Disclaimer: Nope, still not mine.
A/N: Just inspired by a line from the episode on tonight. Enjoy it, and review, please.
Time Off
"This is your idea of taking some time off?"
She'd tried just going to physical therapy and watching crime specials on TV. It had been alright for a day or so, then it got ridiculous. She couldn't figure out why this concept of doing nothing was considered something to wish for. She'd never taken more time off then she had to, especially since she'd gotten Bobby for a partner.
It was a personal triumph that it had taken her three whole days to start worrying about him. The idea of Bobby, running unsupervised through the squad room with the new captain breathing down his neck scared her out of her mind. She could just see him pulling some brilliant yet stupid stunt and getting himself reprimanded. Someone had told her how he'd been when he'd thought she was dead, and she knew something like that could happen.
He came to see her every day, but, being Bobby didn't talk about his day and so she never got a clear picture. He smiled and gave non-specific answers designed, she knew, to keep her from thinking anything was wrong. She appreciated the effort, but it wasn't helping.
It was ultimately that which prompted her to insist on coming back to work. She couldn't take the idleness and the constant concern. If this was time off, she didn't want it. And she had to suppress the urge to tell her captain exactly what she thought about his idea of her taking more time off.
