Author's Note: I would like to thank all of these lovely people who read, reviewed, followed and made my story their favorite. I am very humbled because I never imagined that someday I will be writing a story here in FF. Before Lost Girl, I had read a few stories of one my earlier ships. I was satisfied of just reading the stories here. But when I got to know about Lost Girl and Doccubus (the best ship ever!), I began to imagine a world with them on it although it's an alternate universe. This chapter is actually hard to write because I really don't know about police procedures. So bear with me please. Thanks in advance. Just a trivia, the first Lost Girl FF story that I read and made me look for other Lost Girl FF stories is Always the Only One by Pokiepup. It's a one-shot story but it always pulls my heartstrings every time I read it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Lost Girls and the characters. I just used them for my story.
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Chapter Two
Fair Haven Heights
New Haven, CT
Hale can't believe what he's seeing right now. Is this for real? Right now, he needs to speak to her. He clears his throat and asks, "Are you Dr. Lewis, the 911 caller?"
The woman blinks and answers, "Yes I am Dr. Lewis and I'm the one who called 911."
"Can you step out right now doctor so my partner and I can speak to you regarding this emergency?" He smiles. He sees Bo walking towards the car in his peripheral vision.
"Of course Officer Santiago." She smiles. There's a certain familiarity on her smile.
Right then and there, Hale knows that the doctor remembered him. "Let me help you," he says while opening her door.
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Bo walks towards Hale and the caller. She sees that her partner was smiling and the smile was wide; the smile he usually gives to Kenzi. Uhuh, maybe the caller is beautiful. But wait, the hair is blonde. Well he said blondes were not his type but why is he smiling like that?
She sees Hale helped the blonde out of her car. Her eyes goes down to the shoes; they were black patent leather pointed toe square high heel pumps. She can't wear those. She's more on black combat shoes. Her eyes travels up to the black pencil skirt. This woman has long legs. That I can wear but not in a regular basis. Maybe if the occasion requires it. Her eyes goes up and sees the red button down shirt. Yeah, that's my color. It really fits her well. She smiles. Her smile fades when she sees who it was. She opens her mouth to speak but no words comes out. She can feel her heart beat; it is very loud. It feels like her heart wants to come out of her chest.
Hale observes the emotions play on Bo's face. He will be laughing now if he didn't know the seriousness of the situation. It seems that Bo won't be speaking any time right now so once again, he clears her throat and says, "Dr. Lewis, this is my partner Officer Bo Dennis. Bo, she is the 911 caller. Her name is Dr. Lauren Lewis."
"Hi Officer Dennis, I'm Dr. Lauren Lewis of Yale Hospital. Nice meeting you… again." Lauren says the last word in a smaller voice but it seems the woman in front of her heard it. She offers her hand.
Bo can't believe that she's here right now and she's going to shake hands with the woman that occupied her mind these last few months. She accepts the hand and said, "Hi Dr. Lewis. Oh yeah, nice meeting you again. I didn't know you remembered us. Because you know our first meeting is like 10 minutes or so. And my partner and I didn't get your name." She smiles widely and tries not to ramble. The hand that she clasps was warm and that warmth travels throughout her body. Oh it is nice to lose herself with this woman's touch.
Lauren looks at Bo and sees the dimples that shows up when the officer smiled. Oh shit, I love her smile. "Of course, who wouldn't remember the two of you? I saw the dynamics of your partnership, your interaction with each other and your strategy to catch the suspect." She says loudly. "And now it looks like we're on the same situation – the two of you saving the day." She can't believe how confident she sounds right now. She thinks it's because of the woman in front of her. She smirks.
When Bo sees the smirk, she bites her lip and looks down. She is shy all of a sudden, especially when she feels that she's still holding the doctor's hand. She clears her throat, looked into the woman's eyes and says, "Ah… yes and you are also here, you are going to help us as usual."
