Chapter 6 – Against All Odds

The Bronx, Callahan's Apartment

"Alex, Alex, calm down Bobby ain't coming back for you," Zane said soothingly to her, placing his hand on her shoulder. She was still on the ground sobbing in fright and anger. Lilly was smiling in victory. This time they were going to play the game their way by telling Alex Eames what to do not Alex telling them what to do.

Zane crouched down to her height and pulled her up roughly, making her face his mother. Lilly stroked her cheek softly and grinned at her. Alex glared angrily at her.

"This was all, your fault," she hissed at her furiously struggling against Zane.

"It didn't come out of my mouth," Lilly answered, slyly.

"You provoked me," she snapped at Lilly.

Then before Lilly could register she kicked Zane in groin and ran away towards the door. Lilly was faster than her and blocked her way out. Alex groaned in annoyance.

"Can you just let me pass I need to see Bobby," she asked, almost politely. Lilly shoved her back towards Zane who was still holding his groin in agony and pain.

Alex almost laughed at the sight of his eyes trying to contemplate the pain.

"You think that's funny, detective?" Lilly snapped at her, angrily, advancing on Alex. Lilly had her hand up to threaten Alex, she backed away quickly. "You should know by now, if you mess with my son, you mess with me," she hissed at Alex. She grinned at Alex and put her hand under Alex's chin. Zane came up behind Alex and held onto her waist.

"We tell you what to do now," he ordered her. Alex glared at her and shoved Zane away.

"No, that wasn't the deal," she protested angrily and turned around to Zane. "The deal was for you to go to jail and your mother to go away from here and leave me the hell alone."

"That ships not gonna sail now," Zane shot back, furiously. Lilly smirked in her direction.

"Fuck this I'm going," Alex screamed and shoved past Lilly and slammed the door. Alex went to the elevator and pushed down hastily, hoping a vacant elevator will appear quickly as she was pushing the button. She knew Zane was coming soon. As she turned to see if Zane or Lilly followed her, an elevator appeared. She smiled in joy and the doors closed and sighed in relief. She was safe from them, but for how long?

"Bobby?" Alex screamed, knocking on the door, furiously. "Bobby?" she called again. She sighed in annoyance. She knew Bobby was there, probably sitting on the couch wondering what to do and who to trust anymore. She stopped abruptly and leaned on the door, closing her eyes, trying to stop the tears from flowing down her face. Bobby was a very sensitive person and he hated being left in the dark about anything. She knew he was pissed off at her for not telling the truth but all she wanted was to explain why.

Alex waited a few more minutes before she started to walk away.

"Alex!" Bobby called out, opening the door in surprise. She turned back from the sound of her name, she smiled. Bobby didn't return the smile, he stared at her, like he was trying to think if he was in a dream or not.

"Bobby," she answered, walking towards him. He didn't move. When she was in front of him he put his arms around her, tightly. She returned the hug and snuggled up against him.

"Sorry," Alex murmured in his chest. She felt his head nod and she looked up.

"Come inside," Bobby said to her and grabbed her hand. She closed the door behind them, Bobby let go of her hand and sat on the couch.

"Look, Bobby I-"

"Alex, I'm such-"

They stopped and smiled at each other.

"Ladies first," Bobby offered and gestured to the seat the space next to him. Alex nodded and took space next to him. He put his arm around her instantly and she leaned against his shoulder.

"Bobby, I'm sorry," Alex told him. "If I told you everything you wouldn't believe me," she added, looking up at him.

"Try me," Bobby challenged her. She smiled.

"When I was in vice, the first thing I was told to do was to get this man, that happened to be Zane Callahan, to love me on the spot and drag him to where the police could get in the act with me. I wasn't to sure what to do but every time I talked to him I melted like chocolate. So I let him go every time we got close to the where the spot was I always managed to steer him away from the place. The vice squad always thought he was known we were tracking him and never got to the place.

Anyway we got attached to each other and very quickly I started to see him outside of work. I know that was bad of me but for some reason I didn't fired because I was a juvenile cop and he provoked me to see him outside of work.

Which he pretty much did, then when Lilly found out I was a cop, she black mailed me into marrying her son for telling everyone that I slept with her son.

I knew exactly what I was doing with Zane. So I did, I paid for everything but then when the precinct found out that he was a drug dealer killing prostitutes for their money, they sent me on the job since I knew how to get him easily. This time I sent him to jail."

