Chapter 21

Sofia was sitting in Brass' office trying to explain what had happen, but it wasn't that easy since she didn't really knew.

She knew that the suspect really had managed to get to her, she just didn't knew why; she had always been able to stay cool no matter how much a suspect was trying to push her. Honest to herself, she knew that Sara's remark about the system had something to do with it, but except from that she couldn't explain what had gone wrong.

Brass couldn't make sense out of it, he wasn't blind to the fact that every officer had a limit, he just never expected Sofia to cross the line over some words, but he did believe her when she said that she couldn't explain what had happen.

Brass told her to go home for the rest of the shift, and then he would go talk to the undersheriff, and see if he could smooth things out.

Sofia went into her office and locked her gun away; she leaned up against the desk and closed her eyes. For a brief moment she thought about doing like Sara and just quit her job, but she dismissed it, she really loved being a detective, perhaps it was about time leaving Vegas. She liked her co-worker, but she was really beginning to hate Vegas.

She thought about driving home until her shift was over before driving over to Sara, but she had this little suspicion, that Greg probably already had called Sara, and that she knew what had happen.

After talking to Greg, Sara had spent a lot of time thinking. She was a little worried about Sofia; it was so unlike her to act like that she was probably one of the coolest and professional persons Sara had ever met.

But it wasn't the only thing she had been thinking about, her talk with Jodie and Sofia had actually made her take a deep look inside of herself, and maybe they were right that it was about time to come to peace with her, and who she was.

Sofia locked herself in. After taking the jacket off she turned and took one step before stopping, Sara was standing in the hall with her arms crossed looking at her. Sofia took a step back and rested up against the door.

Sofia let out a quiet sigh. "You heard!"

Sara didn't say anything; she uncrossed her arms and very slowly started to walk towards Sofia never taking her eyes away from her.

Sofia looked at her, and all the sudden she felt like bait. Sara's way of walking looked just like a lion stalking its prey. Sofia gazed into Sara's eyes and swallowed hard, never before had she seen Sara's eyes burn with such a deep dark fire filled with so much intense passion and desire, and she just knew that the waiting days was over.

Sara placed her hands on the door, one on either side of Sofia head, but she didn't touch her, she just locked eyes with Sofia.

"Well Detective, heard what?"

"That I kind of lost my temper" Sofia said trying to inject some levity into the conversation.

Sara raised an eyebrow, "kind of?"

A shiver ran down Sofia's spine, she had never heard Sara's voice as deep and husky as it was right now. "Okay, perhaps a bit more but he really had it coming."

"Oh… and of course makes it alright then" Sara indicated. "Well Detective, another question then, do I look like a nanny to you?" Sara's voice carried a hint of a challenge.

Sofia was quite surprised about that question. "Uh… What?"

Sara hid a laugh at Sofia's stunned expression. "Just answer the question, young Lady!"

"Uh… No, you don't."

"No? And yet, every time I turn my back on either you or Greg, you two end up getting yourself into troubles."

Sofia thought about asking why Sara was home tonight, but something told her, that that probably wouldn't be such a smart thing to do so she didn't. "I don't think that's fair!"

Sara pushed herself off the door. "No, you're right; Greg was kidnapped that wasn't his fault, but you Detective, running around losing your temper."

Sofia quickly looked away from Sara's face, "Yeah, well it won't happen again," she said, taking a step to the side and walked around Sara.

Sara reached her arm out and wrapped it around Sofia bringing her back except this time Sofia was facing the door. "And where do you think you're going?"

"Well, I thought…"

Sara cut her off, "you see, that's the problem, when you were supposed to think you didn't, and now… No Detective, thinking is over; it's time for you, to learn!"

Sofia pressed her body against Sara's and whispered, "Learn what?"

Sara lowered her lips to Sofia's ear, "to control yourself, and do as you're told, from now on I'll be your teacher and you will do as I say."

Sofia was breathing a bit harder now, "and if I, don't?"

"Oh Detective, trust me, one way or another you will, how hard it's going to be is entirely up to you, but be warned you will learn. Now, hands on the door and spread your legs."

Shaking her head, Sofia pursed her lips, her tongue protruding silently, trying to figure out how to respond. If there was one thing she didn't wanted right now, it would be for Sara to stop, Sofia was way too interested to see where Sara was going with this. But she couldn't shake the feeling of uncertainty about whether Sara was willing to play the game to its end, or if she might would get cold feet because she all the sudden would start thinking about what she was doing. So even if she didn't wanted too, she decided to test Sara.