It feels like they are just the only people in the world that time. How much each stare conveys what words cannot express. The doctor looks into the officer's dark brown eyes. She loves how expressive this woman's eyes are. She can see the warring emotions those eyes held – excitement, joy, anxiety and tenderness. The last one she doesn't expect and makes her breathless. The officer, on the other hand, seeks the other woman's eyes and finds warmth and curiosity. Why I am feeling so vulnerable? It's like she's looking into my soul right now.
Hale feels like he's intruding to the private conversation these two women are having but he's there to remind them that they still have a job to do before anything else. "Ladies, why don't we talk about the 911 emergency call that Dr. Lewis did earlier?" He smiles.
Both women look at Hale and suddenly the bubble burst. Lauren removes her hand from Bo's and returns her attention to the other officer. Bo, on the other hand, misses the warmth of the doctor's hand. She chastises herself and she knows that her partner will say something about her behavior later. Now, they have a job to do.
Bo retrieves her notebook from her back pocket and starts writing. She looks at the doctor and asks, "Dr. Lewis, can you tell us the reason you called 911?"
"Of course." She tells them about her meeting with Dr. Ellis but consciously suppress about her complicated relationship with Nadia. It is deliberate but she will tell them if it will help the situation they are in. She also tells them about the sounds she heard from the house.
"Hale, we need to go inside the house now. My gut is telling me that we won't like what we are going to see but I hope the suspect is still there so I can kick his ass." Her hands were clenches.
"Okay partner. Dr. Lewis, you need to go with us. We cannot compromise your safety. Please get your bag from the car. Keep your phone in a silent mode. We don't need to alert the suspect that we are here. Bo, I think we need backups. The house has a basement and the suspect can hide there. Someone should be on the front door and on the back door." Hale said, crossing the road to the house. Bo and Lauren follow him.
"I agree. Can you please call the station for that? We also need someone that will interview the immediate neighbors, ask if they hear the sounds next door." She turns to Lauren. "It's not that we don't believe you Dr. Lewis but we need other witnesses. We also need to know if this is not the first time this happened since you told us that Dr. Woods had been missing in action at work for quite a few times this year."
"Of course, Officer Dennis. I understand. In fact, it would be better if there are witnesses other than me. If you catch the suspect and this case will be tried in court, the burden of proof will be with the suspect." Lauren says matter-of-factly.
Bo smiled. "Are you sure you're not a lawyer, Dr. Lewis?" Her voice is unconsciously husky.
"No, I just read a lot of detective and crime novels when I was in high school." Is she flirting with me?
"Oh, we have common interests. That's nice." Bo says dreamily. "I also love those kinds of books."
Lauren raises her right eyebrow and bites her lip. She's thinking what to reply to that when suddenly they heard Hale talking to his partner.
"Bo, the backups will be here in 5 minutes. For now, I'll go to the back door to check."
"Okay Hale, we will check the windows to determine the location of the victim."
Bo goes to the windows at the left side of the front door. "Dr. Lewis, can you help me check the windows? We need to know the location of the victim."
"Sure." Lauren goes to the other set of windows. Looking inside, she notices the bed. She scans the room carefully. She's going to the next set of windows when she hears Bo speak.
"Here Dr. Lewis. There's a woman lying on the couch. Maybe you can identify if it's Dr. Woods?"
Lauren went to where Bo was and looks inside. What she saw makes her curse. "Yes I can positively tell you that the woman on the couch is Dr. Nadia Woods."
"Then we need to go inside. Let me take a look if the door is locked or not." Bo speaks to Hale through her radio. "Hale, Dr. Lewis and I saw a woman lying in the couch in the living room and she identified her as Dr. Nadia Woods. We will be entering the house now. I want to wait for the backups but I really have to check the victim right now."
"Copy partner, just be careful."
Bo tries the door and finds it unlocked. "The door is not locked. We can enter but Dr. Lewis I would like to remind you not to touch any surface of the house, do you understand?" Bo continued when she saw Lauren nod. "I cannot compromise your position as a witness of a possible crime." She just need to protect her at all costs. Whoa, where did that protective instinct come from?
