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Chapter 12 Bobby flirts ... with Big Jim??

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Detective Goren Does Some Detecting and Flirting??

Alex wakes up to an already dressed, showered and clean shaven Detective Goren. He was wearing one of his best suits, very handsome, his shoes were polished and he looked like he was ready for a hot date … unbeknownst to Alex … with Maria Addleson.

"Bobby, you're going back to work?"

"No. I have an appointment this morning. I wanted to look my best."

"You look great! I love you in navy blue, you look so handsome."

"Thank you Eames."

"What appointment?"

"Olivet."

"All this for Olivet?"

"Yeah, why not. I want to look put together … sane … the old me, not that the old me was totally sane either but I looked better back then."

Eames sighs and shakes her head. She brought her overnight bag and heads into the bathroom to shower and change for work. Bobby, completely satisfied that he pulled that off, leaves to meet with Councilman Addleson's wife.

Bobby enters the very wealthy TriBeCa neighborhood where his old friend Jake "new money" Addleson dwells. Jake's parents struck it rich when real-estate was booming and got out and sold before it hit rock bottom. Jake, an only child, reeked the benefits in more ways then one. Some say he bought every election he ever won including being his graduating class's High School President. Most people did like him, he had a politician's winning personality, Goren and Eames liked him for the wonderful things he did for the underprivileged children of New York's inner city. He worked diligently on after school programs and summer programs to keep them off the streets and out of harms way as well as getting bored and into trouble themselves. Bobby and Alex worked on those programs with him on their time off, and developed a relationship with him. They were even invited to his marriage to Maria five years ago.

Bobby shows his badge to the doorman and he is announced to Mrs. Addleson. He's led to the elevator and heads up to her Penthouse.

He's met by her with open arms, a wide genuine smile and a hug that could suffocate a grizzly.

"Bobby Goren, I haven't seen you in … what? A year? I'm so sorry about your Ma and now your brother. So sorry." She reaches up and kisses his cheek and runs her hand along his freshly shaven face.

He steps back and shuffles his feet, slightly embarrassed.

"Thank you Maria. Is Jake home? I heard he works from home on Tuesday."

"Gosh Bobby, he never works from home. In fact, he's always at the office. Come sit, have some coffee with me."

"I'd like that. Thank you."

Bobby knew that Jake wouldn't be home. He wanted to get a feel for Maria. The thing is, in the few minutes that he was there, Maria was getting a feel for him. She touched him in one way or another six times … he counted. Not the initial greeting, but after that. The slide down his cheek. When he stepped back she stepped forward and touched his hand, then his lapel. When he asked about Jake she picked off an imaginary string, then smoothed out his jacket … it was smooth. Then when he agreed to stay for coffee, she stepped even closer to him and touched his waist. She was flirting. He wondered how many men she flirted with.

"So, where's Alex, I thought you two were joined at the hip."

"Ah … no. We had a … a falling out … Eames and I. When they can find new partners for us … well … no … we had a falling out."

"Oh Bobby, she moves closer and places her hand on top of his, I can see how much this bothers you. You seemed to be very close."

"Yeah we were but she couldn't take all the shit that was happening in my life so it caused a rift. We can't even be in the same room with out yelling at each other."

"Sounds like a marriage."

"Funny, all the guys at 1PP are saying that Goren and Eames are getting a divorce. So that's kind of why I'm here."

"I don't understand."

"I may be looking to leave the force … I was hoping Jake could keep an ear out for me."

She moves even closer. She puts her hand on the back of his neck and she twirls his hair on her finger.

"Bobby you love being a police officer, she caresses his arm, how could you let her do that to you?"

"She means a lot to me. I feel abandoned. Does that sound ridiculous or what?"

"No, it doesn't … I know how you feel."

"Oh how could you? A great guy like Jake. Not that Eames and I … well you know what I mean. It's just that, she's the one I spend the most time with. She should've understood."