"No, I won't," Sofia said, with a very firm voice.

Sara regarded Sofia carefully well aware of what she was doing. "No..? Are you absolutely sure about that answer Detective? I'm not a teacher who takes disobedience very lightly!" One of Sara's fingers was lightly roaming up and down Sofia's torso.

Sofia could feel the arousal running though her body; she placed her hands on the door but didn't spread her legs.

Sara put her mouth on Sofia's shoulder and bit, not hard but enough to make Sofia flinch, "legs" she growled.

In pure surprise Sofia spread her legs. Sara pressed her thigh in between them and started trusting against the blonde's centre, making her breathing harder, while her mouth attacked her lover's neck. Sofia started rocking against Sara's leg to get more contact, but Sara grabbed her by the hips and stopped her.

"Don't move!" Sara demanded.

Sofia let out a groan, "Sara, please."

"No, you move, and I'll stop."

For a while Sofia kept still but it was getting harder and harder because Sara kept her thrusting light, finally Sofia couldn't help herself and started moving again, but true to her word the brunette instantly stopped and removed her leg.

"Come on honey, you can't do that" came her strangled accusation.

Sara started unbutton Sofia's pants, "yes I can, I told you that I don't accept any disobedience, how fast you want to learn is entirely up to you."

Sara let her hand slide inside of Sofia's pants. She carefully made sure not to touch her lover's clit, she went further down and let a finger slide inside Sofia and slowly started trusting forth and back, making Sofia moaning.

Sofia was biting her lip, she wanted so badly to move against Sara's hand, but she kept still. Sara loomed over her shoulder, an arm slipping around her waist.

"Feel so good baby, but you want to move so badly, don't you?"

Sofia swallowed hard, forcing the bittersweet words out, "Yes, honey please."

"No," Sara added another finger and increased her trusting.

"Sofia was groaning and moaning out loud, "hon, come on, you can't expect me to keep standing still."

"Detective, we're way past expecting, I'm demanding!" Sara countered saucily into her ear, her hot breath sending quivers down the blonde's spine.

Sofia drew in a shaky breath, not sure she could contain herself much longer she was really struggling to stand still as she got closer to the edge, but she knew the second she moved Sara wouldn't hesitate to stop.

Sara leaned in again, "Sof, tell me your word!"

At first Sofia was totally lost, "huh?"

"Tell me your word, honey" Sara muttered against her skin.

It finally hit Sofia what Sara meant, "Crocodile."

"Good girl, now as a reward I'm going to bring you over the edge."

And she did, but after only a few contractions Sara removed her hand from Sofia's pants, making the blonde whimper.

"Christ Sar, I wasn't done!" Sofia ventured, her voice quaking a little.

Sara turned her around and kissed her deep and thoroughly; she pressed the blonde up against the door and gazed into her eyes.

"Oh, but honey, I'm just only getting started with you!"

Sara got down on her knees and removed Sofia's pants and panties; she placed her hands on the blonde's hips holding her up against the door, before letting her tongue slide over her lover's clit. When Sara's mouth closed around it, Sofia cried out.

Sara sucked the clit into her mouth and let her tongue play and teasing the clit. Sofia's whole body was shaking a shiver ran down her spine when Sara gently nibbled on it. Sara's tongue was working fast, and it only took a couple of minutes before Sofia went over the edge. But again Sara stopped and released the clit the second Sofia's started climaxing.

Sofia was really starting to get frustrated, she couldn't figuring out what was going on with her body, Sara had actually brought her body to a climax twice, but yet her whole body felt unsatisfied. It was like a jolt kept running through her body, every muscle was quivering, and the only thing she wanted, was to feel Sara's hands on her body.

Sara got up and kissed Sofia; she took her hand and started walking down the hallway, when they reached the bedroom door Sofia walk in, but only to be dragged out again.

"And where do you think you're going, Detective?" Sara growled in a hot squeak.

"Uh… the bedroom…" Sofia blurted.

"So I notice, are you tired, detective? Do you need a nap?"

"Sofia sighed, "No, I just thought…" she hoarsely whispered.