Bo retrieves her side arm from its holster and nods to Lauren to follow. She's making sure that the suspect is nowhere in sight. They continue walking inside the house and see the woman on the couch. She returns her gun into its holster when she's sure there's no imminent danger. What they see shock both of them. On Nadia's face are long weals – red, swollen marks left by blows. These kinds of marks are also visible on her limbs. Her clothes are torn and bloody.
Bo goes near the couch and touches Nadia's neck to check if she's still breathing. She feels a faint pulse. She turns her radio on and talks to an operator. "Please dispatch the ambulance here in 376 Summit Street. The victim Dr. Nadia Woods is injured and unconscious and needs immediate help." She turns to Lauren. "I know that as a doctor you want to check on her but as a witness, you can't do it this time. I'm sorry Dr. Lewis."
Lauren looks at Bo. She can still see the tenderness in her eyes. "I understand Officer Dennis. You are just doing your job. I'm just glad that I did my part. Whoever did this to her should be jailed for a long time."
"Then we'll make sure that we do that. Seeing those injuries on her made me angry and pissed. Women like her should not be subjected to this kind of abuse. It's too much." Bo sighs. She speaks to Hale, "Hale, the backups are here now. Mendoza is here checking the other rooms right now. We found Dr. Woods unconscious. The EMTs should be here any minute by now."
Mendoza comes out from the third room. "Dennis, I searched the other three rooms but there are no signs of the suspect. All clear."
"Can you help me search for a possible weapon? It can be a whip or a lash." Bo turns to her radio. "Hale, where are you? Do you find anyone there at your side? Mendoza cleared all bedrooms. Suspect is not here."
Hale answers right away, "Bo, I'm with Torres and we already checked the kitchen and the dining room. No sign of anyone there. We are now going to the basement. McBride and Carson will be interviewing the neighbors."
Bo looks at the front door and sees the other officer. "Hey Mendoza, the ambulance already here yet?"
The officer replies, "Yup the EMTs are now here."
Bo directs the EMTs to the living where Nadia lays. She turns to the other officer and asks, "Dp you see any possible weapon that resembles a whip, a lash or anything that can cause the injuries our victim had?"
"No, I don't see any weapon."
"That's okay. It's possible that the suspect took it with him." She hears Hale said something in the radio. "Bo, we see a light coming from one of the rooms here in the basement. We will check it out. Good thing there is no other exit but the door that we will be entering right now. We are hearing some background noise. Let's hope that we can use the element of surprise here."
"Good luck partner. The EMTs are here now and loading the victim in the ambulance." Bo asks Lauren, "Are you going with Dr. Woods?"
"No. Is it okay for me to step outside so I could call our department head in Yale? I think he's still there and he will like to know what happened to Dr. Woods."
"Yes, no problem at all." Bo stares at Lauren's back. She don't want to linger outside because there's still the suspect to be caught but she can't help but look at the doctor shamelessly. She's a doctor and is working in Yale Hospital. She's been there all along. She sees how the pencil skirt fit the woman's hips. She stares at her legs, shapely and endless. And the red button down shirt, it suits the doctor's slender body. She can see how it clings to her arms and back. And how about her hair? She hopes she can run her fingers through the doctor's hair and feel how soft those golden threads are. She also likes how the blonde carries herself, she's very confident with her body. "She's perfect. Her face, nothing changed. She's still very beautiful. And I don't think she's single." She whispers to herself. This conclusion makes her heart hurt a little. "But maybe she is. All I can do is ask. But how will I do that without being awkward?" She's still ruminating when she is called by one of the EMTs.
"You are Officer Dennis correct?" Bo nods. "We will be transporting the victim to Yale Hospital Emergency Room. Her pulse is still weak but we already connected her to an oxygen tank. We need to get there soon because of the severity of her injuries. Is anyone here to accompany the victim to ER?"