"Jake's not that great Bobby. He's never home. He wants to be Governor some day and who knows maybe even President. I'm stuck here all day alone, all the other wives are stuck up botoxed bitches. They don't like me and I don't like them. Jake doesn't want me to have normal friends, so what's a girl to do?"

Bobby shrugs as Maria moves in dangerously close to his lips. Their eyes meet and Bobby sits back and sips his coffee.

"I don't know Maria, what's a girl to do?"

"Maybe I'll just sit back and get fat."

"Well, there's a plan. I should get going … thank you for the talk and the coffee. I'll go see Jake at his office. Thanks again."

"Bobby, if you ever need a shoulder to cry on, come and visit anytime … with a wink, okay?"

"Sure Maria, Thanks."

Bobby got what he came for. As he suspected, a neglected wife and something in the way she spoke … "ma … gosh," she wasn't from Boston as she originally told everyone. Sad story, an orphan that made something of herself, worked her way up through the Macy's chain … became a buyer and moved to New York. She didn't have a Boston accent. He never thought to check out her story … Jake was happy … he was from a wealthy family … they would have checked her out … right?

Time to go talk to Alex before too much water passed under the bridge. As he approached 1PP he heard a familiar voice yell from across the street.

"Yo Bobbee!"

Big Jim!

Time for Bobby to have some fun with Captain Ross.

"Hey Jim, what's up?"

"Dude, you have to wear that to work? My wife couldn't even get me into a monkey suit like that for our wedding."

"I had a meeting. Hey, you wanna have some fun?"

"Ah yeah, doing what?"

"Come up and ask me out to lunch in front of my boss."

"The guy that thinks you're Gay?"

"Yup."

"Doesn't he know that you're too tall?"

Exasperated. "Will you do it?"

"Hell yeah."

Bobby enters the lobby of 1PP and tells the desk Sergeant that he's expecting a friend to come by and to send him up. He heads up to the eleventh floor to talk to Alex before she hears any rumors of his visit to Maria Addleson.

Somehow … she's already heard.

He exit's the elevator and walks over to Eames' desk where she is engrossed in a file. He does the "Goren lean" and blows in her ear. She scratches her ear with her middle finger.

"You do know sign language, right Goren?"

"Ah a …"

"Goren! My office."

"Hold that thought."

"Yes sir?"

"Did you read the e-mail yet?"

"Yes Sir, I'm working on it."

Just then, Big Jim makes his entrance.

Jeffries, looking confused and well … confused, interrupts Goren and the Captain.

"Excuse me … there is a, ahem, gentleman, out here looking for you Goren."

"Thanks. Is that all Captain?"

"Yes, keep me in the loop."

Bobby doesn't close the door behind him, he's sees Jim and smiles … making sure that Ross sees that smile.

"Hey Jim, what brings you by?"

Jim approaches Bobby and they give each other the "man" hug. Alex is watching with close regard.

"I was hoping we could have lunch, ya know talk about the other night." Ross is at his door pretending to read a file.

Bobby grabs Jim's arm and whispers, just loud enough for the Captain to hear.

"Jimmy … not here … okay? It's not a good time."

"Then where Bobby and when? Big Jim starts to storm off … stops and turns back and yells. Maybe you should think about making time for me!"

That didn't go quite as Bobby planned but it did delight Alex. She had to excuse herself, she needed to go laugh her ass off in the ladies room. Ross got very nervous and went back in his office and closed the door. Jeffries, who knows Bobby's reputation as a ladies man, nearly fell off his chair, and the rest of the detectives and staff nervously went about their business. Bobby was left standing there, befuddled and bewildered. He still needed to talk to Alex but he just had a fight with his gay lover and all he wanted to do was go home … but even that would have to wait. He had an appointment with Councilman Jake Addleson and no time to wait for Alex to stop laughing to tell her about that. Killing Big Jim would also have to wait. Saving Jack Eames was first and foremost on his mind … along with "don't ask, don't tell " … too late for that. The cat that wasn't even his, was already out of the bag.

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I was hoping to make you laugh on a Monday! Please send me your giggles!! Thanks for reading!! Judeey ;)