Chapter 3 – too much
Adam is running late today. He didn't wake up to his alarm so Lindsay called him 30 minutes ago. He runs in to the locker. Drops of his bag and change to his lab coat before he runs up to the AV-lab.
"morning Mr. Ross you are late." A female voice says from the door behind him. He turns around and see Quinn Shelby.
"I know. I'm sorry I overslept."
"I suggest you start working then. Surveillance from this morning crime scene. Suspect is wearing a red hoodie. Find him ASAP and rapport to me when you find him."
"but I'm always reporting to Mac." mac look over at the door but Quinn is already gone.
Adam starts working on the surveillance from the crime scene. Shortly after Danny comes in.
"hey buddy could you check the victims phone record for me. I'm looking for a possible boyfriend. Could be are prime suspect?"
Danny drops the victim's pink cell phone on the table in front of Adam and walks to the door.
"oh hey buddy…"
Adam looks over at Danny.
"I hope she was worth getting in to trouble for." Danny says with a smile before he leaves.
Adam just smiles and put his pen back in his mouth and continues the work on the survaliences.
About 1-hour later Mac comes in to the Lab.
"hey Adam what did you got?"
"hey boss… still working on the surveillances form the crime scene."
"forget about that for now. I need you to check the victim's internet activity on her computer. She spends a lot of time on internet dating and her possible boyfriend might be our suspect. First priority Adam."
Adam nods and takes the victims computer Mac just brought him and starts working on that.
At lunchtime Adam is sitting in the breakroom. He is taking up his lunch bag when Quinn walks in.
"Ross, what did you get of the surveillance?"
Adam look up at Quinn.
"nothing yet. Still working on it."
"I don't see that."
Adam look at his lunch. He put it away and walk bag to the AV-lab and continues the work.
About 1 hour later Quinn comes in to the lab.
"tell me you got something." She says.
"yes I found the red hoodie man walking away from the crime scene. I'm running facial recognition now. I can send it to your phone when I get it."
Quinn leaves the room without a word.
"your welcome." Adam says after her.
Adams starts to feel really hungry. I gets up from the chair but before he have the change to leave the romm Mac comes in.
"hey Adam. Did you get something from the victims computer?"
Adams stomach begins to rumble. Mac look at him with a little smile.
"you should get something to eat."
Adam nods.
"yes boss."
Adam sits down and informs Mac about what he got of the victim's internet history.
"good job Adam. Get something to eat."
Mac leaves the lab. Adam stands up but Jo comes in.
"hey Adam could you track down this guy's cell phone for me. He is my prime suspect. Call me when you got it."
Jo leaves the lab. Adam look at file Jo left on the table. He looks at his watch. It is almost 2 pm now and he didn't get any breakfast today. He decides to take the change to sneak to the breakroom and get a granola bar. Hoping Quinn doesn't see him.
Mac comes out of the interrogation room after an interrogation with the victim's roommate. Danny comes over to him.
"any news?" Danny asks.
Mac shake his head.
"not so far. He has an alibi. Adam is still looking for any information about the boyfriend's identity."
They walk toward the lab together.
"so how is my godson?"
"not so good. He is still sick. Actually…" Danny stops and face Mac. "I would like to ask you if you could look after Lucy a couple of hours tonight. Lindsay and I have an appointment with Jack at the hospital for some more test of his Lungs. If you don't have plans."
Mac nods.
"yeah I will call Christine see if she has any plans. But I'm pretty sure we can look after her to day."
"thanks man. I will go pick her up from school in about one hour if I bring her in her to you. Is that okay?"
Mac nods.
"year sure."
Mac comes in to his office while he is dealing Christine's number.
"hey you." Christine's voice always makes him happy.
"hey sweetie. How you doing?"
"good. Is everything okay?"
"yes everything is fine. Well my case is stuck because I can't find my prime suspect or doesn't even know if he exists. But other vice fine."
Christine chuckles about his description of his work.
"good luck with that."
"do you have any plans for tonight?" he asks.
"no I don't think so. So you?" she asks with hope in her voice.
"not what you think. Do you want to babysit with me tonight?"
"you mean Lucy?"
