"Hey Russell how tall would you say our suspect is?" Nick asked, he was so tired of working he was about ready to drop.
"Not very, maybe about Jackie's height, a little taller maybe." Russell answered.
"Jackie, oh shit." Nick responded as he took off for his truck.
"Where are you going?" Russell called after him.
"I'll be back later." He answered, not bothering to answer his question.
He grabbed his cell phone but it wouldn't even turn on, chances are searching for a signal out in the desert so long killed his battery.
He totally blew it and he knew it, he felt awful. He had completely forgotten that he was supposed to meet her, he had gotten so wrapped up with the damn case he just spaced it.
When he got home all the lights were off in the house except for a light in the bedroom, the TV he guessed.
When he walked into the room her eyes narrowed at him.
"Honey I'm sorry, I screwed up, big time, I'm so sorry."
"I waited for you for nearly two hours, it was humiliating and do you know what I had for dinner?" She asked.
"What?"
"This." She responded as she held up the now empty carton of ice cream.
"Jacks, I'm sorry, I'll make it up to you, I promise."
"Just forget it Nick."
"I'm not just going to forget it, I'll make this right, I swear."
"You can start by sleeping on the couch tonight." She said as she got up and handed him a blanket and a pillow.
"Actually I have to go back to work but I will find some way to make this up to you." He told her as he leaned in for a kiss, she turned away so he actually kissed her cheek instead.
She was angry and she had every right to be.
"I'm sorry, I love you." He told her.
"Be safe, I love you too." She told him.
She was angry as hell at him but she would still never let him go to work without saying those words, just in case, god forbid the worst happened.
Not long after Nick left she fell asleep.