Redemption

Chapter Six

Jack cleared his throat rather loudly, but the lovebirds heard none of it. They were too wrapped up in their own matter that the bullpen had vanished altogether from their minds.

A dark blush covered his face as he glanced at Sue. More than once he'd pictured the two of them in this scenario, but it would never occur. She didn't feel about him the same way; that had to be the reason why he never got any signals from him. He was just a friend to her and if that was all, he was all right with that.

He heard Danni moan into Bobby's mouth and the flush deepened. He cleared his throat again and this time, tapped Danni on the shoulder. He noticed her reluctance to pull away and look up at the man above them. "Can we get down to business, please?" He was trying to be stern, but he couldn't hide his smile of amusement from them. He cleared his throat again as he let them situate themselves into something more presentable. "Okay, Myles is still finishing up his latest bust, so we can fill him in on everything, later." He glanced back at Danni to make sure she was more respectable and let her take the floor.

She had to admit that she was embarrassed. She never wanted to get lost in the moment, but every time she was in Bobby's arms, she couldn't help but get carried away. She pursed her swollen lips as she felt the warm blush that was creeping through her entire body die down. She cleared her throat as she opened the portfolio and handed the files to everyone. "Inside these, there are detailed accounts from everyone who was on scene. The only item that is not inside is the Coroner's report, because that won't be conducted until tomorrow."

"Right, we have three Arab males in their late twenties, all murdered execution-style in the middle of a heavily-wooded area," Jack continued for her. "According to our files, they are half-brothers, each fathered by a different man."

"Their IDs showed that they were: Amil Ali, Fathi Hamal, and Karim Nibal," D said as he posted their pictures upon the white board. He pointed to the one on the right, the youngest. "Now, Karim was only in the states on a work visa, but he was trying to become a nationalized citizen. We've already had contact with the Syrian embassy which has kept tabs on all of their citizens who wished to become part of our country and they told us that none of these men had any offenses toward them. They were all good men who just wanted better lives for themselves."

"We need to know who these men have had contact with that would raise any red flags. They've broken all ties with everyone back home, so we're looking for business associates, customers, something along those lines; someone that would get ticked off enough to murder all three of them at the same time."

"What kind of business did they deal with?" Bobby asked.

"Amil and Fathi were in business together," Danni answered. "They owned that small horticulture business on Elm. It was doing very well, too."

"Oh, yeah, I know that place," Bobby replied with a smile. More than once he'd actually stopped there to pick up a bouquet of flowers for his girl. They were the most beautiful he'd ever seen; not a single petal out of place. "Those blokes really knew what they were doing."

"Yeah, unfortunately, it could be because of that that they were killed," Jack said. "We need to find every lead that we can to solve this." He turned to Danni and thanked her. "We'll take it from here. Tara, do any kind of research you can on the three brothers. Find out if there is anything that could link them to any terrorist cells; they might be behind all of this. D, when Myles gets in, I'll trust you to fill him in on everything and then talk to some of his business associates. Bobby, you, Sue and I are going to talk to any personal friends they might have had and search the apartment they were all sharing."

They didn't need to be told twice. Tara began typing really fast as she began to do what she did best as everyone else, but Lucy, who would be helping Tara, and D put on their jackets to head out. Jack walked away from Bobby and Danni as they said goodbye. All of their lovey-dovey shenanigans were going to drive him up the wall if he didn't retreat quickly. He stood by Sue's desk as he helped her with her jacket before she leashed Levi.

"Be careful," Danni said softly as she placed a gentle kiss upon his nose.

"I'll call if I'm going to be late," he replied and did the same before he accompanied his teammates out the door.

Danni lingered for only a moment more as she eyed the rest of Bobby's burger. Without haste, she opened the bun and picked out all of the onions before making it her lunch instead of his.

"Did I miss everything?" Myles asked as he entered the room to find it empty.

"Yup," Danni said as she took a large bite out of the burger and waved goodbye to everyone.

"Especially Bobby and Danni's little make-out session," Lucy added with a giggle.

Myles shook his head as she glanced at the vacant doorway. "Then, it's a good thing I haven't eaten yet or I very well could have just lost my lunch."

"Speaking of which, Myles," Tara began, tossing him his tuna sandwich with a grin, "bon appétit!"