Just as she says this in a fit of anger Ethan crouches as he passes her office to avoid detection but what he didn't count on was her standing up in her anger and catching him.

'Ethan'

'oh Dr Hunt I didn't notice you in there I dropped my pen and-'

'what did trace analysis find?'

Glaring at Lacey she adds 'and don't this is over young lady'

'oh hi again' Ethan addresses Lacey but is met with merely a scowl.

Both read the ipad like consultants around an operating table,

Ethan: 'the substance found on the victims shirt was acetylacylic acid,probably ground up since it appeared as powder on his shirt'

Megan: 'so he came into contact with or took an aspirin before he died,we'll see what the tox report says'

'eh bye again' at his second attempt Lacey sits stony faced and silent waiting for the oncoming storm.

'Mom listen I know it was a bad idea I didn't tell you partly because I knew you'd react like this and partly because I want you to have some friends,to be happy,I didn't want to shut out this new guy either so I kept the profile but I promise I didn't email him or anything'

Now moved by Lacey's sincere concern Megan moves to hug her.

'oh sweetie I am supposed to worry about you and run a background check on all of your friends' with a glare from Lacey she continues

'I'm joking obviously,I don't have those kind of resources-

'Mom'

'But seriously I dont want you to worry about me,you have enough problems at your age.I am fine believe me,I have a job I love,a child who is wiser than me sometimes and occasionally I go out with friends after work…well coworkers…but they qualify as friends to me'

while Meagan comforts Lacey she instantly thinks of Peter in this situation Peter would be great,he has three sisters after all and he was so good with her the time he many ways Peter was Megans comforter oh the irony,he is the only man that's tough with her and she appreciates it oddly enough,why is that?-

'ok then you wont be interested to know that a certain someone has emailed you to go on another date?'

'I'm sorry Lace I kind of zoned out,what did you say?'

'date,guy 3 days ago?'

'what Lace why didn't you tell me?' realising Lacey had sucked her in,Megan tried to feign ignorance.

'it doesn't matter because that my space page is coming down and you and I are spending some quality time together tonight'

'ooh I totally forgot to tell you I'm sleeping over at Pamela's tonight,a project for school,sorry mom'

'oh well then I guess Ill just do some paperwork'

'seriously mom….no look ill make you a deal,you go out on this date and ill take the my space page down'

'Lace that's blackmail and we are not dating'

'oh yeah well why where you smiling so much when you came home the last time'

It only now dawned on Megan how slack her social life was when her teenage daughter was organising her love life.

'ok it's a deal but its not a date'

Lacey: 'yeah right!'

Megan starts tickling Lacey in a true bonding moment when Peter interrupts

'ehh those reports came back' Peter smiled at Lacey and she smiled sheepishly had only been cursing him an hour before for selling her out to her mother but now she had to admit he was really kind to her and her mom and was just being responsible at the time.

'I see you've escaped unharmed' grinning at Megan for added emphasis Peter addressed Lacey.

'I'm pretty sure it was a draw'

Grabbing her bag she gets up from the sofa,sensing she has completed her mission.

'I called Pamela's mom she's coming to collect me and we can get my stuff on the way'

as she tries to squeeze past her mother and Peter she realises they are more compacted than usual,she doesn't do that with any of the others like move further apart as if they read Lacey's mind and share a weird look between each other,which fortunately Lacey doesn't catch.

'oh by the way Lace you get that mischievous side from me'

'don't forget your date mom, 8 o clock, la belle du jour restaurant ok?'

hmmm quite a bit of information from not emailing him back how did she know that then? la belle restaurant,quite expensive although the wine is truly exquisite like the vineyard is hidden in the restaurant somewhere….

'earth to Megan?'

'oh Peter sorry just…uh…worried about Lacey that's all'

'uh-huh I don't usually smile when I'm worried maybe when I'm daydreaming like a teenager'

'please Peter I wasn't smiling…..was I ?'

'like a person that has a date tonight I assume?'

'so the victim did take an aspirin right before he died but his liver damage was so severe he would have died within a matter of hours'

'ok I get it…. you're really into this guy…if you don't want to talk about it that's fine'

'could the victim have been given the aspirin crushed in some water?'

'no one knew he had the liver condition… what makes you think I'm into him?'

'ok well avoiding the topic completely suggests you want to keep him private and all to yourself'

'oh please Peter this isn't love at first sight I have gone out with this guy once..if you want to share then fine but it's a two way street Peter,you never talk about Dani'

'for the same reason Megan,she's special to me'

'yes but I didn't ask in the first place, I don't go around poking and prodding at other peoples lives.I didn't enquire about your love life so I'd appreciate you not asking about mine now (deep breath) the victim,I need to examine him again he could have been forced to swallow the tablet or worse case scenario he killed himself'

Snatching gloves from the silver table Megan focused on the work and not her irritation with Peter.

Peter stalked off to the canteen to find Dani and grab some lunch.