning stake, John rescued both women; but Evangeline went missing for several more weeks before John and Bo caught the main killer; Hays Barber.

This particular case was a very strenuous and emotional one that took everyone in the department a little over the edge, but mostly John who never seemed to lose control of any situation; was running around the station on empty and didn't sleep for days at a time.

Bo worried about him and on the mayor's orders thought about taking him off the case, but decided to give him one more chance in which case they found Evangeline and were able to finally end the case. As Bo finished writing up the last report he heard a knock on his door.

"It's open." He ran a hand over his face and sighed.

Nora walked in and walked behind her husband's desk and gave him a kiss.

"So you ready to go home and get some rest?" Nora sat down in the chair in front of Bo's desk.

"Just finishing this last report and I'm ready to go. Have you checked on Matthew today?"

"Yeah I just called Maryann and told her we would be home in about five minutes and Matthew was outside playing soccer with some friends."

Nora sensed that Bo wasn't telling her something, because he just sat in his chair staring into space.

"What are you thinking about?" Nora asked.

"How the Killing Club case has affected everyone from Natalie, Evangeline, John, Marcie, you, and me. I mean we all had contact with Hays and poor Marcie was his client and she didn't even suspect him to be the killer. I can't even imagine how she must feel right now, but I'm just glad we caught the guy before he killed or tortured anyone else."

Bo closed the file that he was working on and stood up putting his jacket on in the processes. He walked around his desk and held a hand out to Nora; she took his hand and stood up.

"I take it, your coming home early?"

"Yeah, I am." Bo locked his door and walked over to the officer sitting at Natalie's desk.

"Tell Lt. Mcbain that I went home and only call me if it's an emergency."

"Of course, sir." Said Officer Bryant.

Bo and Nora walked out of the police station hand in hand.