A/N thanks for all the reviews I'll reply this time but I got carried away writing sorry!…….
"Bruises" said Sara looking at the woman laid in the darken corner.
"Old ones healing" she added shining her torch around. "Abuse"
"Don't' jump the gun"
"I'm not jumping the gun I'm right there on it, Ecklie she's covered in bruises"
"Sidle I do not want you getting involved in this" warned Ecklie
"Involved I'm sorry it was you who got me to come in early to do this case I thought getting involved was what I did" she said raising her voice.
"Not emotional, it's just a body"
"NO it's not just a body it's someone's daughter, friend and they were beaten to death" shouted Sara.
"Sidle go get some air," shouted Ecklie at which pint Sara dropped her torch there on the ground and stormed of up the stairs. Not bothering to stop when she got to the top she simply kept going until she reached the Tahoe and lent against the hood allowing the coolness of the metal to calm her down and wishing that Nick's strong arms were wrapped around her waist holding her and making her feel safe.
"How do you think Sara's getting on?" asked Greg appearing in the layout room where Nick was going over photos
"Probably punched him by now" said Nick half joking half worried she may have.
"I can't wait for my evaluation" mocked Greg sitting down and handing Nick a coffee.
"Do you know about Sara's mystery ma?" asked Greg causing Nick to start choking on his coffee. Oh god he knows
"What mystery man?" asked Nick trying to play it cool but failing miserably
"I know it's hard to believe, I think he must be a vampire"
"What do you mean hard to believe Sara's attractive"?
"Ok calm down I didn't mean it like that. I meant you don't' exactly meat that many people on this job who are still alive or aren't mass murders" said Greg eyeing Nick up
Well if he didn't' know before he suspect something now
"I thought you had a thing for her" smiled Greg "guess your chance is gone"
"Why do you say she's got a man anyway?" asked Nick realising Greg didn't' suspect him
"Well she's got that huge grin permanently fixed on her face, kind of like the one your wearing now"
"I um just found something for the case" said Nick rummaging through some photos trying to wipe the grin off his face.
"And there's the fact she's come to work in the same clothes twice"
Damn I must remind her to bring some, of course if she moved all of them in she wouldn't' need to bring them. No it's too soon is it?
"I haven't noticed," said Nick carrying on going though the photos.
"I was going to ask her but after a day with Ecklie I don't' think she'll be in the right mood" said Greg
No I don't' think she'll be in the right mood to ask to move in either
Reluctantly Sara made her way back over to Ecklie who was now stood staring at the ground.
"Tire tracks" said Ecklie pointing to the ground
"One set, motorbike" replied Sara looking off into the distance. They were at a remote scene that on the way to Ecklie had turned the wrong way twice resulting in Sara shouting at him and them pulling over half expecting each to smack the other instead it turned out they were actually at the crime scene. It was now dusk and Ecklie had already set of down the slope and towards the trees.
"Great" sighed Sara deciding she better go after him rather than get her jacket encase he forgot his gloves again and compromised something.
They followed the tracks for twenty minutes until they could no longer see the house and they heading into the tree's Sara was becoming incredibly bored despite the fact which she was working and wished Ecklie had dismissed her with the officers from the house she was now having to rub her arms to keep herself warm and was kind of wanting to be wearing Ecklie's jacket. Darkness had fallen and Sara was following Ecklie's flashlight not bothering to get hers out as her hands were already going numb
"Sara" Ecklie's voice shuck her back to reality along with the blood on the floor and a motorcycle.
"Great" said Sara before grabbing her camera and snapping photo's
"Gun" she added taking a photo when she looked up Ecklie was gone.
"Ecklie" she called getting her flash light out and looking around when it began to rain.
"ECKLIE" she shouted again but louder. She looked round and suddenly realised she had no idea where she was.
"ECKLIE" Sara was being to panic now three times she'd called him and received no answer.
"ECKLIE" she began stumbling around looking for any sign of him.
"Sara" Ecklie appeared back in view half to Sara's annoyance half her relief
"I think we better get back," announced Ecklie
"Well" said Sara starring at Ecklie who was just stood.
"Were did we come form?" he asked.
"Oh my……don't tell me were lost" screamed Sara now completely loosing it "I'm going to freeze" she shouted waving her numb arms around.
Just then there was a crack of thunder in the distance and within seconds rain was falling faster soaking both Sara and Ecklie
"Well we followed the tyres tracks," said Ecklie beginning to follow the fading tracks until they disappeared just five steps away.
"Well done Sidle you've got us lost," cried Ecklie getting very frustrated
"ME" screamed Sara waving her arm at him.
"You're the one who wondered of into the woods"
"That's great I'm going to freeze to death with you" shouted Sara water now running off her like a waterfall.
"Don't be so dramatic" called Ecklie making Sara even angrier.
"Just shut up," she screamed. Her clothes were already soaked through and sticking to her skin.
"Sidle do not talk to me like that," shouted Ecklie above the rain in his best pompous voice.
"Oh get lost," shouted Sara marching forwards.
"Where the hell are you going"? Asked Ecklie following her all the same.
"Anywhere away from you…. look we followed the tracks in a straight line" she said as Ecklie caught on and began following her.
Unfortunately Sara's plan did not work and now darkness had completely fallen and the two torches didn't help much, every tree looked the same.
"Well this is useless," shouted Ecklie holding his hood over his head through the howling wind and waving his cell phone around with the other trying to get a signal.
Sara was stood frantically rubbing her arms that were now turning an interesting shade of blue.
"Don't you have a compass or something" asked Ecklie shinning his torch directly in Sara's face much to her annoyance.
"Does it look like it?" she shouted waving her torch at him. "We don't even know where we want to be so it's not going to help anyway," she shouted back walking off again.
"Where are you going?"
"Anywhere, I can't just stand still"
"Sara stop" called Ecklie as Sara strode off.
"Please"
This made Sara stop and spin round to see a very scared Ecklie looking around like frightened rabbit
"I think we should stick together," he said trying to maintain some authority. Sara could see why he wanted to stay with her he was scared.
After a few minutes of walking they were back where they started at the motorcycle
"I've got an idea," shouted Sara above the thunder and lightening that was illuminating the sky.
She went over and began examining the motorbike.
"What are you doing?" asked Ecklie stood looking around.
"Getting us transport"
"That's evidence"
"And? It's been logged; do you have a better idea?" she asked smiling as she found the keys in the ignition.
"No" said Ecklie sheepishly bending down to help.
"Has it got gas?"
Sara answered this question by turning the key in the ignition to the sound of the engine starting.
"Sara you can not drive that" said Ecklie unfortunately Sara had to agree after the engine cut out.
TBC………………