Sara slowly shook her head while her thumb stroked the blonde's lower lip, teasing it, "there we go again, you thinking..! Still not learning Detective? That's very disappointing, well, guess I'll have to shift tactics then. Now, get your butt into the shower!"

Sofia looked at her and was about to open her mouth.

Sara cough slightly, "shower now!"

Sofia walked into the bathroom and opened the water; both got undressed and went under the water. Sara took some shampoo and started washing Sofia with her hands. The hot water and Sara hands, was almost more than Sofia could handle. Her skin was tingling under Sara's touch, every nerve was in high alert, her pulse was pounding, and all she wanted was to feel Sara's body on top of her.

They got out of the shower; Sara took a towel and lightly dried Sofia and herself off. Sofia was learning, she just stood and waited for Sara's next move. Sara observed with a perfectly straight face.

"Well Detective, seems like you are learning, after all!"

Sofia smiled at her, "guess, I have a good teacher."

Sara smiled back, "perhaps I should dismiss you for today as a reward?"

"Maybe," Sofia strode over to her, "but I would like to be an A student!"

Sara wrapped her arms around Sofia and kissed her, "would you now, well, you do know to become an A student, you'll have to do what I say without question it?"

Sofia felt hot and cold all at once, teetering on the edge of sweet anticipation, "I can do that," she whispered.

Sara brought Sofia into the bedroom and placed her on the bed, "lie down on your stomach, I'll be right back."

Sofia looked at Sara but did as she was told. Sara came back with a tub of massage oil; she got on the bed and placed herself astride on Sofia. When the oil dribbled down on Sofia's back, a shiver rinsed through her whole body.

Sara slowly started massage Sofia's back, then further down to her ass and finally her legs. Sara got off the blonde and turned her around; she got back on top of her and started all over with the massage.

When Sara began massaging the blonde's breasts, Sofia was really having a hard time relaxing every nerve in her body was trembling, Sara bent down and kissed her.

"Relax honey, you're so tense" Sara roughly purred.

Sara pushed herself further down massaging Sofia's stomach, when she teasingly let her fingers run along the blonde's hairline Sofia grabbed the sheets, Sara was really pushing her to her limit, it took Sofia all of her self-control to prevent herself from throwing the brunette on her back and just take her.

Sara went further down and massaged Sofia's legs using a lot of time on her inner thighs. She crawled back up and placed herself on her lover's hips, hands lightly playing with the blonde's breasts.

"Baby, you look so hot when your body is shimmering like that, it make me so wet just looking at you."

Sofia was about to explode, her body was screaming for redemption, she was so aroused and wet that she could feel her fluid running out of her. She was seriously thinking about using her safe word, just to get her hand on the brunette sitting on top of her. But things were about to get even harder on Sofia's self-control.

Sara removed her hands from Sofia's body, and in a very seductive way let them roam over her own body; her centre was slowly rubbing against Sofia's stomach her mouth slightly open.

Sofia watched Sara with a hypnotize look, she had never seen a more sexy sight. When Sara let two of her fingers slide inside of herself, Sofia's hands was pinching the sheets so hard that her knuckles had turned white.

"Like, what you're seeing, baby?"

Sofia's wasn't able to speak so she just nodded; this was beyond teasing, it was torture!

Sara got up on her knees and placed a hand beside Sofia's shoulder, "do you want to help, baby?"

Sofia's gaze was openly hungry now, hard lust in her eyes, no finesse about what she wanted, "yes" she groaned.

"Yeah, tell me what you like to do?"

Sofia swallowed," to let me hands caressing your breasts."

"Mmm… Sounds nice honey, show me" Sara instructed her hoarsely.

Sofia let her hands cup the brunette's breasts fingers teasing the nipples, making the brunette groaning.

"But that's not the only thing you want to do, is it baby?" Sara asked in a husky tone, her eyes twinkling in the dim light.

"No" came her throaty voice, contended and slow.

"You want your hand were mine is. Do you think you can do it better?" Sara asked, smiling sweetly into Sofia's wild eyes, her face tight and hungry.

"I don't think honey; I just wanna feel you, please" came her husky confession.

Sara couldn't help but smile on the inside; she bent down and kissed her lover very passionately. She removed her hand and replaced it with her lovers. Sofia slowly started thrusting in and out of her lover, she let her other hand slide down to the brunette's clit and let her finger gently stroke it, making the brunette moaning and groaning.

