"Thanks anyway Tyler. Bye!"
Jim puts the phone down and leans back in his chair and closes his eyes. He is sitting at his desk in the bullpen and sighs in frustration.
"Hey Jim, was that Mitchel?"
Blair walks through the bullpen towards Jim and points at the phone. Jim raises his head looking at Blair and nods.
"Yeah. They still haven't found anything. There is no sign of this truck anywhere in the city and Rebecca's car also does not bring us any closer. It seems this guy is really getting away with it."
Blair sinks down in his chair next to Jim with a silent "Damn!" Then they sat in silence for a while until Jim's phone starts ringing.
"Ellison."
Blair looks at Jim and recognizes a slight smile and noticeable signs of relaxation in his face. Blair immediately knows who is calling, since the first visit five days ago that's exactly the face Jim gets when he speaks with Rebecca. Blair watches Jim listening to the caller with a big grin on his face. As Jim glances a questioning look at him, he even starts laughing but at the same time he raises both hands high in front of him to let Jim know he does not want to say anything but he still has this big smile on his face. Jim just concentrates on the call again.
"Yes of course that's no problem. I really want to help you."
Blair is still grinning next to Jim.
"We can be in the hospital in twenty minutes, then you can let me know exactly what you need."
Blair gets up from his chair and grabs his jacket to be ready as he realizes that Jim was speaking about 'we'.
"It's really no problem. We will see you in twenty. Bye."
Jim ends the call and looks at Blair who is ready to leave already and is standing there with still a big grin on his face.
"Not in the slightest bit what you think Chief. She asked me to get her some stuff from her apartment so she can feel a bit more comfortable over the next few days that she will be spending in the hospital. And it's the least I can do after what happened to her."
Blair again raises both of his arms high in front of him.
"Whatever you say Jim. Just be prepared for me to say 'I have known from the beginning' when you finally realize what I already know."
Jim has gotten up in the meantime and puts his coat on as well. He is now standing right next to Blair and gives him a slight punch to the back of the head because of what Blair said.
"Your imagination is running wild again Chief. Take care that there is some power left for your feet."
Jim passes Blair and walks towards the hallways. Blair is standing behind still grinning. Jim stops at the door again looking at Blair.
"Start moving Chief!"
Blair sighs and walks after Jim.
Rebecca lays in her hospital bed and holds her cellphone. Her hands are slightly shaking and she looks down at the cellphone in front of her while she talks to herself.
"Have I really called him?"
Rebecca sighs and then leans back in her bed. A short knock on the door a few minutes later makes her raise her head. A nurse is stepping into the room with an IV bag. The nurse smiles friendly at Rebecca.
"Time for your antibiotics. How are you feeling today?"
Rebecca smiles back at the nurse.
"I am ok. The doc said the infection in my leg is looking better and I may be able to go home in a few days."
"That's great news, Rebecca. By the way, I haven't seen your friends today, some of us are already missing the constant flirting of the smaller one."
Rebecca laughs. "Yeah, Jim said that is something Blair is good at."
The nurse is smiling now too and bends down a bit to Rebecca.
"The bigger one would not flirt with anyone out there. He definitely has a crush on you."
Rebecca blushes a bit. "Nah. He just still feels guilty about what happened out there although I have told him dozens of times already it was not his fault."
The nurse just smiles about that and then walks towards the door. Before she leaves the room she turns around again to Rebecca.
"Believe me, that's more than guilt. I always see him standing in front of your door taking deep breaths to calm down before he comes into the room. And the smaller one is saying the same all the time out there while flirting."
After that the nurse steps out of the room without any hesitation and leaves Rebecca laying back in her bed with her own thoughts. 'Can it be true? I definitely would like it. He is just beautiful. His eyes are like looking at the sea on a sunny day. I really like talking with him, enjoyed every minute he was sitting at my bed the last few days.' Her thoughts are running wild and she was just going to remind herself to get back to reality and stop dreaming as another knock is heard on the door and just a moment later Jim and Blair step into the room. Rebecca's heartbeat increases seeing him in the middle of her inordinate thoughts. She smiles at him and is really glad that mind reading isn't possible.
"Hey. Thank you again for coming and helping me."
Jim steps closer to her and lays one hand on hers.
"No worries, like I said it's least I can do."
They make some Smalltalk and Rebecca tries to tell Jim and Blair what she would like to have from her apartment and where they can probably find the things. After that they leave the hospital again to get to Rebecca's apartment. After a while Blair couldn't bare the silence in the car anymore.
"She definitely has a crush on you Jim. Did you see her smile as you opened the door? You don't need to be a mind reader to get what she was thinking."
Jim does not say anything about Blair's statement. He was lost in his own thoughts while driving. 'Can it be true? I definitely would like it. She is just beautiful. I have never seen such intense and beautiful green eyes my whole life. And I really love talking with her. I have enjoyed every minute the last few days.'
