Masquerade
What was it that Russell overheard and saw earlier? I never went into detail about it. Well here is your answer in this chapter.
Chapter 2
Russell entered the crime scene where he found Brass there already waiting for him to arrive. Brass wasn't sure who he was going to get to come to this crime scene as you never know. Russell looked at the homicide detective and opened the doors to the scene. He looked around and saw a bloody mess and things scattered. Sara went to the side as she went over to the bathroom as one of the shooters hid in there and started to process it.
Russell kneeled down and started processing everything around him and as he was processing he receded back to when he left the crime lab. He kind of overheard and listened into Greg and Morgan's conversation. It was a conversation that actually surprised him to the fact he didn't expect to hear it or don't know how it exactly happened.
Russell was in the locker room grabbing some of his things and also putting things away when he heard two people talking and come in the locker room. He looked up to see Greg and Morgan coming in. Russell closed the locker then went over and hid behind some lockers as Greg and Morgan stopped.
"Greg he has to know." said Morgan
"Not now." replied Greg
"Then when is a good time?" Morgan responded a little furious
Russell looked at Greg and Morgan standing in the middle of the lockers looking at each other. There was definitely something going on that he could tell just by looking at them. They were keeping a secret from everyone but he wasn't sure if he should pry into other people's lives. But then the next thing that came up shocked him.
"Greg I'm pregnant, we've been going out for a year now and we haven't told anyone." said Morgan to him as tears were starting to well up
Russell clearly was shocked to what he heard as he never knew that those two were already together. They were clearly really good actors to keep it a secret for a whole year. But now he realizes that he was going to have to admit that he overheard them when they come over to tell him. He saw Greg wrap his arms around Morgan right there as she set her head on his shoulder.
"We will tell him when we come back. But for right now let's go to our case and I can take care of you." said Greg to Morgan in almost a whisper but loud enough for Russell to hear him
"Alright." muttered Morgan and looked up "Let's go."
Greg and Morgan opened their lockers grabbing their kits and went out of the locker room to get a Denali and to get to their crime scene. Russell got out of his hiding spot and opened his locker once more. He was in a state of shock as he never expected that to happen. He's going to be thinking about it for quite some time even at his crime scene. It's going to get in the way of everything. He doesn't even know how he is handling this.
Russell came back from the memory as he looked at some bullets in front of him and grabbed them then bagged them. This whole time, this past year, he's been making fun of Greg for liking Morgan when in fact they were already dating. But now needs some time to think this through. But there was still one thing stuck in his mind: does Ecklie know? He wasn't sure if Conrad Ecklie knew that his daughter and Greg were dating or not. If Ecklie did know how come he never came forward?
"You okay boss?" asked Sara coming over
"Yeah fine just pondering over my thoughts." said Russell as he scurried over the evidence and tagged them one by one
"What are you thinking about?" Sara wondered
"Nothing important, I just need to think it through. But I will tell you this much." said Russell as he got up "You will find out in time."
"Okay but if you need someone to talk to I'm here." replied Sara
Russell gave a small smile and looked around. He went over to another area and started on pillaging through more evidence by grabbing it and tagging it. There was so much to go through, grab and put in bags. They were probably bringing about three boxes back to the crime lab to go through. He wants to get through this case this week and then handle the Masquerade Ball quickly through the couple hours.
All he could smell was the acrid smell of blood, dirt and fresh bullets everywhere. It was the most peculiar thing he has ever experienced by not only smell but also by what he could see. It was like something there was telling him something but what was it? Was it something he desired? Or was it something he craved? Or could it even be answers to what was truly bothering him?
He looked over at Sara who apparently was now talking with the manager of the place doing a small interview of what happened. The manager and three co-workers survived that shootout there but there were also four dead bodies one of which was a worker and one was a relative of one the workers that survived. The other two they weren't sure yet who they were. Detective Brass is now running them through the system or trying to rally some people up to see if they recognize the two people lying dead.
"It's stifling in here." said Russell
"Yeah a little bit." Brass agreed coming over "You still mad that I never said anything?"
"No I'm just reeling over something else." said Russell getting up
"What's that?" wondered Brass
"It's nothing really. I will be fine." responded Russell
"Are you positive?" said Brass concerned
"Super positive now I should be getting back to the Lab." said Russell holding onto a vial
Russell went outside where he saw Sara over by the Denali and putting things in the trunk. She looked up as he came over holding twp blue see through boxes with evidence that he collected. He set it at the end of the trunk then pushed it right in farther where another box was. He got back and wiped his hands off in a quick rouse waking up his hands.
Sara looked him then they went to the front of the car together and Russell went in to the driver's side and sat down. They buckled their seatbelts and then drove off away from the crime scene. Every once in a while Russell saw Sara sneak in quick glances to look at him. Until finally he shrugged his shoulders and brought them back while relaxing his body.
"Okay what is it?" said Russell at last
"You just you've been so secluded and secretive for the past few hours. What is going on Russell? You are our supervisor normally we all go to you when we're having trouble. Now it seems like it's you that is having a problem." Sara said back at her lab boss
"I am fine but it's not you who I need to talk to its; something I can deal with." said Russell to her
"You sure?" responded Sara concerned
"I am now, don't worry as much. I'm a big boy I can deal with my own problems." replied Russell
"Alright, if you say so." Sara muttered to herself
"You should deal with your own problems and discover the viscosity of the problems back at the lab." Russell protruded
"I'm sorry for prying it's just I could see that there was something going on and I had to make sure that you were okay." Sara interjected
"Just don't do it again." said Russell once they got to the lab and out of the car and closed the door "If I need to talk to you about something I will go to you but like I said I can deal with this on my own. See you in a bit."
Russell grabbed a box and left Sara by the Denali as she looked at him. He entered the crime lab and set the box down. He grabbed things out and gave stuff to Hodges as he was piled up in evidence in the trace lab already working trace for Nick and Finn for their case as well as Greg and Morgan on their case. Russell then went over to Henry Andrews and took things out giving the rest to him which was of DNA evidence. Henry smiled as he took everything and went straight to work.
Russell got out of the lab and saw Greg and Morgan whispering to each other as they walked apparently they don't want anyone to overhear them. But unfortunately he overheard them earlier that day in the locker rooms talking about their hidden and secret relationship. Russell wasn't mad and he understood as well now he just needs to confront them and tell them that he accidentally overheard them.
"Sanders, Brody I need to talk to you." said Russell to them as they looked up "In my office."
Greg and Morgan looked at each other wondering what this was even about as their eyebrows were cocked. But they didn't dare ask the questions there as they followed their supervisor and went in his office. They looked around then quickly went over to sit down, nervous.
