Chapter 12
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Deakins was waiting for his two best detectives to get into work the next morning. Logan and Barek were acting weird now too. Something was definitely up. If it were just another surrogacy nobody would be acting like this. Oh here they come, Deakins thought, now for the show to begin. Deakins walked to his door. "Eames, Goren – my office."
Bobby and Alex looked at each other, both knowing what was going to happen. They looked over at Mike and Carolyn, who mouthed good luck to them. They took a seat in Deakins' office.
"Okay. For the past couple of days you guys and Logan and Barek have been acting funny. They won't budge on what's going on, so I want to hear it from you. Talk." Deakins looked at his detectives expectantly.
Bobby looked at Alex. Alex rubbed her eyes with one hand and gripped the arm of the chair with the other. He wished there was something he could do to make this less stressful. She had already told him the morning sickness had come back, and with a vengeance. "Sir, I can talk to you alone, if Eames doesn't mind." Alex looked at her partner gratefully and before Deakins had a chance to say anything bolted out of the room.
"Sir, it's the morning sickness."
"I knew it. So, it'll be the same deal as last time. Maybe you can get Bishop again? Or team up with Logan – "
"Sir, eh, sorry. The baby's not for her sister." Bobby looked his captain in the eye. "It's mine."
Meanwhile, in the bathroom…"Alex? Are you okay?" Carolyn followed Alex after she bolted from Deakins' office. "How'd he take it?"
Alex came out of the stall and splashed water on her face. Morning sickness sucked. "You know, I got a wave of nausea just as we sat down and then he started talking and I'm just lucky Bobby was there."
"What'd Bobby do?"
"He offered to talk to him alone. Saved me from puking in his office. Let's go back out there." Alex and Carolyn walked out of the bathroom only to find Deakins waiting for them.
"Alex, I need to speak with you and Bobby together." Deakins stalked off.
"You'll be fine. Good luck." Carolyn slipped back to her desk while Alex walked back into the office.
"Sorry, sir. I'm sure Bobby told you what happened." Alex looked at her captain, not able to read the expression on his face.
"How could you two do this? How could you jeopardize your future as partners together? What were you thinking? Some one, jump in anytime here." Deakins looked at both of them pointedly.
"Sir, " Alex started, "it was a one off. We were fighting and all of our emotions got the best of us. It just happened. Nothing more, just I happened to get a parting gift is all."
"Eames, I appreciate the stab at some humor, but really this is not the time. How are you guys going to do this?"
"I will work until I have to go on leave, Goren will be present for the birth and then he'll get another partner until I come back. Same as last time. Sort of. And when I come back to work we'll have childcare all sorted out. I think my sister owes me one. Sorry, no more stabs at humor, I promise." Alex sat back in her chair. The hormones made her a little bolder than usual. Bobby was gaping at her and Deakins had a whisper of a smile playing on his lips.
"It seems she's planned it all out. Just, the question of partners…" Bobby looked at Deakins hoping he'd forgiven them.
"I should switch you guys up. Aside from this baby, no other funny business is going on? You aren't planning on eloping and I all of a sudden have to explain how I ended up with two Detective Gorens?"
"No sir, no Vegas." Alex looked over at Bobby hopefully. It was all going to be okay.
"Then fine. You guys can stay together. Alex, I have something for you." Deakins reached into his desk and pulled out a wrapped box. "I figured you might need these. Open them at your desk and then both of you get back to work. And just keep quiet about what's going on. I don't want anyone else getting the idea that there's more going on than there is." Deakins dismissed them with a nod. Alex and Bobby walked back to their desks. Mike and Carolyn were waiting with bated breath.
"So, Goren. I get stuck with you again?" Mike elbowed Bobby in the arm.
"No, it seems were sticking together." Bobby looked over at Alex and smiled faintly at her.
"Deakins gave me this. I have to open it." Alex opened her package up. Saltines. All four detectives turned to look at their captain's office. Deakins smiled and waved, and went back to his work.