Chapter: High Emotions

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A Special Thanks To: bammi1, Caia, iluvstabler, ladybrin, Secret Phoenix679, Shellster and to everyone else who has read my fanfic. Thanks guys.

Caia: You'll just have to wait and see lol. And, yes I like the overprotective Deakins too.

iluvstabler: Yep, he's really going to prison. I hate to do it but... it makes for an interesting story.

ladybrin: Thanks, always glad to hear that i'm getting the personalities right. I think Alex would be that way in the show too.

Shellster: Yeah, it probably will be pretty dark. I haven't totally decided what i'm going to do yet, but probably. Thanks for reading and reviewing!

A/N Hello all, I rewrote this chapter but I still don't care for it too much. A little too... ohI don't know mushy for me lol. Anyway,the next chapter won't be like that. I'm not quitesure what's allgoing to happen next , yet. I might be changing the rating to ( M ) next chapter. It all depends on what happens. It could get scary, although I doubt that fast but you never know lol. Also, I don't know how long the police usually wait before they send the prisoners to prison after the sentencing. I just wrote what I thought. I hope you like this chapter. Oh, and thanks for all the reviews. You guys are great!

On with the story.

Once Alex reached her apartment, she went inside and plopped down on the couch, placing her face in her hands. Alex was extremely tired but she was determined to stay awake, to look for anyone who would want to frame Bobby and have the power to do so. Oh come on, Alex! For God's sake, you have to find something. Alex thought to herself. Then she heard a car door slam. She looked out the window and saw that it was the officer returning her car to her, as Deakins had promised. Alex watched the officers until they pulled away, then she ran out to her car and grabbed a largebox of case files. They were the cases that she and Bobby had worked on in the past2 years. She had already been through the past 6 months but there was nothing. Once Alex was back inside her apartment, she picked up a file and started to read, putting her head up against the back of the couch. Within a little while, the lack of sleep the night before took its toll and Alex fell asleep, still holding the file she was reading.

Meanwhile, Bobby was laying on the cot in his jail cell. It was all he could do sitting in jail. He was dreading tomorrow, it was the day that the prison bus would be coming to pick him up. As Bobby lay there, he knew it would probably be his last peaceful night for a while, heck maybe forever. The detective had heard about police getting put in prison, he knew several were almost beaten to death and he also knew that some had been murdered. He had gotten a tiny peice of what was to come the night before whena man who was awaiting trial for murder was put in the cell with him. Bobby thought of the night before.

The night before:

Bobby was laying on the jail cell cot, when he heard footsteps coming toward his cell. Then he heard the cell door open and he looked up to see what was going on. Hoping that Alex had found evidence that would prove that he was innocent. However, that wasn't the case, for what Bobby saw was the guard bringing another prisoner to his cell. The guard shoved the prisoner into the cell, slammed the door shut and walked away. Before Bobby had a chance to say anything, the prisoner spoke.

" So, word around here is that you're a cop, " the prisoner asked.

" Yeah, " Bobby muttered lowly.

" You do know people in here don't particually like cops, right, " asked the prisoner.

" Yes, I... I know, " Bobby replied.

" Good, " the prisoner said, then he punched Bobby in the face while he was laying on the cot with his eyes shut.

Bobby jumped up and punched the other prisoner, within seconds the two men were fist fighting. Both men got some good punches, but it was Bobby who done the most damage to the other man. By the time the guard finally got there, Bobby had a black eye and some other minor injuries. The other prisoner, on the other hand wasn't quite so lucky, he recieved two black eyes, a bloody lip and a broken nose.

Back to current time:

Bobby couldn't get his mind off the fight. Despite the fact the he had been able to handle himself in jail didn't change the fact that he wouldn't be able to fight off a bunch of prisoners in prison. Although he hated to admit it, the thought of going to prison was very frightening to him. So... he decided to try and forget about what tomorrow would bring and just get some sleep. Bobby did have one good thing to think about. He knew that Alex would becoming to see him in the morning before the prison bus would come and pick him up.Bobby shut his eyes and started to drift off to sleep.He knew tomorrow would be a long day.

