Chapter Seventy Seven: Background Check

Anything you say can and will be held against you

Fall Out Boy – Just One Yesterday

Phil Sharpe: Hey kiddo, just checking we're still on for dinner at your place tonight? I'm making my famous chicken carbonara.

Kayla Sharpe: Hey Dad, can I come to you instead? I've got Sean staying at my apartment with the moment recovering from a concussion.

Phil Sharpe: Doesn't mean I can't come over and meet the guy.

Kayla Sharpe: Dad, he'd not well. He doesn't deserve the third degree right now.

Phil Sharpe: I just want to get a read on him. Meet the man my daughter's dating.

Kayla Sharpe: You can and you will just not today. I'll be at yours after 7pm.

Phil Sharpe: Hey Wally, just wanted to pick your brain on this guy Kayla is dating?

Wallace Boden: You know I'm not really a fan of texting.

Phil Sharpe: Time to step into the future old man. I'm on the train so my signal is spotty. What can you tell me about the guy?

Wallace Boden: Look whose talking old timer! The guy she's been seeing is Patrol Officer Sean Roman out of the 21st precinct. Seems like good people.

Phil Sharpe: So did the other one and remember how that turned out.

Wallace Boden: You can't blame yourself for that. Sheppard fooled every single one of us.

Phil Sharpe: I should have known better. She wasn't the same after she met him.

Wallace Boden: Sheppard was good at hiding who he was. Don't think there's not a person in this house who wasn't kicking himself over what went down.

Phil Sharpe: None of those signs have cropped up again since Roman's come on the scene?

Wallace Boden: No and trust me we've been watching out for them. If you want to know more about Roman speak to Sergeant Platt, she's his desk sergeant.

Phil Sharpe: I know Trudy, I'll give her a call. Thanks Wallace, for taking care of Kayla.

Phil Sharpe: Hey Trudy. I've got a couple of questions I need to ask you. Give me a text when you get a minute.

Maggie O'Neill: Hey Roman, I'm just checking in to see how your feeling :)

Sean Roman: Aren't you supposed to be on vacation?

Maggie O'Neill: Grumpy much?

Sean Roman: I got a concussion didn't you hear?

Maggie O'Neill: And I look like one of Antonio's punching bags. We all got problems.

Sean Roman: Yea I know the feeling, my bruises are turning colors I didn't even realise were possible.

Maggie O'Neill: I bet Kayla's been taking really good care of you ;)

Sean Roman: Trust me it's not that kind of bed rest. The room hasn't stopped spinning since I got hit in the head. The anti sickness meds make me feel more nauseous than the spinning.

Maggie O'Neill: Have you tried probiotic yogurt? It always seems to help when I have to take antibiotics.

Sean Roman: I will take that under advisement. Now go and enjoy your vacation.

Phil Sharpe: Hey Hank, you know a Sean Roman?

Hank Voight: Hi Phil, how's arson investigation business treating you? Roman is a patrolman in our district.

Phil Sharpe: The arson business is what it is. You know Roman?

Hank Voight: He's good police, straight shooter, dating your daughter.

Phil Sharpe: Why do you think I'm asking the questions?

Hank Voight: Trust me you don't have anything to worry about on that front. Roman has sort of a protector complex, it's ingrained into him. The two of you are cut from the same cloth that way.

Phil Sharpe: You can't see it but I am rolling my eyes right now. I hear he's on medical at the moment?

Hank Voight: Until the concussion clears. Both him and his partner got caught up in a smuggling ring a few days ago. They took a pretty good beating, both are signed off on medical for the next couple of days.

Phil Sharpe: Do I need to speak to the partner?

Hank Voight: It's Bart O'Neill's daughter, Maggie.

Phil Sharpe: I think I've met her a few times with Kayla. I didn't realise that's who she was. I bet Bart's rolling in his grave, wasn't he always pushing the son to become a cop?

Hank Voight: Yea. Gabe became a priest instead. Maggie's the one that followed in his footsteps.

Phil Sharpe: He always used to call them the heir and the spare. I'm glad they proved him wrong.

Hank Voight: She'll be straight with you about Roman if you feel the urge to call her.

Phil Sharpe: I think you gave me everything I need.

Hey guys. Sorry for the late chapter I am taking care of a very sick guinea pig at the moment and it is taking up a lot of my time.

Amber: Thank you for such amazing words, it is love to hear that my writing touches you. I think it is the best compliment a writer can get.

Lauren: Blame the two of them, they just have this amazing chemistry and this scene literally stemmed from that. You will find out more about Gabe soon enough :)

Anime: LMAO both worked out well for you! These two write their own steam and it makes writing those scenes so much easier.

Soccer Bitch: Thank you so much for taking the time to review, it means the world to me. The two of them are just perfect for each other, they just work so well.

Nat: I've always wished we could see Antonio this happy in the show too, he deserves it for all the crap he's been through. I kinda hoped he would find it with Brett but I found their relationship a little too juvenile. I really hope he comes back to CPD. I'm going to try and do some writing tonight so yay!