A/N: Many thanks to everyone that has been reading along.
This chapter's based around Warrick and Catherine. And is Ecklie's most guided secret about to be revealed?? Read to find out.
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Chapter nineteen
Warrick starred into Catherine's emerald greens, hoping to see some sense of well-being.
"Cath... I need to go and help the guys back at the lab."
"Rick... I'm coming with you." Catherine flung her legs from under herself.
Warrick sat down next to her and held her hands. "Cath... Please. Stay here, with your mom and Lindsey. I need to know that you're safe."
"I've pulled a few people from day shift to help Greggo and Nicky."
"There's nothing you don't think of, is there?" Warrick smiled at Catherine and pulled her into an embrace.
"Nope." Catherine shook her head and pulled herself even closer to Warrick.
"If you want me to stay, then I'm going to have to go home and collect a few things." Warrick held her close, not wanting to break the contact.
"Let me come, 'Rick." Catherine pulled away, looking into Warrick's deep green eyes.
Reluctantly, Warrick stood, holding out his hand for Catherine to take. "Okay. But, only if you tell me what was going through your mind when you said 'don't make me'."
Catherine bowed her head, starring down at her feet, she nodded.
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Greg and Nick were just clocking out, after closing their case an hour after shift had finished, when Ecklie caught up with them in the car park.
"Have either of you seen Catherine and Warrick?" Ecklie stood out of breath at the bottom of the stairs.
"Nope." Greg and Nick shook their heads and chimed together.
"When was the last time you saw them both?"
"Beginning of shift." Nick looked from Ecklie to Greg and back again.
"Yeah, not long after Catherine handed out assignments." Greg refused to look at Ecklie, so continued to starred at his Texan mate.
"There was only one assignment, Ecklie. And I went out solo. Warrick and Catherine stayed in the lab to finish processing some evidence from the strip strangler case, I think."
"They must have clocked out early." Greg nodded at Nick, turned on his heel and carried on over to the SUV.
"Like Greg said, Ecklie. They must have gone home early." Nick nodded at Ecklie and headed over to the SUV, without so much as looking back.
Ecklie just stood there, with a look of shock written all over his face. There he was thinking Adam Trent had managed to get to Catherine and all that had happened, was she had gone home early with Warrick.
Nothing wrong with that. I just hope she's okay.