"No but there will be someone who will be waiting for her in ER. His name is Dr. Albert Ellis." Bo tells the EMT.
"Good. I hope you catch whoever did this to her." The EMT smiles.
"We will do our best. Take care of her."
Bo sees the ambulance drives away with Nadia. She is alerted by Lauren calling her.
"Officer Dennis, I heard sounds coming from the basement."
Bo turns to her radio and speaks to Hale. "Hale, what's going on there now?" He doesn't answer. "Shit, I need to go down there." She turns to Lauren and says, "Dr. Lewis, you need to go and sit in your car for now. I'll send Mendoza with you. I think something happened at the basement. I need you to be safe and not be in the middle of a takedown. I will come back to you as soon as we finished in the basement okay?"
Lauren stares at her and says, "Promise?"
Bo wants to smile but she sees the sincerity of the question. "Yes promise. And when I come back, please call me Bo."
The doctor bites her lip. "And you can call me Lauren."
"Okay. I will."
Lauren reaches out for Bo's hands. "Be careful down there okay?"
Looking down at their joined hands, Bo smiles and says, "Okay." She speaks to Mendoza, "Please accompany Dr. Lewis in her car. She's the 911 caller and an important witness to whatever happened here. I will go down the basement where Hale and Torres are, okay?" The officer nods. She turns her back and runs inside the house.
The officer walks the doctor to her car and stands guard outside. She sits at the driver's seat and retrieves her phone from the bag. She looks at the screen and sees that she has 10 missed calls. 8 calls were from Vex and 2 from Ciara. She sees the time and curses. "Maybe they are thinking of weird things right now. I need to call Vex." She dials Vex' number and wait for him to answer. In the third ring, he answers.
"Lauren oh my God! Where are you? We are scared shit that someone will call us and will say that your body is found in a ditch."
Lauren rolls her eyes. "You're very dramatic. I'm not in a ditch right now. I'm in my car and I'm okay."
"But where are you? Don't tell me you are parked in front of a police station and is waiting for a certain Officer Dennis to come out of the door."
"Yeah well I'm actually waiting for her to come out of the door but not the door of a police station but of a house."
"Whoa what? You saw her? What house? Where are you?"
"Okay, stop. I will explain later. But now, I don't need to be agitated because I'm actually a little bit nervous. Bo is in the basement right now."
"Who's Bo? And what basement?"
"Please calm down Vex. I said I'm alright. It will be a long night I think. You don't need to wait for me."
"No. Tell me the address and I will go there."
"No please. I can take care of myself. And a police officer is already guarding me."
"What? I will take no for an answer. Please give me the address. I will just call you again and again until you give in. And you know you can't resist me."
Lauren sighs. "Okay. I'll text you the address. My car is on the right side of the road. I'll see you."
Five minutes has passed but still no Bo or Hale are coming out of the basement. She sees the other police officers beside their patrol cars. Then she spots a taxi cab arriving. It must be Vex.
He comes out the cab and hollers, "Lo, what are you doing here in Fair Haven Heights? And why are police cars here?"
"Don't shout. I said I'll explain it to you later." She sees Mendoza is walking towards her.
"Dr. Lewis, who is this man?" Mendoza asks.
"This is my friend, Mr. Vex Tate." The officer nods. "Officers Dennis, Santiago and Torres are still in the basement. Can you please check if they are okay?"
"Of course Dr. Lewis." He turns to his radio. "Dennis, Santiago, Torres are you okay there?" No one's answering. "What's happening there?"
After a few seconds, someone answers. "Torres here. We caught the bastard. The weapon was in his possession. We are coming up right now. No one's hurt except for him." He laughs.
"Copy. Thank God. We'll wait for you here." He turns to Lauren. "Do you hear that Doc? They caught the bastard."
Lauren smiles. "Thank you Officer Mendoza." She sees the look in Vex' face. "Relax, now that the bastard was caught we can now go home."
