Spring Break!
Chapter Two - Family Issues
"You never mentioned any brothers or sisters." Juliet said.
"He doesn't like talking about mom. She thinks he's ashamed of us." the girl said still smiling. "Isn't that right, Uncle Carlton?"
Lassiter sighed. "That's not true."
"Then how come you never mentioned them?" Juliet asked.
"Because it never came up!"
"See, I told mom that wasn't the case!" the teen giggled.
"Bridgette, what are you doing here?"
"Mom said I could spend spring break with you and Victoria. Though she doesn't know you two split up."
"Wait…. How'd you know about that?"
"I know things."
Chief Vick was walking by when she noticed Bridgette sitting in Lassiter's chair.
"Carlton…. May I see you in my office?" she said with a fake smile. "Now."
Lassiter followed Karen into her office.
"I think you got him in trouble." Shawn said.
Bridgette shrugged. "I live for that."
She looked over Juliet. "You his partner?"
Juliet smiled. "Yeah. I'm--"
"Juliet O'Hara."
She chuckled. "That's right. How'd you know that?"
"Your name is conveniently on your desk." Bridgette answered pointing to her desk.
She blushed a little. "Oh."
Lassiter came back a little paler than before. "Bridgette…"
Bridgette came out from behind the desk. She wore baggy clothes for being so thin. Lassiter gently grabbed her arm and pulled her down the halls of the station.
"Where are we going?" she asked as they headed for the car.
"I'm putting you on the next flight to Ohio."
The teen pulled her arm away and stopped. "I can't."
Lassiter sighed. "Why?"
"Because mom doesn't want me back. She sent me here to get rid of me. She said I'm not welcomed back home. I'd live with dad but I haven't heard or seen him in years." Tears started to form in the corners of her eyes. "I have no where to go."
His expression softened as he pulled her into a huge. She instantly broke down.
"You can stay with me."
She pulled away and wiped the warm tears on her arm. "Thanks Uncle Carlton."
Shawn, Gus, and Juliet watched from the office windows. They moved away when he looked in their direction.
"Lassy's got a soft side!" Shawn joked.
"It's nice to see that side of him every once and a while." Juliet smiled, heading over to her desk.
What none of them noticed was the other pair of eyes watching Lassiter's car pull away.