"hmm… year. Jack is still sick so Lindsay and Danny is taking him to the hospital for some more test. So they asked if we could look after Lucy a couple of hours."
"sure it would be nice to have some help with looking after you."
Mac chuckles.
"okay I tell Danny. See you later."
Mac hangs up.
"STOP!" someone yells from a distances. Mac walks out of his office to identify the voice. It is Adam in the breakroom. Jo, Danny, Hawkes and Flack is standing very surprised around him.
"stop. I can't take it anymore. I haven't got anything to eat all day because of you. I need something to eat before I can focus."
Everyone is just looking very surprised at him.
"what is going on?" mac asks.
"Adam is…" Danny says but can't really find the defining word.
"Adam what is going on?" Mac asks in a calmer voice.
"I need something to eat before I can focus."
"yes of cause nobody says anything to that."
"all day I didn't had time to eat because every time I tried to get something to eat someone had some work for me to do."
"Adam no one here tells you that work is more important then you getting something to eat."
Adam look up at the rest of the team.
"no they don't, but…"
"but what buddy?" Danny asks.
"nothing." Adam says when he sees Quinn enter the room.
Everyone look at Quinn.
"what's going on?" nobody says anything.
"Adam lets go in to my office." Mac says and put a hand on Adams shoulder.
Adam stands up and take the rest of his water.
"Adam did you get a facial recognition on my suspect?"
Adam just look at her.
"Come on Adam." Mac says with a hand on his shoulder. Adam follows Mac. Quinn just look confused at the rest of the team. Nobody says anything and then leave the breakroom.
Adam and mac comes in to macs office. Adam sits down on the couch.
"what is going on? I have only seen you like this once before."
"I'm sorry boss. Want happen again." Adam stands up.
"sit down Adam and tell me what is going on. You where late this morning. You are never late. You yell at the rest of the team..."
Adam sit down and look at his hands.
"it is just I don't want to cost any trouble for anyone but the new detective Shelby she… I never feel like I'm doing it good enough with her."
Mac nods.
"she is pressing you too much?"
Adam look up and nods.
"i… I don't want to put her into trouble. It's just…"
"it's okay Adam. You are doing a great job Adam."
He gives Adam a pat on the shoulder.
"thanks boss."
"go finish your lunch and get back to work." Mac orders with a smile. Adam stands up. "yes Boss." Then he leaves the office. Mac leaner against the corner of his desk. He rubs the corner of his eyes with his fingertips.
Mac comes in to the trace lab where Quinn is having trouble with EDNA.
"oh come on your stupid piece of…"
Mac stands in the door. He is amused by Quinn's frustration.
"having trouble Quinn?" he asks when he enter the room.
"how do you get this pieces of…?"
"EDNA is her name and she is very corruptive." Mac walks over and operates EDNA and she gives Quinn exactly the piece of evidence she need for her comprising. He takes the piece of evidence and handles it to Quinn. She takes it and walks over to the microscope.
"you are very welcome." He says.
"finally a match." She says and takes of her gloves and trough them out. Then she looks over at Mac.
"I assume you are not her just to help me with that." She says and points at EDNA.
"no. Adam."
Quinn nods.
"you pushed him too much. He is a sensitive guy. He works in his own tempo but he is the best tech I ever had."
Quinn nods and look down for a second.
"the best tech ever ha?"
Mac nods.
"no offends but yes he is. He has a Knowles about things that… year no other human has." Quinn chuckles.
"and he also has his very own way of doing things but even though he always gets to the right conclusion in his own Adam-way."
"okay. Jo told me that he had trouble with staying focused so I actually just tried to help him."
Mac nod in acceptances.
"he is dealing with some things. I know you don't like the excuse of dealing with personal stuff but my team is humans. We have personal stuff that we all deal with and you need to lean to accept that."
Quinn look down.
"I'm not use to people bringing family issues to work."
"hi Mac." a young girls voice syas behind Mac.
Before Mac has time to turn around Quin says. "officer Kids isn't allowed in here. Would you please escort this kid to…"
"it is okay." Mac interrups after he has turned around. He gives a sign to the office that it is al good. The he look down at his 5 year old goddaughter Lucy. She has her favorite doll in her arms.
"what are you doing in her young lady?"
Lucy smiles.
