Misconduct? 6?

By: The Confused One

Rating: PG chapter

Warnings: None really.

Archive: Amorous Intent for sure. Anyone else, just
ask.

Summary: We left off with Bobby leaving his meeting
with Huffines and Hensley, a little confused about
what was said. Alex and Deakins got Jennifer and
George on tape talking about setting Bobby up and
killing the drug dealer, Richards. She went to find
Bobby to give him the great news.

A/N: Sorry it's taken so long. It just took me
forever to even begin to get this scene right. And
I'm still not confident about it. If anyone has any
suggestions: please speak up. Thanks. :)

Bobby made his way to his car. Stopping short, he
noticing someone was standing by his car. He smiled a
little as he suddenly realized who it was. Picking up
his step, he softly greeted, "Hey."

Alex was relieved to see him already. She had been
afraid she was going to have a long wait. Giving him
a smile of her own, she skipped greetings and got
right to what she knew he wanted hear, "We got it.
She told her father everything. It's all on tape.
This whole nightmare is almost over."

Relief instantly flooded Bobby. He hoped and prayed
that this would start the end of it all. Meeting her
eyes, he muttered, "Thank you."

Alex, who was quite pleased with herself smiled and
pointed down the sidewalk as she suggested, "Come on.
Let's get something to eat."

Bobby nodded, and they wordlessly headed towards the
café down the street. As they walked Alex proceeded
to elaborate and explain what happened with Jennifer
and George, "When he walked into that room, it was
eerie. I swear, I think she almost liquefied."

Alex smiled as Bobby sniggered, before continuing her
story with a question, "You know that sullen,
stubborn, obnoxious girl we've been dealing with since
we started this case?"

Bobby gave her an uncertain nod. He wanted to know
where this was going. He quickly gave a half hearted
answer, "uh huh."

With a nod of her own, Alex quipped, "That girl
doesn't exist anymore. That man walked into that room
and she did a complete one-eighty. She was all over
him. His approval is the only thing that matters to
her. Not only did she tell him the truth, she
explained her reasoning for killing Richards and
setting you up. I've never seen you be more right
about someone. They're a couple of live wires.
George even figured us out. He came out, caught the
machines on. You've seriously underestimated that guy
Bobby. He was actually relieved we were getting it
all. He told us to use the tape even. He can't stand
you, but he can't let anyone, even his own daughter,
railroad you."

Bobby arched his eyes and opened the door to the café
for Alex. He defended himself, "I know his bitter
streak, but I really didn't think even he could sit by
and watch."

Alex smiled brightly now. Reaching the counter, Alex
watched as Bobby greeted the woman at the register,
"Hi Mary. How've you been?"

Mary smiled at Bobby in return. She instantly
answered, "Bobby, Alex. Haven't seen you two in
days."

Alex smiled back in return. She explained, "Things
have gotten a little crazy. We finally got a moment,
so we thought we'd come get something we recognized."

Mary snorted. Smiling brightly, she replied, "Then
I'm guessing, two usuals?"

Nodding, Bobby added, "And go ahead and put it on one
ticket Mary. I'll pay."

Alex was immediately startled and confused. Sure,
there were times when they had both paid for the
others food, but it was usually talked about first and
done because the other didn't have any cash on them.
Watching as Bobby pulled out his wallet and before
Mary could give him the total, Alex questioned, "What
are you doing?"

Bobby let a hint of a smile cross his lips. He knew
he'd get a reaction. He calmly reasoned, "With
everything you've done for me today. The least I can
do is pay for your six dollar meal here."

Immediately over the irritation and confusion, Alex
smirked. Sometimes she was sure he was too good to be
true. He was too sweet. Meeting his eyes was just
the final straw. With a sigh, she finally relented,
"Fine. Pay."

That's just what Bobby did. After paying, getting
their ticket, order number, cups, and giving there
thanks to Mary the two made their way to a table.
Meeting Alex's eyes again, Bobby asked, "So what
happened with Hensley and Huffines?"

Alex took a sip of her Pepsi. She sighed. Knowing
his gallant streak, Alex was sure he was going to hate
her story. She lowered her voice as she spoke, "I'm
sure you noticed, they have no technique. They
aimlessly just asked me lots of questions. Just keep
that in mind. They asked about us. They wanted to
know about your behavior…"

Bobby instantly found her eyes. As far as he was
concerned, they could say whatever they wanted about
him, but even insinuating such things about her was
just not permitted. Bobby's eyes darkened. He
angrily whispered, "They what? I'll kill them!"