"You feel so good honey, so hot and wet" came the blonde's harsh grunt, a note of needy heat that sent a shiver through the brunette.

Sara bent down and kissed Sofia's throat, "faster baby, please."

Sofia added another finger and increased the thrusting, and it didn't take long before Sara went over the edges, her body was trembling as she cried out loud.

Sara rested her body on top of Sofia for a few minutes before she got up on her knees, she placed herself between the blonde's legs; she bent down and kissed Sofia for a very long time.

She let go of Sofia's mouth and let her lips kiss it way down the blonde's throat, and all the way down to her breasts. She licked and sucked both nipples until they was standing hard and proud, she went further down and very lightly let her tongue stroke over her lovers hard swollen clit, making Sofia quiver.

When she let her tongue slide inside, Sofia buckled up against her. Sara placed her arm across Sofia's stomach and pressed her down on the mattress.

"Honey please, I can't keep lying still!" Sofia pleaded, her face burning. Sara bent and pressed a kiss to her navel, her hot tongue flicking into the soft hollow teasingly.

"Do you want me to stop, Detective?" Sara murmured against her belly. Sofia squirmed.

"No" she quavered softly, "but Christ Sara, you can't keep torturing me like that."

Sara got up and bent over Sofia. "Sof…" came her slow tone, patient and hungry, "you can stop this at any time you may want to, but until you do I can do whatever I want." Sara lowered herself on top of Sofia, "do you want me to stop, honey?"

Sofia reached up and caught her chin in her hand, caressing it, "no baby, I just really need you."

Sara kissed her and got back between Sofia's legs, she let two fingers slide deep inside her lover. She began to build a hard rhythm as she let her tongue stroke over the clit, before sucking it into her mouth. Sofia was moaning loudly but wasn't moving. Sara let go of the clit and removed her hand, she got up and sat back on her lower legs spreading them slightly.

"Sof, get up here!" Sara requested firmly.

Sofia placed herself on Sara's lap, one leg on either side of her lovers; Sara let two fingers slide inside Sofia but kept her hand still.

Sara looked into Sofia's eyes, "move baby!"

Sofia slowly started thrusting against Sara's hand; Sara kept her hand still, letting Sofia setting the pace. Sofia soon increased the pace.

"You're so beautiful Sof, like a Greek Goddess."

Sofia caught Sara's mouth and kissed her hard and deep," hon, please."

"Baby, put your hands behind you and lean back."

Sofia braced her hands behind her, fighting her tremble at her lover's delicate touch. Sara spread her legs a bit more and placed her hand under Sofia's ass pressing it a bit up, she started thrusting into her lover in a medium-strong pace, she leaned forward and pressed a kiss to one hard nipple, then the other.

"Does it feel good, baby?"

"Yes…, God Sara…, please…," she said with a wild needy voice.

Sara added one more finger and increased the pace and went as hard and deep into her lover as possible, Sofia was breathing erratic, and when Sara started stroking against her g-spot she cried out loud.

Sara's other hand was caressing the blonde's ass, Sara middle finger was slowly massaging the skin around her lovers anus, the brunette very gently let the tip of her finger slide inside. Sara very slowly worked her way further in, giving Sofia's muscles time to adjust to the pressure, when she couldn't reach any further, she just kept her finger still for a while.

Sofia was so lost in the feeling of Sara's hand thrusting into her, that her brain in the beginning didn't even registered what the brunette was doing, it wasn't until her lover let her finger slide forth and back Sofia suddenly got very aware about were Sara's finger was. Every muscle in Sofia's body went very tense.

"Christ, what the hell are you doing, Sara?"

"Baby, stop thinking and feel."

Sara took Sofia's mouth with deliberate force to prevent the blonde from protesting, and she didn't release her lips before she could feel her lover began to relax. Sara smiled and let her hand move faster, her touch wickedly arousing. She kissed her and shifted her hand; Sofia groaned with unexpected pleasure as the brunette's thumb lightly pressed against the damp rosebud.

"Come for me baby, let me hear you scream" Sara growled in her ear, then dropped her head to lick the nearest rock hard nipple. Sofia let out a hissing sigh of pleasure.

"More, God, please…" Sofia squealed, stiffening, gripping her moving finger tightly.

