~Chapter 6~
~Juliletta's Pov~
I was not looking forword to go to work today. You know why? Its because of Psychi Evaluations and Field Physcial Exams are today. I hate them. They always build up pressure for me and everyone else. Also since I'm blind I have to take special tests. But Eddie always does the evaluations so I should be fine. Anyway I was sitting in my uniform with Winnie when I smelt Spike's scent. I smiled and followed him. As soon as I was close enough I jumped him. I laughed.
Spike: Ha. Ha. Laugh it up Juliet.
Me: Oh come on you know it was funny.
Spike: Ok maybe a little.
He helped me up.
Spike: Ready for today?
Me: Not really. I'm having a bad feeling about this.
Spike: That's just nerves talking.
Me: Spike you know my tingles are never wrong. Just keep an eye out ok?
Spike: Alright.
Then I heard more people come into the hall.
Commander: Morning everyone. This year Ed Lane will not be doing the Psychi Evaluations for the team. This year we are going to recieve an outsider.
Me: An outsider?
Commander: To make sure that the opinons are biased.
Everyone: What?
Me: Excuse me sir. If I may ask who is doing them?
Commander: Not at all Constable Callaghan. Its Dr. Larry Toth.
Sam: Are you joking?
Then I heard the Comammd leave out the room.
Wordy: He breaks up teams.
Boss: He does not break up teams. He judges them.
Me: Who is he?
Sam: Millatery Psychologist.
Wordy: Almost every team he did he breaks them off.
Me: Why an outsider?
Boss: This team has had the most critical calls out of everyone else.
Jules: I don't like this.
Boss: Don't worry Jules I'll be in the room the whole time ok.
Me: What if he judges me because of my disability? What if he cuts me off because I'm blind?
I heard the boss walk over to me and since I was sitting on a bench he kneeled down.
Boss: Don't worry Juliet. I will be with you in there the whole time. He is not going to judge you because of your blindness if I have don't have anything to say about it.
Spike: Besides if he hurts you in anyway possible he will have to answer to me and Babycakes.
I laughed at his joke.
Jules: Baby sister he would have to deal with me first alright?
Me: Thanks everyone.
Ed: Alright team lets go. Donna and team 3 are waiting for us on the field.
So everyone left but me and the boss. He walked me to my examination desk and I started my written exam. After that I was taken to a combat room to test my hand to hand. Basically I had to kick Team 2's but under 5 minutes. But I got that done.
~Spike's Pov~
Wordy was acting weird after he got out of his evaluation. I tried to talk with him but he was being anbiguis. He never said much about what happened. Now its my turn. I went inside and I saw an old school polygraph on the table and the boss connected to it. And I saw Toth sitting in front of it.
Boss: Hey Spike. Come on sit down.
So I did.
Me: What's with the polygraph?
Toth: Just to handle the evaluations smoothly.
Then he switches it on. I knew this game. Anything that pops into our head about something he says we say it without thinking. At first it was fun to play around with words for a moment.
Toth: Sky
Me: The limit.
Toth: Girlfriend.
Me: Babycakes.
Toth: Let's stop there for a moment. You say the robot but your facal expression tells me different. Have you had someone else in mind as a girlfriend?
Me: Not for a long time sir.
Toth: Alright then. Let's continue with the game shall we? Freedom.
Me: Feminine Wash?
The boss just looks at me with his eyebrow raised.
Toth: Bomb.
I couldn't answer right away because I thought of Lou.
Toth: Bomb.
Me: The job.
Toth: Critical incident 1.03.07.
Me: Is there a word to accociate that?
Toth: Multiple Bomb Incidents happening all over the city.
Then he began to speak out the transcipts of the call we had that killed Lou.
Toth: And then when you went to go get the gear needed for the transfer Consable Callaghan was called but Officer Young to keep company right?
Me: That's right.
Toth: Why didn't you stop her?
Me: Because she was careful and knew what to do to stay away from the landmines.
Toth: You knew she could handle herself right?
Me: Right?
Toth: But you tried to stop her on that 6 calls she was need to be on.
Me: Because she didn't have a guide.
Toth: Alright then.
Me: Why are were even talking about her?
Toth: We'll do more on her later. Right now is what happened next. Officer Ed Lane grabbed her away from the mines correct?
Me: Yes.
Toth: Why?
