The First Meeting Chapter 2

By: The Confused One

A/N: I decided to add a second chapter to this story. I hope everyone likes it. Please read and review.

Bobby looked back down at the paper she had passed him. It suddenly hit him. Looking back up at her, he handed it back to her saying, "Eames, there's something else. They're cousins."

Alex met Bobby's eyes with a look of disgust. She shook her head and replied, "I wonder if they know."

Bobby smiled slightly. Taking the paper back and placing it in his notebook, he stood and suggested, "Let's go find out."

Alex smiled too. She quickly followed him to the elevators.

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Standing in the living room, Alex watched as Bobby needled the wife, Cynthia, "You figured it out didn't you? You found out that your husband was having an affair with his cousin! That must have been…embarrassing."

Cynthia looked away, desperately trying not to cry. She shook her head vigorously. She insisted, "No. No. I didn't know."

Bobby moved around to face her. He continued pounding, "How…humiliating. Your husband would rather sleep with the hired help, his long lost cousin Claire, than you. That couldn't have been easy to swallow."

Alex kept an eye on Lisa, the stunned cousin, as she played her part in Bobby's game, "I know I'd have a hard time with it."

Bobby nodded. He continued, "He had to be taught a lesson. You had to get your revenge."

Suddenly, Cynthia broke down in tears, "Yes. OK. I did know. I knew, and I killed him. I killed him. I couldn't let him get away with it."

Bobby nodded slightly. He triumphantly announced, "Cynthia, you're under arrest…"

Alex stopped listening, as Bobby led the woman outside to the waiting uniform cops. Looking at the shaken woman sitting before she asked, "You're going to have to take care of these kids now."

With tears streaming down her face, Claire absently replied, "How am I supposed to explain all of this to those kids? I mean, his cousin."

Alex still wasn't sure how they had managed to not know, but she figured it wasn't her place. She nodded and headed for the door. Seeing Carver, she quipped, "Please tell me you're not here with bad news."

Carver smiled slightly. Shaking his head, he assured her, "No. No. You're fine. I was just here to make sure everything got handled properly. The Mayor has been all over Arthur, who has been all over me to get this one done right."

Alex nodded. Moving past him, she warned, "She's still processing. We'll get her statement later."

Carver nodded and watched the woman as Alex left the room to catch up to Bobby. He knew that's where he'd find her if he needed her.

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Sitting back down at his desk, he looked at Alex, who smiled and sat down at her desk. He started, "I guess that went about as smooth as it could have gone."

Alex sighed and nodded and cracked, "I guess it's a lesson in be careful who you sleep with."

Bobby laughed slightly and began shuffling the paperwork that seemed to be growing on his desk. He sighed slightly, and picked up one of his files. Looking at it, he was confused. He hadn't asked for the file. Looking up at Alex, he called over to his partner, "Eames, did you ask for Claire Christian's file?"

Alex met his eyes. She nodded and took the file he was offering. She explained, "She looked really bad Goren. I wanted to make sure she and those kids were OK. The phone number is in here somewhere."

Bobby nodded slightly, and went back to his paperwork. He listened as she made the call. He smiled as she hung up. He was proud of her. She had, apparently, gotten Claire calmed down a little. Looking up at her, he offered, "You were good with Claire Eames."

Alex smiled slightly. Remembering their conversation from earlier, she smiled even more. She figured it was her name that brought her back to that distant conversation. She had an idea. She picked up the file and stood. Walking past him, she remarked, "Thanks. And, for the record, you're allowed to call me Alex now."

Bobby grinned now. He might have never dreamed of a moment like that with anyone when he had first joined Major Case, but he couldn't live without them now. Turning back to his paperwork, he was happy.