Vex laughs. "Uh Lo, if you are in this situation you won't be going home any sooner. They need to get your statement and sign it. That's the time that you can go."
Lauren cringes. But wait, if Bo will be the one who's going to get her statement then it's okay with her. She smiles.
Before Vex can ask her about her sudden change of mood, Bo, Hale and Torres went out of the house with a man in a handcuff. He is looking down and is escorted by Hale and Torres. Bo is following them and is talking on her radio. When she stops, her eyes roams. She smiles when she sees the doctor.
"Whoa, who's that?" Vex' eyes are on the brunette.
"That's Bo, Officer Bo Dennis." Lauren tells him.
"Officer Bo Dennis… Dennis… wait, is that…?" Vex' eyes turn to Lauren and go back to Bo. His mouth forms an O.
"Yes, that's her. Now do you understand?" Lauren sighs and looks at Bo. "Do you see how her uniform fit her? And how beautiful her face is?" She looks down and bites her lip. "I wonder if she's already taken or not."
"Lo, she's walking towards us. And what's with her face? Is that a frown?" Vex smiles wickedly. "Maybe she doesn't want me here huh?"
"Be quiet. And don't smile like that please. That's your wicked smile that I hate so much." She kicks at Vex' shin.
"Ouch Lo, are you a horse?"
She is about to answer Vex when she sees Bo in front of her. "Hey Bo you came back."
"I told you I will come back for you." She smiles at Lauren and turns her attention to Vex. "And who's this?"
"Hi, I'm Vex Tate. I'm Lauren's boyfriend." He smiles and offers his hand to Bo.
Bo's smile falters and asks, "Her boyfriend?"
"Yes, we have been steady since 2005 when I moved here in New Haven." Vex has been observing Bo's reaction and he likes what he's seeing.
"Oh… that's great… to have someone you love… with you here." Bo stammers but still smiling, her hands clench but are hidden inside her pockets.
"Vex, what are you telling her?" Lauren exclaims and slaps his arm. She turns to Bo and says, "She's not my boyfriend. He's my bestfriend/brother/bodyguard."
Vex frowns and said, "Hey, don't blow my cover." He turns to Bo and winks. "I'm just kidding officer." He offers his hand again.
Bo takes his hand. "That's okay. Nice meeting you Mr. Tate. I'm Officer Bo Dennis." Shit, shit, shit you're busted.
"I'm just Vex. You have a strong grip. And you are beautiful."
Bo blushes with the compliment. "I… well… thank you."
"Very modest too. I like you."
"Uhm… what?" Bo asks incredulously.
"No… no… not in a romantic kind of way. I like you because you're modest and you are not so full of yourself. I like that in a person." Vex smiles.
"And you are not going to embarrass her further with your compliments." Lauren interjects. She can't believe that Bo is a very shy person when she was showered with praises. "I'm so sorry Bo. Vex here is a very passionate with words when he really likes someone. Don't worry, he's not dangerous. He's my bestfriend and he's here because he got scared when I didn't answer his calls."
"That's okay Lauren. It's just that I'm not really comfortable if someone is giving me compliments. Especially when it's about my physical appearance." Bo smiles. "And Vex, she's safe here with us."
"Okay. Then pray tell me, who is that guy who's now being dragged to a car?"
"He's the suspect of an aggravated assault or a possible domestic violence that happened in that house. We caught him in the basement with a whip."
Vex sees his face and suddenly, he exclaimes, "Wait, I know him."
"What? Who did you know?" Bo asks.
"The suspect, I know him. I see his face. I can't forget that face."
Lauren asks him. "Who is it Vex?"
"It's Percy Saunders. It's Percy fucking Saunders." Vex' frown turns into a scowl.
"What? Oh my God. Why is it happening today?" Lauren laments.
"I'm so sorry Lo. I didn't think." Vex touches Lauren's arm. "When I saw him, I just have to tell the police. But what is he doing there? Who is living in that house?"