Alex sighed in relief to tell him the whole story of why she was married to Zane Callahan in first place. Bobby hugged her to his side.

"Thank you," he answered to her. "For telling me the truth," he replied kissing her on the lips.

"Detective Goren is it true that you have been sleeping with your partner, Detective Eames?" ADA West questioned again, for the second time in a row. The first time he asked, all Bobby said was yes. Bobby was guessing he wanted more out of him than an 'yes' or 'no' answer from him.

"For seven months at least, yes," Bobby answered.

"Why?"

"Because it just happened."

"Because what happened?"

"She was at my place because we were getting my stuff to stay over her place. She needed witness protection, so Captain Deakins assigned me to stay with her until the Callahan case was supposed to finish," Bobby explained, glancing at Alex in the courtroom. She looked nervous and kept glancing at Zane, who was in the seat diagonal to her.

"Why did Captain Deakins assign you? Why not someone from witness protection unit?"

"Because he thought me, being her partner, would be better protection from the case. Also he trusted us together, we are the best team Major Case has had," he clarified to him. A.D.A West gave a lopsided smile to Bobby. Bobby narrowed his eyes at him carefully; he wasn't sure what else to say. He cleared his throat. The jury seemed to be waiting for something else to happen.

"Anything else?" Judge Kelly asked him. West smiled.

"That's all, your honor," he answered and went back to his seat. Carver stood up.

"No further questions, your honor," he told her and sat back down. Before Judge Kelly dismissed the courtroom, ADA West stood up.

"Yes, counselor?" she asked, annoyed.

"I have another witness to call up," he said quickly.

"Who?"

"Lilly Callahan," he answered. Alex gasped. She wasn't supposed to testify till tomorrow when Carver agreed that would be better. The whole room went quiet and Lilly stood up, grinning in satisfaction of the silence her name made. Her heels clicked to the stand, while Judge Kelly was eyeing her. Bobby walked past her without saying a word and sat next to Carver.

"Proceed," Judge Kelly ordered. A.D.A West stood in front of Lilly Callahan.

"Now Miss Callahan, how was Detective Goren when Detective Eames was kidnapped by your son?"

"Devastated of course," she answered, smiling at the jury. The jury always seemed to like people when they cried on the stands, like the first trial she was with Zane. Lilly had too much pride to keep before anyone would be able to see her cry in public. She could see Alex staring at her, glaring in fury and trying not to cry. This is gonna be fun, she thought to herself, happily and gave her a grin.

"How did you know Detective Eames was in New York?" ADA West asked.

"I tracked her down and when my son got out of jail in New Jersey we came to find her," Lilly explained to A.D.A. West. West nodded.

"Did your son ever mention Detective Eames wanting revenge for you? Did she contact at you when your son was in jail?" he asked.

"Yes, a number of times."

"How many exactly?"

"Three times a week."

"That's quite a lot for a Detective to be concern of your son?"

"She owed money to us," Lilly said firmly, looking straight at Alex. Alex glared. Lilly saw Captain Deakins hand on her knee, almost like he was trying to keep her from leaping to her. Lilly smirked at her. "She slept with my son," Lilly yelled suddenly.

"That's total bullshit," Alex screamed in frustration.

"Get her out of here," Judge Kelly yelled. The security guards grabbed her and lead her out of the courtroom. Bobby followed and went to Alex. Alex started to head for the door but Bobby held her arm. He dragged her out of the courtroom and she leaned against the wall. She seemed angry and he waited until she calmed down enough to her.

"This court is fucking rigged," she said angrily and started to pace back and forth. Bobby studied her thoughtfully.

"Maybe we can try and co-operate with the trial," he suggested and made Alex stop. She turned to him and glared at him.

"Me, co-operate with the Callahan's?" she shrieked, making the people walking by stare. "No, I'm sick of getting pushed around by them; it's pissing me off so much I feel like killing them!"

Then Alex knew her destiny of winning had crumbled when she saw Judge Kelly across the hall in the doorway of the courtroom. She looked like she was about to talk to Alex about a second outburst in her courtroom. All Judge Kelly smiled and turned back into the courtroom. Alex stared at her back until the door closed behind her. She put her hand on her head, trying not to scream.

Against all odds the judge witnessed her threat to the Callahan's and they could go free.

Chapter 7 coming soon!