A/N: Thanks again for the many wonderful reviews. I have got to warn you though. Some of you might become very disapppointed with this fic. I may be making choices you don't agree with and don't like. You may stop reading this fic. If that happens, I would still appreciate your opinion. Tell me why you start to dislike it. Those kind of things I can take with me when I write another fic... On with the fic. I did like the idea that someone gave me for them having a picnic on their date. I loved that idea, but decided it seemed to be more for Bobby and Alex. So I will be using that idea. Some of you had some really great ideas... I also liked the helicopter ride idea. I went online and searched for ideas. I deliberately chose not to write the date. I wanted Alex to talk about the date with someone(Carolyn), but I thought and entire chapter about Leo and Alex on their date wasn't a good idea. Afterall it's about Bobby and Alex. And for those of you who are confused, it is my intention to bring Bobby and Alex together. There's just more fun if there are some obstacles on the way. And to end this long ramble... suggestions and ideas for 'What should Bobby do' are welcome. I think the next chapter should focus on Bobby and what he's going to do. Well now the chapter... enjoy!

Chapter three

Alex kept receiving gifts. On Friday she received a beautiful yellow orchid. Only twenty minutes later a delivery guy was standing at her desk.

"Alex Eames?" He asked.

"Yes?"

"Please sign." The delivery guy practically shoved the paper under her nose. Then he gave her a big package. Curious she was about to open it when Carolyn quickly approached her desk.

"Another gift? Who is this guy?"

"I have no clue. Let's see what's in it." She tore the paper and discovered a blue rock climbing harness and a baseball.

"Interesting. Any notes?" Carolyn was intrigued.

"Let's see." Whoever was sending her the gifts now had her full attention. She picked the harness up to see if there was a note or clues, but nothing. Then she saw a small orange envelop.

Carolyn spotted it at the same time. "What does it say?"

Opening it she read out loud. "Fieldhouse Chelsea pier, two o'clock Saturday. Bring the gear and sport clothes." Alex focused her attention on the baseball. It was signed with a number. Looking at it, a thought occurred to her. Quickly she typed the number into her laptop and she'd been right. It was a badge number and it belonged to Leo Anderson, the newbie.

"Ooh my God, it's…" Carolyn exclaimed as she saw the name on screen.

"Ssttt…" Alex warned her. Bobby was approaching their desk and she did not want him to know that Leo was the one sending her the gifts.

"What's all that?" Walking up to Alex's desk he picked up the harness and baseball. Spotting the envelop he put the harness and baseball down and read the paper.

"You're not going, are you?"

"I am."

"How can you do that? You don't know who is sending you these gifts." As a detective she should know the dangers in the city and the sick people that lived in it. Surely she knew better than to trust someone she didn't know. Unless she knew who it was. "You know who's sending you all that stuff."

"Maybe." She really wasn't going to tell him who it was.

"Do you know?" Bobby glared at Carolyn.

Carolyn held her hands up in surrender. "I'm so not going there. Bye." She quickly left the two detectives alones.

"Who is it?"

"Let it go, Bobby. This doesn't concern you."

He opened his mouth to speak again, but Alex's angry glare kept him from actually saying something. Pissing Alex off was not a good idea. And so he kept quiet for the rest of the day. But at the end of the day, when she was ready to leave for the weekend.

"Alex?" His voice was soft and gentle.

"Yes?"

"Just… just be careful. Call me if you need me." Even though that last part had so much more meaning to him, he wanted her to know that he would be there in a second if something happened.

She was grateful for his concern and gave him a smile. "Thanks, Bobby. Have a good weekend."

MONDAY morning Alex had just set one foot in the bullpen and already someone was pulling her towards the interrogation room. "And good morning to you too, Carolyn."

"Yeah, hi. How was it? Tell me everything. What did you do? Was it fun? What's he like? Are you going out again? Did you kiss?" Carolyn fired Alex with questions.

Alex laughed. She put her laptop bag on the floor next to the table and sat down. "It was great, Carolyn. He took me rock climbing in the Fieldhouse. I had no idea how difficult that was. He goes there once every two weeks, so he knows what he's doing. At the end he practically had to pull me to the top. It was great fun though. I've never done that before. He really is a very nice guy, fun to be around with."

What the two women didn't know was that Bobby was in the observation room, hearing every word. He'd seen Carolyn practically dragging Alex to the interrogation room. Guessing that Alex probably wouldn't tell him much, he decided to listen in. By the look on her face and the tone of her voice he knew she'd had a really great time. He wondered who the guy was, though his money was on Anderson.

"After the rock climbing we had a drink and then he took me to the batting cages. It was fun. I remember when I was young my brothers and I went to batting cages sometimes, but it had been such a long time. After a few hits I got the hang of it. He tried to be smooth and stand behind me, holding the bat together. I told him I knew how to swing the bat."

Pausing, Alex smiled, thinking of the memories of Saturday. She really hadn't expected to have so much fun with Leo, but she had. He was easy to talk and fun to be around with.

"Tell me more." Carolyn wanted to know it all.

"He took me to dinner at the Lighthouse. I'd never been there before, but it's beautiful Carolyn. You should go there some time. Great views, great food and a great restaurant. After that he took me home and that was it."

Bobby sighed and hung his head. This was not good. He wanted Alex to be happy and she apparently had a good time with Leo. He had to admit his mistake, Leo wasn't the jerk he thought he was. Not wanting to hear more he left the room, missing what was said about him.

There was a silence between the two women. Carolyn wondered if she should broach the next subject or not. She decided to take the chance, it had to be said. "What about Bobby?"

"What about, Bobby?" Alex countered.

"Don't give me that, Alex."

"Look." Alex ran a hand through her hair. "things have always been complicated between us. He… I don't know how, but I do know he's made sure that no one makes a move on me. It's frustrating. In the beginning I didn't care and even hoped it meant he cared for me. Now… it's as if he doesn't want me, but he also doesn't want to see me with someone else. You tell me what I should think."

Carolyn didn't have an answer for that. Like Alex had said. The relationship between Bobby and Alex was complex. She didn't know if Alex truly didn't see Bobby's attraction to her or if she chose not to see it. Nor did she know if Bobby had noticed Alex's attraction to him. In her opinion Bobby was the most obvious of the two.

Alex, as if she'd read her friend's mind, interrupted Carolyn's thoughts. "I'm not sure of his feelings. I want… no I need for him to make the first move, but he won't. I've been waiting for a long time and… nothing. Leo's nice, he's good looking and he's good company. I'm tired of being alone. Give me one good reason why I should stop seeing him!"

"Because you're in love with, Bobby." And with those words Carolyn left Alex alone. Hopefully she would take some time to think about everything.

TBC...