A month had gone by since the shooting and Jaylin and Natalie were both doing well. Jaylin was back at work and ready to go back into the field. Natalie and Abbey had moved to a new apartment and Jack was in prison and not going to be out for a very long time. Smiling as she saw Flack standing just on the other side of the crime scene tape Jaylin grabbed her kit from the back of the SUV and headed over.

"Hey there, Jay," he greeted holding up the tape for her.

"Hey, Flack."

"You solo today?" the New York detective questioned.

"Yeah, it looks like the killers have gone on a killing spree. We're all working our own cases. So what have we got?"

"Body found in the parking lot of this gas station. Appears to have been stabbed."

"Who found it?"

"The young man who was jogging by the building. The guy is Jonathan Nelson, a worker at the gas station," Flack read from his notebook.

"Okay, I'll get to processing. I'll leave the body for when Sheldon gets here."

"Okay, hey Jaylin?"

"MMM?" asked the Colorado native as she started to collect evidence.

"You talked to Taylor lately?"

"No, why?"

"No reason, it's just that I ran into her and Tom at Pizza Hut the other day and she didn't look happy. I just thought you knew something."

"You mean something besides the fact that I don't like the skum weasel and I wish she'd dump him?" Jaylin answered. Flack laughed at her description of the other man.

"Yeah, besides all that."

"No, I haven't noticed anything. I've not made it a secret that I don't like him, but I know it'll only do so much good. Tay has to see it for herself. No one else can see it for her."

"Yeah, I know. I just wish she'd see that there are better guys out there. Guys who would appreciate her for her and not ask her to change," Flack commented. Whipping her head around to look at him Jaylin's eyes widened in realization.

"Ah ha!" she cried.

"Ah ha what?"

"You like her. You like Taylor."

"No, I don't," Flack protested.

"Yes you do, don't deny it. You like her, and you know it."

"Well, maybe I do."

"So why haven't you told her? I'd much rather her be with you thaen Tom."

"I don't know, scared I guess."

"Scared she won't like you?" Flack nodded his head. "Hey, can you hand me my tape lifter, please?"

"Sure, here you go," he said getting the requested item from her kit and handing it to her.

"She likes you, I'm not sure she realizes it, but I know she likes you."

"How do you know?"

"Well for one thing she's always asking how you are. For another, I caught her staring and when I tried to call her out on it, she denied it immediately."

"Well, it doesn't matter now she's with him."

"Hopefully not for long," Jaylin mumbled as she continued to process the scene. --------------------------------------

Flack was enjoying a beer and a slice of pizza a couple of days later when a knock on his door startled him. Getting off the couch he walked to the door and opened it. Before he could register what was happening he had an arm full of blonde blue eyed Taylor madison as she threw herself at him crying.

"Tay, what's wrong hon?" he asked softly.

"He b-b-broke up with me," she cried.

"Shh, it's okay, come in," he said ushering her inside and walking her to the couch. Bit by bit she explained what happened. Tom and she had gotten into a fight over how much time she spent with the team and Ashlynn as well as how much time she spent at her job.

"So I told him that if he didn't like how much time I spent at work and with my friends, maybe we shouldn't be together and he said fine, then I'm breaking up with you." A fresh wave of tears cascaded down her face.

"Not that I mind, but why did you come to me and not the girls?" She got silent and stared embarrassed down at her hands.

"That's not all we fought about," Taylor reluctantly admitted.

"What else did you fight about?" Flack prompted.

"You," she whispered.

"What do you mean me?"

"He accused me of liking you, I tried to deny it, but he didn't believe me.

"And do you?" Flack breathed.

"Yes, but I was afraid to admit it. There's no way you could ever like me back," Taylor argued.

"That's where your wrong, Tay. I like you, I've liked you for a long time," Flack answered leaning forward. Leaning forward herself Taylor met him halfway and their lips met in a tender kiss.

TBC?

A/n, please read and review.