They arrive at Rebecca's apartment without saying anything else. Jim gets a parking space right in front of the door. Blair opens the door and gets out of the car. It takes a second before he realizes that Jim is not doing the same but is still sitting in the car just looking out of the window. Blair turns around and opens the car again.
"You alright Jim?"
Jim opens the door and gets out of the car. "Yes I am fine, was just thinking."
Jim walks around the car, passes Blair and walks towards the entrance door. Blair follows him and while Jim is looking for the key Rebecca gave them Blair cannot hold back and starts again.
"Thinking about her? Come on Jim you finally have to admit it. You like her!"
Jim finds the key and opens the door.
"It's the apartment on the top floor, right?"
"Yes third one and ok I get it you don't want to talk about it."
Jims starts walking up the stairs, Blair following him. Halfway to the second floor Jim suddenly speaks again while still walking.
"Yes you are right Blair. I like her."
First there is a puzzled look on Blair's face about the sudden confession but then he just grins.
"I knew it and I told you that already. I saw it the first time we visited her. You just could not stop looking at her and since that day you automatically calm down when you talk with her. And you can't stop smiling. You are …"
While Blair rants they got to the third floor and Jim just wants to unlock the door as he suddenly stops Blair in his flood of words by putting his finger on his lips. Then Jim concentrates and stretches out his hearing, trying to find out if there is someone else in the apartment. He can feel Blair's hand on his back which gives him the power to listen even more closely. After a few seconds he was sure that the apartment is empty and he brings his hearing back down to a normal level.
"What is it Jim?"
"The door isn't locked. I just wanted to make sure that there is no one inside the apartment."
Blair wants to ask why it's not locked but Jim opens the door and it seems they are standing in the middle of the living room although that fact is barely recognizable. All of the cupboards are open and whatever was in them is now lying around on the floor. Drawers are pulled out of the cupboards and emptied on the floor as well. The couch in the middle of the room seems to be cut in pieces with a knife.
Blair swears "Damn" at what he sees. Jim is frozen for a moment as well but then walks into the apartment to look around a bit. Blair also starts wandering around and stops at an open door.
"The bedroom looks the same. Damn Jim what's going on here? A break-in while she is in hospital, how much bad luck can a single person have?"
Jim is still walking around in the apartment. "That was not a normal break-in."
"What you mean?"
"The TV is still there and even if they thought it's too big to take it with them. I just found her notebook in the kitchen, exactly where she told us it would be. This was not a normal break-in, someone was looking for something specific."
"But what?"
"That's something we will have to ask her."
Jims look saddens with the last words and Blair walks closer to him as he can see the confused and sad look on Jims face.
"You think she is part of something criminal?"
"I don't know. She definitely needs to explain something later. But for now call Simon and tell him what's going on and get him to send some guys from Robbery over here. We definitely have a crime scene here which needs to be investigated. In the meantime I will see if I can find something."
Blair nods and takes out his cell phone and goes out into the staircase again to call Simon. Jim starts walking around in the apartment as well, concentrating solely on his vision and looking around to see if he can see anything that will help them find whoever did this.
As Blair finishes the call he goes back into the apartment, walks closer to Jim and puts one hand on his back. Jim is so focused that he does not even recognizes Blair behind him but in his subconscious mind he knows that Blair is there and nothing can happen to him so he just focusses even more while slowly walking around the room.
After 15 minutes of looking around in the apartment Jim gets a headache and starts to rub his temples with his thumbs.
"Dial it down Jim. Take a break."
Jim does what Blair suggests and brings his sight back to a normal level.
"You found anything?"
Jim shakes his head with a frustrated look. "Nothing. No hairs or fibers or anything and I am pretty much sure they will not find any suspicious prints as well."
"Don't be so pessimistic. Finding prints is our specialty."
Jim and Blair both turn around surprised and two officers standing at the door smiling at them.
"OK Ellison, Sandburg. What do we have here?"
"Jack, Stacey nice to see you two. The owner of this apartment is Ms. Rebecca Jaimaison. She is currently in hospital because of a hit and run a week ago. We were here to get some stuff for her. The door wasn't locked when we got here and we found this mess."
"So you guys know Ms. Jaimaison in private? Any idea why this happened?"
"Yes and no. But if you two are going to handle everything here then Blair and I are heading back to the hospital to ask Rebecca about it. She may be able to tell us more."
The two police offers nod at them and Jim passes them to leave the apartment. Outside the door Blair stops him again.
"Jim what about the stuff she asked us to bring her?"
"We can't bring her anything now. At the moment this is all evidence and has to stay where it is."
Jim sighs and then they walk down the stairs and get into Jims car. Jim is just sitting behind the wheel looking out of the window. Blair looks at him with a worried look.
"You alright Jim? How is the headache?"
"I am fine Blair. Let us just find out what's going on here!"
After that he starts the car and heads towards the hospital.
Authors note:
Sorry for the long pause. But had a rough time in life and my writing motivation was very low. Hope to get the next chapter faster. Thx for reading everyone.