Goren and Eames jumped, pulling away from each other as if caught in the act.
What the hell...
Who was that ringing the doorbell?
Eames brought his hand to his lips, turning pink.
Goren had kissed him...
His heart was beating violently.
Goren got up and walked to the door.
He turned, motioning to Eames to stay there, and not to speak.
What the hell...
Who was the intruder who came to his house to ring the bell?
He was going to turn him away, and tell him to go home.
Cursing the person, he opened the door.
His blood ran cold.
Ross was there.
My God...
He had to hide Eames...
He stepped aside from Eames, hiding her from his body, from Ross' eyes.
Goren had completely forgotten that Ross had to come to him, for the purposes of an investigation.
He was so absorbed by Alex, that he had forgotten everything.
He blushed violently.
- You haven't forgotten why I'm here.
Goren shook his head in denial.
Of course he remembered why he was there.
But what to do with Alex around.
- You're not letting me in...
Oh my God...
If Ross found out about Eames, he was lost, and so was Eames.
Ross was getting impatient.
Why was Goren reacting strangely.
And what was with his ways of leaving him on the landing, and this way of acting.
It was like he was trying to hide something.
Goren shifted, trying to hide Alex's body from Ross.
But Ross sensed the trick.
Why was Goren standing by the door, and especially in that corner.
He turned his attention to where Goren was, and his azure eyes widened in surprise.
That little blonde head, sitting in the corner...
Eames...
But what was the meaning of all this secrecy?
Why hide that Eames was here.
Could it be...
Don't tell me that he had arrived at some point...
That way Goren was acting strange, and Eames sitting in the corner, red in the face...
It didn't bode well.
But maybe he was just kidding himself...
Goren could be acting strange.
- Eames...
At this name, Goren jumped, blushing violently.
Shit...
Ross had seen Alex.
It was a bad feeling.
What could he say...
What could he do...
Eames stood up, but fell back to the floor.
His leg was no longer holding him.
Goren rushed to his side, helping him up.
- You're okay...
Eames nodded, turning pink.
Damn it...
He had forgotten that Eames had hurt himself in their fall.
Ross looked at the scene as if forbidden.
No, but he was dreaming...
Or those two were a couple.
Could this be why Goren had left the criminal...
But Eames wouldn't have been so disoriented by his departure.
There was something wrong with his scenario.
- Lean on me...
Eames put his hand on his arm, leaning on him.
- Thank you.
Ross' eyes were drawn to something, a detail about Eames.
Eames had difficulty putting his right leg down.
She was limping.
So that's why Goren was helping him.
What had he been looking for, he had been stupid...
imagining things.
- We need to talk about the investigation.
At the word investigation, Eames looked at Goren in surprise.
Goren was going to team up with homicide...
But then why hadn't anyone told him?
Her heart sank.
It wasn't fair.
- Your partner will be Megan Wheeler.
Megan Wheeler...
Goren didn't really know her...
And he didn't really see himself teaming up with her.
Besides, she had arrived as a replacement for Barek.
And he knew that for Eames and Logan it had been a hard blow.
He didn't hate her.
But he would have preferred to team up with someone else, like Logan.
From the look on Goren's face, Ross knew he wasn't exactly thrilled to be teamed up with her.
Besides, he had to explain to her what the mission was all about.
- You're going to be undercover with Wheeler, planning a fake wedding, to finally catch the serial killer who's been preying on brides.
A fake wedding with Wheeler...
He wasn't convinced it would work.
He had never played a couple except with Alex...
And besides, he didn't think he was going on a mission with a woman.
That's why he had accepted.
Besides, he would have had a hard time refusing.
Goren still had to prove himself in the unit where he was, and so he couldn't necessarily refuse.
Moreover, his captain had told him that he was the best person to do this, having worked in the criminal justice department.
And so, he had to accept.
He did not like this kind of investigation.
Especially since he was no longer Eames' partner.
But to catch a murderer, he would do this mission.
- I'm willing to play the role of the bride...
Goren gasped at her words.
No...
Anything but that...
No partnership with Eames.
If he had left, it was to escape from her...
From his feelings for her.
Working with her was simply impossible.
He couldn't.
Moreover, he could not forget what happened last time.
The shooting, Alex bathed in blood, the amnesia...
It was out of the question!
Goren couldn't work with Eames...
He had a bad apprehension.
Why the idea of working with her...
Terrify him.
Ross carried his gaze, watching him.
Waiting for a word from him.
If Eames wanted to play the bride why not...
Besides, he knew they had always worked well together.
So he had no objection.
But he was waiting for Goren's opinion.
After all, he was the one who was going to do this investigation.
But it was strange...
He didn't seem motivated to do this mission.
- Do you really feel ready to go back into the field...
Alex nodded.
Yes, she was ready.
Especially if she was with Goren.
Ross was a little worried about Emaes.
Since the terrible incident last time, he had been hesitant to put her on the field.
He was still afraid.
She had been seriously injured, and he didn't want to try it again.
But she told him she felt ready...
And so he had to give her a chance.
Besides, Wheeler and Goren weren't exactly the kind of partnership he saw as a good thing.
Wheeler had a hard time getting Logan to accept him, so if it was going to be Goren, it might be even harder, and longer.
He knew for a fact that the only one who could work with him was Eames.
So if Eames offered, it was best.
But what did Goren think?
- Goren...
Goren turned his attention to Ross.
How could he tell him that he didn't want to team up with Eames.
Not that he didn't want to be with her.
But that it was just the opposite.
But he couldn't...
Shouldn't...
Eames firmed the pressure of his fingers on his arm.
He turned his attention to Eames, who was looking at him with her big, worried hazel eyes.
For God's sake...
Don't look at me with those eyes.
He didn't know how to say no to her, when she had that look.
- All right... He resigned himself. Eames had won again. But if there were any problems...
Eames nodded, his face lighting up with a big smile.
Goren's heart beat violently in his chest.
Eames was so happy.
She was going to work with Bobby again.
She was going to be with him...
And that's all that mattered.
- Sure enough... Ross turned on his heels, stopped at the door, and turned around. We're going in...