Chapter 9

Disclaimer: Dick made them and he can break them just as easily!

Bobby walked into work the next morning full of trepidation. He had avoided going to Alex's. He still wasn't quite sure what to say to her. He had acted like a jerk and he knew it. Alex was already at her desk, starting on her paperwork. Bobby took a seat as his desk across from her and stared at her.

"Are you feeling any better?" Bobby looked at her closely. She was pale and had some bags under her eyes. He felt like she looked. And it was no one's fault but his.

"I stopped throwing up." Alex held up a package of saltines. "And I stopped crying." With that she focused back on her paperwork. Bobby looked at her while she wrote. He nodded to himself and got on his share of work.

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Carolyn and Mike sat at their desks, each separately trying to eavesdrop on Alex and Bobby and trying not to let the other know they knew what was going on.

"So you know then?" Mike asked Carolyn.

"Know what?"

"About Eames and Goren."

"What about them?"

"Barek, don't play coy with me. About the proverbial bun in the oven. And it being Bobby's."

Carolyn looked up at Mike, giving him a death glare. "Why don't you just get on your desk and announce it? Jeez. How did you know?"

"Goren called me, had me meet him at the bar last night to discuss it. How did you know?"

"Oh, well, I decided to check in on her and Bobby was there and out came Alex with the test. They got into a fight and he bolted. She was kind of upset."

"Yeah, he told me what he said. I told him to go talk to her. Looks like he did; they're getting along fine."

"No, he didn't. I was there with her all night. I was late this morning because I had to stop home for clothes because everything of Alex's is too small."

"You're not fat." Mike looked at her jokingly, knowing it was the height between the two female detectives Carolyn was referring to.

"You – you're an ass. He never came though. No calls either. She's keeping it though. After what she went through with her sister, she thinks it's the right time. Well, really now or never was what she said. What's Bobby's opinion?"

"If he wants her to have it? Oh, definitely. I told him to talk to her. He never listens to me."

"No one listens to you, Mike. How long have you been here?" Carolyn smirked at her partner. "Just getting you back for the fat jibe."

"Haha. Hey, where are they going?" Mike looked over at Alex and Bobby who were heading towards the elevators.

"Well it's a good thing we're detectives, huh?" Carolyn and Mike started to follow them when Deakins opened his door.

"Can I see you two for a minute?" Carolyn and Mike obliged, sitting down in the captain's office.

"So, just what is going on between Goren and Eames?"

"What do you mean, sir?" Carolyn looked Deakins right in the eye.

"I mean, they're acting funny."

"No offense sir but, what do you mean?" Mike looked at Deakins, eyebrows raised. Deakins was on to something. Bobby and Alex weren't usually this quiet.

"Keep an eye on them. I don't need them coming back in here asking for new partners again. Thanks." Deakins resumed his paperwork as Logan and Barek left his office. Something was up and he didn't like being left out of the loop. He just hoped they stayed together.