Chapter 3
"Dave I understand you want to stay on the case but we have to follow protocol, if we don't they'll shut the unit down, Strauss is already on our backs!" Morgan said to Dave in the corridor
"Morgan please, I'm not scared of Strauss, ill sweet talk her round!" Rossi replied walking back into Rebecca's room.
"Rossi I'm just following protocol!" Morgan said as he followed Rossi into he room, Rebecca sat back listening to them shouting at them!
"Oh because you always follow protocol don't you Morgan, because telling you aunt her daughter, your cousin, is dead, when you cleverly deduced she was alive, is following protocol isn't it Derek!" Rossi said shouting at Derek, "I... Derek I didn't mean that Derek!" Rossi realised what he had just said and began to think Morgan was right.
"That's not fair Rossi, you know I had to do that... that's..." Morgan began before stopping himself and storming out!
"MORGAN!" Rossi shouted after him, "do you mind if I go after him? He... will you be ok?" Rossi asked Rebecca
"When can I go home?" Rebecca asked
"Erm what?" Rossi said not sure he'd heard her right.
"When can I go home?" she asked again
"I'll check with the doctors on my way back." Rossi said walking out, a little confused.
"Don't Rossi, just don't, I need some time!" Morgan said as he saw Rossi walking towards him
"Derek, its...I...I know it was wrong but it's just ad-"Rossi began
"ye Addison is all you got, she's everything to you, I get it, and my aunt was everything to me and that's why I had to lie to her and I get you want to stay on the case to help Addison but-" Morgan began
"Well you weren't meant to be working Cindy's case but we let it pass because we knew you were the best person, you knew her better than anyone!" Rossi said
"I guess finding Cindy was my way of saying sorry!" Morgan said as a tear began to form in the corner of his eye.
"To say sorry?" Rossi questioned, "What happened?"
"Well I was the one who suggested going to...!" Morgan said looking at the ground, playing with the rings on his fingers.
"Come on Derek, you can't kid a profiler Derek, you should know that!" Rossi said looking over at Derek, "what happened?" Rossi asked
"I... it's nothing Rossi!" Morgan replied edge away from Rossi slightly
"Your moving away from me, you're a profiler, tell me what you think that's telling me!" Rossi replied
"Ye, ye, the subject is making me uncomfortable, but isn't that understanding Rossi, I mean were talking about my cousin who was kidnapped by Malcolm ford, she lived with his torture for years, to protect her kid!" Morgan replied
"Derek I want you to know you can trust me, anything you tell me is between us, it's got nothing to do with the case so there's no need for me to pass it on!" Rossi told Morgan
"One weekend when... Carl... erm he took me to the cabin and I asked if... if I could take... could take Cindy, and he said... sure it's more fun with more people!"...
To be continued.