Sara spread Sofia's legs a bit further making room to go even deeper, Sara could feel Sofia's walls clench around her fingers. When the orgasm rushed through Sofia's body, she screamed her lovers name out loud.

Sara removed her finger from the blonde's ass but kept thrusting deep into her lover, letting her ride her orgasm out.

When Sofia was about to collapse, Sara wrapped her arms around her and pulled her up and towards her own body, letting Sofia lean up against her.

Sofia rested her head on Sara's shoulder, trying to get her breathing under control. Sara's hands was gently sliding up and down on the blonde's back, Sara turn her head as much as possible and looked at Sofia.

"Sof, I love you."

Sofia leaned back and looked into Sara's eyes, "love you too, honey."

Sara laid them both down and rolled them around so Sofia was lying on top of her, she stroked her hair gently for long minutes, saying nothing and letting Sofia catch her breath again. When she was calmer in the warm cocoon of her arms she placed her hands on her lover's cheeks, her thumb kneading the blonde's cheekbones.

"Sof, what happened tonight?"

Sofia let out a resigned sigh, "I don't know Sara, he just really got to me, it's no excuse for losing my temper but I did."

"Stop punishing yourself" Sara said firmly but kindly, "he really has had to be something for making you lose your temper; you're one of the coolest people I ever met."

"Thanks honey, but it doesn't justify what I did" she insisted.

Sara kissed her, "no it doesn't but you're only human sweetie, you're not the first one this has happened too, I'm actually very proud of you, that it never have happened before, thinking about the people we sometimes meet" she said profoundly.

Sofia leaned down and kissed Sara very passionately, "thanks baby that means a lot to me."

"So, what's going to happen now?"

"I don't know, Brass will try to smooth things out with the undersheriff, but until I hear from Brass I just don't know."

"You know I talk to Greg, right?" Sara asked softly, giving her an openly affectionate look.

"Yeah, I kind of figured, since you already knew when I got home."

"Do you know what he thinks?"

"No" Sofia said, failing to scowl convincingly after she noticed Sara's amusement.

"That we are losing our temper deliberately to get free vacation time."

Sofia's eyebrows rose at the statement, but she made no effort to disguise her amused smile, "Yeah… Bet he does!"

Sara looked at the watch hanging on the wall, "so honey, want to sleep or are you hungry?"

"I actually could eat before sleeping."

Sara nodded her consent, and then smiled sweetly at her, "okay, what would you like?"

"I don't know just something light."

"Okay, I'll go see what we got then you can take a shower if you want too."

"No, I'll help you, we can shower later."

Sara hugged and kissed Sofia, "I would like that."

They got up and went to the kitchen; they helped each other making breakfast and sat down to eat. Sofia soon got lost in thoughts Sara took her hand.

"Honey, where are you?"

Sofia looked confused at her, "huh..?"

"Sof, you totally disappeared on me, where did you go?" Sara said with a gentle teasing.

"Oh… Just thinking" Sofia muttered distractedly.

"Yeah, about what?" Sara replied, feeling strangely off-balance from the conversation.

Sofia rested her head in her hands, and looked at Sara, "honey, are you happy?"

Sara swallowed hard not knowing where Sofia was going with that question, "yes I am Sofia, you make me happy."

Sofia considered this silently for a long moment, "I hope so but that's not what I mean, are you happy with your life?"

"Sof, I don't think I understand your question, are you unhappy with your life?" Sofia saw the brief panic before Sara closed her eyes and hesitantly continued "Sofia, are you breaking up with me?"

Sofia quickly got up and around the table and pulled Sara to her feet and into a big hug. "Like hell I'm not, you never goner get me out of your life, I love you Sara" she said in deadly seriousness.

"I love you too baby, so please stop scaring me like that" Sara said lowly, her eyes focusing on hers.

"Sorry sweetie, I didn't mean too, come on lets go back to bed."

After getting under the covers Sara looked at Sofia," hon, please tell me what you're thinking."

"It's just you have resigned from your job, and the happy carefree woman I met in Frisco, well, Sara she ain't here in Vegas."

Sara thought about that for a while, "maybe that's true Sof, but that doesn't mean that I'm not happy here with you."

"No it doesn't Sara, but I want the woman who is happy on every level of her life, and not only when she's with me. Sara what would you say to moving back to Frisco? ´Cause quite frankly, I'm just as sick and tired of Vegas as you are."

