Chapter 2
Alex searched his eyes. She was about to speak again when her cell phone rang. She picked it up. "Eames." She listened and her face went pale. "We'll be there as soon as we can." She hung up the phone and sank to the couch. "He died ten mintues ago." She was still clutching her phone.
Bobby closed his eyes for a moment. Nothing that had just happened mattered. Moving to her, he crouched down again in front of her. He met her eyes and whispered, "I'm sorry, Eames..." Don't make this harder, Bobby. Be what she needs.
She met his eyes. "I can't go, Bobby." She shook her head. A tear slid down her cheek. "I just...Joe. I can't see Theresa...not like this." She was being selfish. This time it wasn't about her.
Bobby swallowed hard. He was reluctant to push her at all. He had already put her through a lot that day. This was all hitting her hard, but he knew she'd regret not going, not being there for Theresa. He spoke softly and tried to keep his tone from sounding like he was ordering her. "Eames, I...know it's hard, but I... I could use you being there."
Alex's eyes hardened. She searched his. She saw nothing but compassion...and maybe love? She softened a little. "If you need me..."
Bobby relaxed a little. He nodded. "I do." Always. "You can do this...Alex. I know that. You'll be fine." He had so much faith in her.
Alex wiped away the tears and nodded. "I can do this, Bobby." They stood slowly together. "And...you can call me Alex more often..."
Bobby resisted the urge to smile. He nodded again. "Alright, let's go." He was relieved. He grabbed his keys and motioned to the door for her.
She stopped in front of him and looked up. Meeting his eyes, she asked softly, "You going to drive?"
Bobby looked down and swallowed hard. He didn't want to step on her toes. "Yes... I think...I should." Please don't fight me on this.
She nodded, placing her hand on his arm. "Thanks. I appreciate it." She gave him a half-hearted smile and holstered her gun and clipped on her badge.
Bobby waited for her and followed her to the car. Getting in, he started it and left when they were both situated. They drove in silence for a long time. He glanced at her and worried. She was too quiet. He finally ventured, "You know...everyone makes mistakes..."
She leaned her head back and closed her eyes. "Just what are you implying, Bobby...?"
A/N: We wrote this fic over a year ago, and we're sorry that its been slow going. I just wanted to remind everyone that this fic was written before the episode Amends actually aired so details will be different than what is actually canon. So please, this is really an AU fic. Any grammar/spelling mistakes are ours. This hasn't been beta'd yet.