Damaged
If you're wondering Juliana is an OC character from my currently untitled CSI:NY series and this is set way back before season one – if you're reading Couture & Convictions she will be mentioned at a later stage – any questions feel free to ask!
Hawkes watched as Juliana slowly unwrapped the candy bar she'd just purchased. She peeled back the brightly coloured paper revealing the chocolate underneath that she had no intention in eating at all.
"Jules?" When she didn't answer, he carried on, "If you don't want to talk its okay."
She threw the candy into the trashcan and turned around to face the doctor.
"Would you stop that?"
"Stop what?"
"This!" She said motioning between them. "Stop being so damn perfect!"
He raised a cautious eyebrow, unsure on how to respond. "I'm not following you Jules."
She ran a hand through her hair, "I can't cope with this, every other relationship has been the exact opposite. I can't cope with you being like this. I don't know how to deal with someone who actually seems to care!"
He said nothing, but took her in his arms and held her tight under the streetlight that lit the steps of the 12th precinct.