"looking for you. Daddy said I should be with you to day." Lucy sounds very happy about that.
"he did?" Mac says and pretend to be surprised. Lucys little happy face change to a worried expression.
"yes Daddy said that." She sounds very worried now.
"hmm… what could you and I possibly spend 4 hours with?" mac pretend to woundre.
"playing football in the park." Lucy suggest.
"hmm… year that sounds like a great plan." He smiles.
"is Christine coming?"
"do you want her to come?"
"yes, yes, yes." Lucy is jumping in excitement. Mac smiles.
"okay." Lucy runs over at Mac picks her up to a big hug.
"so why don't you take my cellphone and go in to my office and call Christine and asks her if she want to come and play with us in… let's say 1 hour?"
Lucy nods and jumps down. Mac gives her his cellphone.
"hallo miss Lucy"
Lucy turns around. Sheldon is standing in the door.
"Hawkes" Lucy smile and runs over to hug Hawkes.
"what are you doing in here?"
"I'm going to call Christine."
Lucy and Hawkes leave the room together while Lucy is informing Hawkes that she is spending the afternoon with Mac and Christine. Mac turns around to face Quinn. Mac can't help smile every time he is together with Lucy.
"cute girl." Quinn says. Mac nods. "yes… she is." Mac leaves the room with a smile.
Mac walks toward his office when he is stopped by a lab tech to sign a rapport. Then he walks in to his office. Lucy and Hawkes is sitting on the couch and playing with Lucy's doll. Mac just look at them with a smile. Hawkes looks up at Mac.
"you want to join?" he asks. mac shakes his head.
"no thanks it seems like you got that covered." Mac walks over to his desk to finish the last paperwork while Hawkes and Lucy continues. Lucy tells Hawkes about her doll and that she got it for Christmas from Mac and Christine.
In the meantime, Adam has finish up his work and is down in the locker room to get ready to go home. He is sitting in his own thoughts when Quinn comes in.
"hey Mr. Ross. Can I speak with you for a second?" she says in a softer voice then he has ever heard before from her. Adam look up.
"sure." He says a little surprised about the softness in her voice. She takes a seat across from him.
"I'm sorry about earlier today." Quinn look down. This is not easy for her. "I didn't mean to push you too far."
Adam nods. "thanks. I had a bad day too." He smiles a little. He notices the corner of her lips turn up also.
"it's my first official case here so I just want to show Mac I'm as good as I used to be."
Adam nods. He knows exactly how that feels.
"I… you properly heard from the rest of the team that I'm wired?" Quinn smiles and nods.
"year they mentioned that."
Adams nods. "year I have a little anxiety. Ever since my first day here. My biggest fear has been to disappoint Mac so he would fire me." Adam looks down. "i… I have never told anyone that before."
"thanks for trusting me. I don't think anyone on the team does that."
"it is not that they don't trust you professionally but they don't know you personal, so they don't share their personal life. Open up to them and over time they will open up to you."
Quinn nods. Adam stands up and take his bag over his shoulder. Quinn stands up to at hand her hand to Adam. "thanks for the advice Mr. Ross."
"just say Adam."
"thanks Adam. Have a good night."
"good night Quinn." Adam says and the leave the locker room.
In Macs office Hawkes has left the office and Lucy is now sitting and waiting for Mac to finish up.
"Mac are you done? Sofia is very inpatient." Lucy is holding her doll up to show Mac how impatient she is. Mac smiles.
"I can see how impatient Sofia is. Can you get her to sit down? I'm done in 2 minutes."
"I can try, but she isn't very good at listening when she is getting impatient." Mac can't help smile because that is exactly how Lucy is. Now she is just turning her impatient on to the doll.
"listen Sofia you have to sit down still." Lucy orders her doll. Mac finish the last file and closes the file and stands up.
"okay Lucy I'm done. Put on your jacket."
Lucy stands up and put on her jacket while Mac put on his jacket.
"okay let's go Lucy."
"what about Sofia, shouldn't she be wearing her jacket?" Lucy look very surprised about Macs lack of responsibility for the dolls health.
"of cause. My bad. Sofia should put on her jacket too."
Lucy put on the dolls jacket and then they are ready to go.