Me: Because he knew that Lou was going to give.
Toth: After the mine went off you lost a teammate. A best friend. Its three in the afternoon what did you do?
Me: We debreifed.
Toth: Then what?
Me: That's personal.
Toth: The way you handle the job is personal. What did you do?
Me: I drove Juliet home and I went home myself.
Toth: Do you always drive her home?
Me: Yes. If its not me then its either her sister, Sam, or Eddie since its along our ways home.
Toth: What did you do at home.
Me: My mom was cooking dinner so I helped her out.
Toth: You live with your mother?
Me: I live with my parents.
Then I told him about the arguement I had with my dad.
Toth: Have you patched things up with your father?
Me: No.
Toth: Why?
Me: Because he won't.
Toth: Why?
Me: Because he's sick.
Toth: Sick?
Me: He's dying.
Boss: Spike.
Toth: Is that why he won't patch things up?
Me: He won't until I quit SRU. Is that all you want to hear?
Toth: Not yet. With all that rage on your mind where did you go?
Me: I stormed out of the house and went to a friend's house.
Toth: Who is this friend?
Me: That's private.
Boss: Doc stop.
Toth: Quiet Sargent. Now give me the name.
I sighed.
Me: I went to Juliet's.
Toth: Callaghan?
Me: Yes.
Toth: Correct me if I'm wrong but Juilet Callaghan is the younger twin that is blind right?
Me: That's right.
Toth: Why her place?
Me: Because she is my best friend. Both her and Lou were my best friends. She's the only best friend I got left now. I was crying so I sat with her and talked with her until we fell asleep.
Toth: So she understood the situation.
Me: Yes. We both morned Lou together for an entire month.
Toth: But you're not over it. And she is?
Me: She moved on but she never forgotten about him. Those two were like brother and sister.
Toth: Sounds like you three were close. You and Julietta especially.
Me: We are. We do great things together.
Toth: Sounds like you are very fond of her. What do you think of her on a personal level outside the job?
Me: I guess that she is beauitiful, funny, smart, kind, couragous. She always knew just what to say to make everything feel better. That's the reason she is called the team's sweetheart. She keeps us together when the boss or Ed can't.
Toth: Here is another big question, have you ever wanted or tried to make this friendship go up a level?
Me: No. Back in the academy I wanted to but when we were assigned the same team I dissmissed them. Since we both knew the rules.
Toth: Really. Because in the transcripts that involved Julietta going into the field besides the one Officer Young was killed you were off the book.
Me: I was worried about my teammate and partner. Everyone else was.
Toth: But not like you. You put a tracker in the locket she wears without even telling her. Why?
Me: So I can guide her through places she doesn't reconize.
Toth: How can she reconize anything if she can't see.
Me: She remembers and retraces her steps. She spent her entire life doing it.
Toth: Is it hard being friends with her?
Boss: Doc that is enough.
Toth: Not yet. Is it?
Me: At first but it got easier and easier.
Toth: So you two were never involved with each other?
Me: No. I just said that.
Toth: Just making sure. Alright we're done here.
Then I unhooked myself from the machiene and ran out the door. I saw Juliet sitting on the bench so I sat down with her. Her hair was in its reagular fish tail. I like her hair when its out and free. She doesn't know how beautiful she without it. Or she is at all period. I smiled and pulled out the longest pieces of her hair and shaped them like bangs on the side.
Juliet: Hey.
Me: Hey.
Juliet: How bad was it?
Me: Pretty bad. He picked on everything about me that was private.
Juliet: He has no right to do that.
Me: He doesn't but the boss can't stop him. He tries to defend me but Toth just shuts him up.
Juliet: Its going to be ok.
Me: He almost fired me for greeving with a friend about Lou.
Juliet: Let me at him.
She got up but I sat her back down.
Me: No. It will only get you fired.
She looked into my general direction.
Juliet: What am I suppose to do? Sit around and listen to how this guy is breaking down my friends and teammates? I don't think so. That is not ok in my book.
Then I saw Winnie come to us.
Winnie: Juliet they're ready for you.
Juliet: Thanks Winnie.
Me: Ok. Knock him dead ok?
Juliet: I'll try.
I then gave her a hug and a kiss on her forehead for luck. She smiled at me and I put her glasses on her and she walked on to ther breifing room.