Sara looked at Sofia in disbelieve, "Sofia, are you serious?"

Sofia held her gaze, swallowing slightly before continuing, "Yes I am honey; I have had enough of Vegas!"

Chewing the inside of her lip, Sara considered her statement carefully, "but… but all of your friends and family are living here. Sof, you can't let what happened tonight chase you out of town."

"I'm not Sara, I have been thinking about this for a while now, Frisco isn't that far away, we can come visit here, and they can come to Frisco."

"Sofia, I don't know what to say?"

Sofia rolled Sara to her back and placed herself on top of her and kissed her deeply. "Say yes Sara, I'm tired of this, I want to live with you, I want to see you happy, I want to be happy, I love you so much, please Sara, say yes."

When Sara looked into Sofia's eyes her heart just melted, "yes Sofia, I'll move to the end of the world with you."

Sofia stared at her, her head tilting as if trying to understand what she was saying, "yes?"

"Yes, I love you, but there is one condition!"

"Name it, and I'll do it."

"You'll be the one to tell Greg" Sara said jokingly.

"Oh… Hon, can't we do it together?"

"Yes we can," Sara said with a reassuring smile before kissing her.

Sofia moved her mouth down on Sara's throat.

"Sof, you're supposed to go to sleep."

Sofia gave a noncommittal grunt.

"Honey, that's most definitely not sleep!"

"Mmm…" Sofia said, bending down to kiss the brunette's stomach, smiling when she felt her intake of breath.

"Hon…"

"Sara, shut up!"

And she did, soon the only sounds that was heard in the room, was the sound of two people making love, afterwards they both went to sleep.

Since Brass didn't call and Sara's three days was up, they both went back to work.

Sofia went talking with Brass, he had managed to talk the undersheriff down so there wouldn't be done more about that. Sofia asked Brass to write her up for a transfer to SFPD, which he promised to do, and he promised not to say anything to anyone before something had come up.

Sara and Sofia brought Greg out for breakfast after shift and told him about their decision, he was glad for them but sad for himself, but they promised him that he always would be welcome to come and spent his vacation with them, and all of them knew that he would.

When they got back to Sofia's condo Sara called Professor Goldsmith and told that she was moving back to Frisco, and that she would be very interested if a position came up at Berkley. The professor promised to call the minute she heard anything.

Sofia called a real estate agent and asked him to put her condo up for sale. Sara thought it was a bad idea, she couldn't understand why they couldn't keep it, that way they would have a place to stay when they came to Vegas, plus they would have a place to live if they ended up regretting moving to Frisco.

It only took two days from it was put out for sale until it was sold, but the new owner had agreed to, that they could keep it for two months before moving out.

They were both off work for the weekend, so they had invited Sofia's family out to dinner to tell them that they were moving to Frisco, it was also the first time Matt and Sara met.

They had both liked each other, but Matt was not happy about Sara running away with his sister. Sara had shot right back at him, teasing him about it was because of Sofia's brother that she had agreed to run away with her. The Captain just hoped that they was sure about what they were doing, and they had insured her about it was the right thing for them, so she just wished them good luck.

About a month later Brass called Sofia into his office and told her that a position had come up in Frisco; he wished her and Sara all the luck in the world. She told him that he always would be welcome in their home, since both of them looked at him like a kind of a father, and he promised to look them up if he ever came to Frisco.

Sofia would be starting in her new job three weeks later, but Brass would make sure that the department was having a goodbye party for her and Sara. Sofia told him not to but Brass insisted.

Sara had already stopped working, and it had been quite a bomb on the CSI team, but they still had the biggest surprise coming. No one was surprised about that the department had chosen to have a common going away party for Sara and Sofia to save money. No, what made half their co-worker dropping their jaw, was the fact that Sara and Sofia arrived to the party holding hands.

Warrick had for some time suspected that the two of them was a couple, but Nick, Catherine and Grissom had never suspected anything and they were pretty shocked.

Catherine was actually pretty pissed for not knowing. Grissom didn't mind he was just happy for Sara, that she had found someone who made her happy.

Nick couldn't help laughing and thinking.

Some CSI I am for not finding out.

But both he and Warrick knew they would have to kill Greg for not telling.

Tbc…