Seeing the anger in his face, Alex refused
to break eye contact. Reaching out her hand, she put
it on top of his. It already seemed to sooth him.
Keeping her voice firm and strong, she whispered back,
"Don't. They're not worth it. They don't have clue
about what they're talking about. They're idiots, and
we both know it. Let it go. I've had worse. I. I
only brought it up because you asked."

That was enough to bring him back down. Looking down,
Bobby honestly replied, "I hate this. You don't
deserve any of this."

Alex closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
Swallowing hard, she replied, "You don't either. I
wish you'd remember that."

Before Bobby could reply Mary called their number.
Alex instinctively removed her hand. He stood up to
grab their food. Meeting Alex's eyes, Bobby replied,
"Thank you."

Sitting back down, Alex watched as her ham sandwich
and chips were put in front of her. Smiling, she
thanked him before continuing her story, "They asked
what I thought of your interrogations and treatment of
suspects. They asked what I saw Friday. That was
actually about it. It was short for an interview."

Bobby gave her a grateful smile. He replied, "They'll
probably want to talk to all of us again. They didn't
keep me as long as I thought they would, and they
didn't even ask specifics. It leaves me thinking that
this is all show. They're sure they have something,
and they only want it to look fair. Before I left,
Hensley gave me this song and dance about the two of
them believing me, and it's the brass that's out to
get me. As if I believe a word of it. I don't even
think they've contacted Bishop, and they're probably
not planning on it. I just have a very bad feeling
about this."

Alex swallowed a bite of her sandwich before trying to
reassure him, "Even if they are, they're going to have
to dismiss everything against you once they hear the
tape. She admitted everything Bobby. She even
admitted to killing Richards. It's almost over."

Watching her take another bite of her sandwich, Bobby
replied ruefully, "I hope so."

Catching his eyes again, Alex replied forcefully,
"Hey. Trust me."

With a sigh, Bobby decided to change the subject.
Smiling slightly now, Bobby affirmed, "I got a call
from your mother yesterday. Wanted to make sure I
knew when and where the picnic was this year."

Bobby trailed off. Alex smiled slightly. It had been
so easy for her to do. All she had done was invite
him to the picnic, a couple of years back, and let Bobby
and his charm do the rest. She had only needed to
invite him that once. Her family fell in love with
him. Her mother and father started inviting him on
their own, to all the family functions including the
major holidays. Bobby, by now, was basically family.
Alex looked up and asked, "So what's your assignment
this year? Mine is the baked beans."

Bobby smiled even more. He replied, "I've got the
potato salad."

Alex arched her eyebrows. She was a little surprised.
Watching Bobby chew, she questioned what he said,
"But Angie always has potato salad. You sure you've
got the potato salad?"

Bobby shrugged slightly before explaining, "I was told
to bring potato salad. It's probably slack because of
the baby."

Alex took a deep breath and began staring at her
sandwich. With a nod, she admitted, "You're right.
That's probably it."

Bobby closed his eyes, mentally kicking himself for
bringing up the baby. With the concern in his voice,
Bobby apologized, "I'm sorry. I know it hasn't been
easy for you. Are you OK?"

Meeting his eyes again, Alex's voice was a little
shaky as she admitted, "Getting better. I'll be
fine."

Bobby offered the best help he could, "I'm here if you
need me."

Alex gave him a heartening smile. She assured him, "I
know. Thank you. You've already helped a lot."

Despite her assurance, Bobby was still convinced he
hadn't done enough. He whispered, "I haven't done
anything."

Alex almost laughed at the absurdity. She confessed,
"Trust me. Those midnight calls, I owe you a lot for
putting up with me the last few months."

Bobby, who was completely confused, questioned her
logic, "How does that compare to what's going on, with
me, right now? I think you're mixed up on who the
difficult partner is in this relationship."

Alex couldn't help but smirk. Watching him finish his
ham sandwich, she admitted, "I've always been able to
figure you out. Our. Our connection is natural
Bobby. You know that. You're not a problem. You're
not work, and you're not difficult."

Meeting Alex's eyes once again, he knew it was true.
They had always had a special easy connection.
Neither of them had ever understood it, and he, for
one, was too scared of what he might find out to even
try to understand it, most days. But he knew what it

was, deep down. He just couldn't bring himself to

acknowledge it out loud. Bobby whispered back, "I

know. Thank you for that."

Swallowing the last of her sandwich, Alex looked away
from Bobby. Alex simply replied, "I'll call you
tomorrow, after it's over. We're doing it early,
right when they get in."

Bobby nodded as he gathered their trash. Meeting her
eyes one last time for the night, he acknowledged her,
"Night Eames."

Alex smiled slightly. She was never going to get him
to call her Alex on a regular basis. Before heading
towards the door, she replied, "Thank you for dinner.
Night Bobby."