Bo sees Lauren's and Vex' faces and decides to ask, "What's going on? Who is Percy Saunders? What is his relationship with Dr. Nadia Woods?"
"Wait, Nadia? This is all about Nadia?" Vex turns to Lauren. "What happened Lo? Why did Bo mention her name?"
"That's what I'm going to explain to you Vaughn. I'm here because that's Nadia's house. And I'm a witness to a crime."
"Nadia is the victim and Percy is the suspect? But how?" Vex turns to Bo. "Can you explain it to me officer?"
Bo exhales. "I'm actually puzzled right now. All I know is Nadia was abused, possibly a victim of domestic violence. But we still need to confirm his relationship to the victim. Lauren, McBride and Carson confirmed our theory. The neighbors actually heard the same sounds you have mentioned – the whipping, scraping of furniture and screaming for help. And today was not the first time. How do you know the suspect?"
"Bo, we will tell you how we knew him but can we do this maybe at the police station? And so we could positively identify him?" Lauren asked.
"But Lo, I'm positive that he's Percy Saunders."
"I know, it's not that I don't believe you Vaughn. But the police are thorough. Bo, please tell him."
"Yes Vex, we need to go the station so we could formally ask for Lauren's statement regarding the crime. We need to write it so she could read it, testify that what's in the report is true and sign it. And since you recognized the suspect, we also need to get your statement and then you and Lauren can officially identify him."
"Okay. Let's go so that maybe we can still salvage the day and have a good night sleep later."
Bo smiles at Vex. "So let's go." She calls Hale. "Hale, are you going to ride with me?"
Hale walks towards them. He sees Vex and turns to Bo. "Who is this?"
"This is Vex Tate, Lauren's bestfriend. He's here because he got scared when Lauren didn't answer his calls."
Hale raises his eyebrows on Bo's use of Lauren's first name.
Bo looks at Hale, her eyes begging to save his questions later.
Hale offers his hand to Vex. "Hi Mr. Tate, I'm Officer Hale Santiago. You don't have to worry. Dr. Lewis is safe here with us."
Vex takes it and smiles. "I know. It's just that I thought she's in a supermarket and then next thing I know, she's here being witness to a crime." He suddenly scowls, "And there's Percy Saunders."
"Who is Percy Saunders?" Hale asks.
Bo explains, "Hale, Lauren and Vex know the suspect. Vex sees his face and recognizes him when you are dragging to him the car. They need to go with us to the station so that they can formally state that they know the suspect. And the fact that we did not find any ID for him makes it very important that we have someone to identify him, besides the victim of course."
"Whoa, he didn't have any wallet or purse that you can look at for identification?" Vex asks.
"No, there's no wallet in his body when we searched him. For us to be able to search the house, we need to ask for a warrant. And at this time, I don't think we can wait for that." Hale explains.
"So are you going to ride with me or you going with Mendoza and Torres?" Bo asks Hale.
Hale answers, "We already secured the suspect at the back of the car. McBride and Carson will be with him. So I'm gonna ride with you. We'll follow their car."
"Can you drive? I'll ride shotgun." She turns to Lauren and Vex. "Vex, can you drive Lauren's car to the station? Just follow us."
"Aye, aye captain." Vex salutes.
Bo just sighed at Vex' antics. "Let's go."
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"You are being silent." Vex looks at Lauren.
Lauren shrugs. "What can I say Vex? Seeing Percy Saunders and knowing that he did this to Nadia made me tongue-tied."
"Your tongue has more uses than that Lo. For example, drag that super hot police officer in a corner and have some tongue exercises with her." He wiggles his eyebrows.
"You are disgusting Vex. Bo is nothing but very kind and respectful to me during all of these and you are thinking of me doing that to her? Of course not. She needs to be wooed if I have my way." Lauren sighs.
"Then do it. Don't just stand there and stare shamelessly at her."
