Chapter 2
Disclaimer: Still not mine…all Dick's
It was right after the trial. Mother, father and son all facing some charges involving rape and murder. Alex and Bobby left the courthouse shortly after Mike and Carolyn. Ron Carver was left talking to the victim's family. Bobby trotted down the stairs ahead of Alex.
"Bobby, wait up!" Alex hit the bottom of the stairs just as Bobby stopped to turn to her. His eyes were dark. "Do you want to eat?" Alex looked at him warily. There had been a highly emotional cross-examination of Alex by the defense attorney revealing her desire for a new partner, way back in the day. She had thought that Ron had dodged in front of the bullet for her, allowing her to explain why after five years she stuck around. She thought she and Bobby were okay; they had spoken briefly outside of the courtroom. The look in his eyes though made her doubt that they were in fact, okay.
"Do you want to go back to my place?" Alex reached for her keys to avoid his intense stare.
"Yeah. Um, fine." Bobby strode off ahead of her to her car. To press the issue or not…Alex sighed and followed her partner to her car.