Alex awoke hours later. She looked out the window and saw the bright sun light shinning in. It took her a moment to realise that she had fallen asleep the night before and then she remembered.

" Oh no, Bobby, " Alex said out loud, as she remembered that she was supposed to go see Bobby in jail before the prison bus came. Quickly, she looked at her watch. It said 9:10am. Alex jumped up off the couch and darted to her bedroom. She knew that she didn't have much time, the prison bus was supposed to pick Bobby up at 10:30am. Alex quickly changed her cloths, darted out of her apartment, jumped in her car and starting driving to the jail.

The drive took longer then normal because of bad traffic and it was 10:02 am when Alex finallygot to the jail house. Soon she was in the visiting room, waiting for the guards to bring her partner and best friend into the room. Bobby wasn't even there yet, but Alex could already feel the tears biting at her eyes. Stop it, Eames! Bobby has enough to deal with right now as it is, he sure doesn't need to deal with an emotional you too. Alex thought to herself. Then she heard foot steps coming down the hall and the door opened. There was her partner. He walked inside and the guard closed the door behind him. Bobby sat down.

" Bobby, i'm so sorry... I know i'm late... I fell asleep on the couch and I woke up late... , " Alex started.

" Eames, it's alright, " Bobby said, cutting her off.

Alex looked at Bobby and once again saw the nasty bruises, scrapes and scratches on his face. The though of her partner being beaten up was hard to bare, but at least there wasn't any new battle marks, which told her that he hadn't been in another fight.

" Bobby... what... what happened to your face, " Alex asked, although she already knew the answer, she wanted to know what happened.

" Oh... uh... my cell mate and I got into a little fight, " Bobby replied.

" Are you alright, " Alex asked, with a lot of concern in her voice.

" Yeah, but... the other guy wasn't quite so lucky, " Bobby replied, with a small laugh.

Alex smiled a small fake smile. The reality of the whole sittuation was hitting her.

" I'm not going to give up, Bobby. I'm gonna keep looking for the evidence until I find it, " Alex said shakely. " I... I know you... you didn't kill that girl... and this... it's not... it's just not fair, " she said, bursting into tears.

" Hey... Alex, don't cry, " Bobby said softly.

" I... I'm sorry... Bobby, " she sobbed. " You... you shouldn't be sitting here right now... I... I should have found something... I know there's evidence... there got to be... and I... I haven't found it. I... I haven't been a good partner... a... a good partner would have found something by now, "

" Alex, don't ever say that... you're a damn good partner, you're the best partner i've ever had. No one else would evengive me a chance... they heard the rumors and they wouldn't work with me... but you were different, Alex. None of this is your fault, you're doing the best you can. I don't know what's going on here... but if anyone can find the truth, it's you, " Bobby told Alex.

" I... I did ask for another partner... I... I wasn't going to give you a chance either, " Alex started but was again cut off by Bobby.

" But you did, Alex... that's all that matters, " he told her softly.

Alex took a moment to take control of her emotions and after a couple minutes she had stopped crying.

" Bobby, i'm sorry about breaking down like that... it's just... I can't stand the thought of you going to prison for something you didn't do. I mean some murders walk because there's not enough evidence to prove they are guilty, you know, " Alex said.

" Yeah, I know... but it's going to be alright and i'll be fine don't worry, " Bobby lied, he knew better but he didn't want Alex to worry about him.

" Goren, it's time to go, " the guard yelled from behind the door. Then he walked in.

Alex jumped up and gave her partner another hug, she wished this was all a dream but she knew better.

" Alex... I... I gotta go now, " Bobby said and his partner released him from her embrace. " Don't worry, Alex. I'll be alright, "

" I... I'll come see you as often as I can, " Alex said.

Then all she could do was stand there and watch as her partner was lead away. She still couldn't believe this was happening. God, pleasehelp meprovethat Bobbyisn't a murdererAlex prayed. Then she left the jail house and headed to the station, she wasn't going to give up. She was going to find the truth, she didn't know how but she wouldn't give up on her partner.

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