"You know that I'm not pro-active if it comes to wooing prospective romantic partners Vex. I haven't done it my whole life."
"Then if you really like her Lo, you need to do something. This is it, this is your chance."
"Oh yeah I will but first I need to know if she's dating someone right now. Because if she is, then that's it."
"Lo, I don't think she's dating someone else right now. Did you see her reaction when I told her that I'm your boyfriend? Priceless!"
"Yeah I saw it Vex but that doesn't mean that she's not dating someone else right now okay? Her reaction says that yeah she likes me but it wouldn't prevent her from dating others. You know that based on our mutual experience. Do you want me to reminisce huh?"
"Oh no, I agree with you thank you very much. No need to remind me of our mutual sordid past. So okay, I will help you with that aspect. But if we confirm that she's not dating, act on it alright? The ball is in your court."
"You know that I don't do these things right? I mean, you know my dating history Vaughn. I haven't dated since medical school. That was 4 years ago. In the dating game I am novice or rookie, whatever term you want. And you knew what happened on the dates that I had been to. It's either they are bored with me or they knew I'm a Lewis. What if I date Bo and she'll get bored with me or overwhelmed with my family?" Lauren covers her face with her two hands.
"Hey, hey look at me." Vex holds Lauren's arm. "That's a big what if Lo. What if she won't? You can't know that." He sees his friend's face. "Fine, fine then take it slow okay? Then you need to do something drastic. Like for example…" Vex stares at Lauren's red button down shirt. "… wearing something like this. I just realized you wear my gift to you last year. The color suits you Lo. You need to buy more red stuff okay? And maybe yellow and orange too. You don't have those colors in your closet."
Lauren nods. "Okay whatever you say. Hey we're here."
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Bo sits back at the driver's seat and stares outside the window. Hale looks at her while starting the car. "What are you thinking about Bo?"
She sighs. "I'm just thinking about how the events in the last few hours tangled with my personal life."
Hale laughs, "Oh yeah, how about that? I never expected that. To see her inside the car, when earlier we are just talking about her then poof, she's there. And then you are being smiley and all. Not just that, before I went to the basement you're all 'Dr. Lewis' then when we got out, it's suddenly 'Lauren'.
"Yeah well before I went to the basement to check on you and Torres, Lauren and I had a moment. I told her that once I got out, she had to call me Bo. Then she said I can call her Lauren." She smiles.
"Is the moment a very promising one?"
"It can go either way."
"Why do you say that?"
"Maybe because I can feel that she's dating someone else." Bo looked at Hale. "No, it's not Vex."
"Give me the reasons why you feel that she's dating now."
"Did you see how confident she look? And how beautiful she is right now? She's a doctor and she's working in Yale Hospital. The possibility of meeting someone in there is huge, she can choose. She can have many choices."
"Why don't you just ask her? Why do you keep on thinking about these things when you know that it's also possible that she's not dating right now? You said that it can go either way right? You are always looking at the bad side when all can be on the good side. Be positive Bo."
She sighs. "I don't know, maybe seeing her again put some doubts into my head. You know that I'm full of insecurities. It's just I'm thinking that she's a doctor and I'm just a police officer. I know that I should be proud of our job but you know how it goes."
"Hey, hey stop that. If not for being a police officer then maybe you should start believing in yourself because you are catch partner. Can I enumerate your achievements? You got your bachelor's and master's degrees on Criminal Justice in 5 years. You graduated as Cum Laude. You were given several awards including the ones when you were a varsity player. You were the top student when we finished our police academy training. Last year, you were awarded as the Officer of the Year. You were already given several certificates of commendation, unit citations and letters of recognition. In 2 or 3 years, you may take the test to be a sergeant. Should I go on?"
Bo gulps. "How did you know all that stuff, those when I'm still in college?"
Hale smiles. "Kenzi told me." He realizes that they are already near the police station. "Hey switch your pity party off. We have a job to do."
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