Secret Betting: Chapter 4
By: The Confused One
A/N: Well, I guess with this chapter we kind of take a detour from any sort of humor. LOL I promise to get back to funny soon. I figured something needed to happen to get the ball rolling for the final push for everyone.
Marching over to Mike's desk, Carolyn was both worried and furious. She demanded, "What did you just do?"
Mike smiled. He decided in that instant that she was beautiful when she was angry. It made her eyes sparkle with life. He calmly answered, "Whatever do you mean Detective Barek?"
Carolyn was growing frustrated, along with angry. She didn't see the humor in his comment at all. Snapping at him, she asked, "What did you tell her?"
Mike calmly laughed. She shrugged, knowing it was making her crazier. He finally replied, "Oh. I just asked her to have a drink with me when we get off tonight."
Growling in frustration, Carolyn marched into the break room. She needed chocolate. Looking out the window, she watched as Bobby got up and headed towards her. It came to her in a flash. Grabbing her phone, she pretended to talk, hoping he heard, "Yeah, I can do something tonight. I know I won't need to stay late. Logan is taking Eames out for drinks tonight. She's someone who works here."
Looking over, she realized Bobby was walking back to his desk. Stepping back into the bullpen, she was confused. Why hadn't he come inside? She watched as he talked to Alex. It didn't look good. The longer they talked, the louder they got. She could finally hear them. Bobby argued, "I just don't like it! You shouldn't go."
Carolyn watched as Alex, almost amused, argued back, "Its drinks Bobby! We can't possibly get into trouble. You're being ridiculous."
Carolyn watched as Bobby stopped. He sighed and finally replied, "I just don't want you to get hurt."
Watching, Mike stood now. He knew something was going down. Throwing a glance at Carolyn, he listened as Alex argued back, "I'm not going to get hurt. It's not a big deal. Its drinks for God's sakes. Let it go."
Mike watched Bobby steel his resolve. He ordered Alex, "You can't go. You're not going. I won't allow it."
Carolyn eyes almost popped out of her head. And she didn't blame Alex for yelling back, "You don't own me Bobby! You can't stop me! What the hell is wrong with you?"
Before Bobby could answer, Alex's desk phone rang. Carolyn watched as Alex angrily picked up her phone. After a moment, she hung the phone up and started grabbing her stuff. Making a comment to Bobby, she headed for the elevators. Carolyn could tell they were avoiding the looks. She could see the pain they were in, and she felt beyond guilty. She felt responsible.
Approaching Carolyn, he could tell she was avoiding looking at him. He was in as much shock as the rest of the room. Goren and Eames never fought, at least not in front of people. Leaning over beside her, he asked, "What did I do? What did you do?"
Shaking her head, Carolyn was still stunned. She didn't want to talk about it, and she definitely didn't want to deal with a smug Mike Logan right then. She had never seen anything as tense and heated as that short argument had been. She gruffly walked back to her desk, saying, "I pretended to be telling someone on the phone about your plans with Eames."
Walking back to his own desk, Mike shook his head. Even he knew that would be a bad idea. He flippantly replied, "Way to go."
Sitting down, Carolyn was still shaken. She couldn't shake the feeling she had just destroyed everything between Bobby and Alex. She desperately hoped she was wrong. She had just wanted to help, but she and Mike had taken things way too far.