They followed Fuller to his office, keeping a few paces behind. The occasional eyes of coworkers watching them as they walked. Making Liz feel uncomfortable.
"Take a seat." Fuller gestured towards the chairs opposite his desk as he slammed the door and pulled the shades closed. As he walked to his desk he dropped the folders as he sat down, he leaned back in his chair looking from Liz to Brian, his face flushed.
"I would like to two of you to turn your attention to that television." He waved a hand an a remote to an old t.v. that was normally used to play ancient VHS tapes for monthly training. "As you both know you're cleaning out the gun cage for a remodel. Which includes moving all current materials to a temporary room down the hall, without cameras. However, I was wrong when I told you that the security camera's where not yet hooked up. It wasn't brought to my attention until Friday afternoon that the new camera's were in fact all set to go. But I figured I could trust officer Brandt enough that I did not need to inform her of their functioning. They started to record at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon. You both know where I'm going with this? Never mind. Just watch and you'll get the drift."
Liz had stopped listening and starred doe-eyed at her stepfather. Pleading with her eyes for him to not play whatever had been caught on tape. The hiss of the VCR snapped her attention back to the t.v. screen.
A gray scale version of Liz and Brian popped up on-screen as they talked while sitting on the desk. Then Brian kissed her. She left the heat rise to her face and watched as Brian pinched the space between his eyes before running his hand over his face. The tape played on and she wished to god it would stop.
"Imagine my dismay this morning Lizzie. Imagine me grabbing my coffee and going to check the tapes just to settle an odd feeling I had after seeing that wallet. I stopped it as soon as your shirt came off. What the hell am I suppose to do? And with him of all people." He gestured at Brian who had leaned back in his chair, a look of disdain on his face.
"Dad. Please let me explain." Brian looked at Liz with mild shock at the sound of someone calling Fuller dad. It seemed like such a foreign concept to him, Fuller having a family. Even if Liz wasn't his by blood. " It was my fault, not his. Please, don't punish him for what I started." She was ready to cry, every fiber of her being freaking out and going into over drive. She knew he wouldn't go so far as to fire her, but he hated Brian and this was just what he needed.
"Look Fuller- Captain Fuller, if you want to fire me go ahead. It's clear on the tape that I'm the reason that happened. But don't fire Liz for this. I know that she's your step daughter, I know you care about her as much as I do. And I'll accept termination as long as I can continue to see her."
Fuller sat in stunned silence as he looked at Brian. Then at Liz who was looking at the worn grey carpet of his office." I'm not going to fire either of you. What you do on your time is your business. But know that I will be watching the two of you very closely and should anything, and I mean anything happen here that could compromise my position as Captain then both of you will be looking at termination. Now get the hell out of my office."
Liz and Brian got up simultaneously and Brian held the door open for Liz to go before looking and smiling at Fuller. He briefly grabbed her hand as they walked back to the cage. "That went pretty well."
"Pretty well? You really think so huh? Jesus Christ Brian I wanted to tell him, explain things to him. Not for him to see me half-naked giving you a hand job." She rested her head against the cold steel door when they reached the cage. Looking for where the camera was. It sat stationery with its red light maliciously flashing. She moved towards it and stood directly under it and motioned for Brian to come over. He walked to where she stood and she pulled him to her and kissed him. "Think my dad would mind if I left early?"
"I don't think he'd have an issue with that at all, unless I left as well." He smiled as his hands slid down her sides and cupped her bottom forcing her closer as he kissed her. "I don't know if I can make it alone all day."
"Okay, let's get this shit finished. Just a few more hours. Do you want to just skip lunch? Maybe go for dinner instead?"
"Depends do I get to spend the night at your place? Without getting kicked out this time?" He looked at her with an amused smile gracing his lips.
"Maybe, can you grab the door?" She kissed him again before walking away and pushing a two-wheeler under a pile of boxes. Waiting for him to open the door.