I'm sorry if these latest chapters are a little boring, but I promise that the other ones will be more interesting and hopefully I won't take too much to post. I anticipate that the next is how Cal and Gillian will tell Emily.

Enjoy.

Lightman parked his car and looked at Gillian on his right side. She wasn't facing him, she just kept looking straight in front of her, breathing a little heavier than normal. He knew she was storing the fact that they were there, she was about to be questioned on what he did to her and would have had probally to identify him.

"Gillian.." Her face turning around just the necessary for him to see her eyes that were starting to become blurry. "I can take you back home if you don't feel like it." His hand on her thigh near to her knee. She shooked slithly her head, eyes closed and then opened again, focusing on him properly.

"Arent't you famous for being te most impulsive man alive?" A low sad smile appeared on her face, it was beautiful how she used to ease the pain for her or others with sarcasm.

"Not when it's 'bout your mental health, love." It was true, sometimes he could be the most irresponsible one, the one who always took unnecessarily risks or that actually didn't care too much about the consequences of him or the people around, but when it came to the ones he truly loved, he could become so protective and caring. Foster perfectly knew it and the fact that, with her and Emily, he always changed his behavior when it was about their safety.

"I will anyways have to do it in the future, so I prefer to get it over with." Cal studied her deeply and saw she really meant what she said, she needed to get over with all of this story and start the healing. Violence had forever been a topic that affected Gillian badly, even just if they had a case based on it, she would be upset or sometimes also cry if it was so bitter.

"Let's go then, luv." They headed to the police headquarters and found some officers that welcomed and asked them what they needed.

"We're lookin' for detective Wallowski, is she there?" One of the two men pointed at a door where the woman came out. She looked up from some papers she was looking at. Gillian could see the hint of arousal she had staring at him and sadness with some contempt when her eyes reached hers. Doctor Foster was still asking herself why Cal called her with all the cops that existed on Earth. She knew it, she was ninety percent sure that he knew how much she couldn't stand her, maybe he just didn't realize the actually reason why and maybe he also wanted to stay with her. He liked her, superficially maybe, but she could say that he would shag her in his office.

"Dr. Lightman." She said shaking Cal's hand. "Dr. Foster." She was now talking to the psychologist. "How are you feeling? I guess you're here for Derek Moore."

"If that's the name of the bastard who hurt Gill, well then yeah, luv."

She nodded and added,

"Follow me." They started to walk through a grey corridor and Gillian's mind was revisiting everything. The first time he came at her house, the rough way he touched her, his petty eyes and smile, how he threated her, how her body hurt after he left, how awful she felt while he was having sex with her. Lightman caught it in her gaze, in her facial expressions, in how hard she swallowed. He put one of his hand on her shoulder, giving her a look that spoke more than words. They were both so good in that, maybe because it was their work or maybe not, but they could give each other looks that were full of emotions, that even a blind could see what they meant.

She felt reassured and thought about what Cal had told her. They went trough anything, always been there if one of them needed and Gillian knew that she wouldn't have been alone in all of this.

"You really hooked up Dr. Lightman, you broke his nasal septum."

"N' I'd have had killed him if homicide wasn't illegal."

"Here, he is." He was sitting in a room with very dull black walls, a gray desk and a big glass whence they were watching him. The man turned his face feeling some eyes on him and put on a malicious smile when he saw Gillian. It was typical of maniacs, feeling satisfied by seeing their victims with scars, bruises or sometimes even dead. The woman froze at his eyes scrutinying her body, but soon the figure of Cal appeared in front of her so he was hidden from him.

"I was about to query him the moment you came."

"Can we take him to the Lightman Group?"

"Is it extremely necessary?"

"Well, I wanna know how this bastard knew everything 'bout my daughter and the reasons why he came to Gillian. The cube it's a better place to do it." Wallowski thought about it for some seconds, they weren't used to transfer criminals before they queried them, but understood that Lightman was so pigheaded when he wanted something so she agreed. "Thank you darlin', see you there." The detective walked away to ask some cops to take him at the decided place.

Cal turned to Gillian and put his hands on her shoulders. "My offers of before are still valid, love." His eyes bonded on her face. It made Gillian melt how he was concerned about her feelings without being too clingy.

"Do you really think I will let you query him while I'm at home taking a relaxing bath?" His lips curved into a light smile at how strong this woman was, he'd never stop to say that. She was holding back her tears since the moment they were still in his car, but was ready to put an end to this even if it wasn't easy for her. "And then, I won't come visit you here in prison because you lost control and killed him." He grinned at her and put and arm around her waist, starting to make their way outside.

"You can be so stubborn when you want to, luv."

"I've learned from the best." She said sitting in the car, followed by him doing the same. Her tone firm but also playfully.

"Are ya saying I'm the best?" He wanted to make her laugh, or at least relax a bit since her body was all tense. On her face a smile grew, suited by a shock of her head.

"Drive."

The two scientists arrived at the building and the first person they bumped into was Locker looking at some photos. When he met their gaze, Eli immediately understood that something was on. Gillian was looking at the floor, avoiding his eye-contact so he wouldn't see any emotions on her face. Meanwhile, Lightman had still his arm around her as a sign of protection.

"Is everything fine?" Locker asked noticing Foster's scar on her cheekbone and remembered she had it also the day before. Gillian looked for the first time at him, then to her best friend and eventually back at the ground. He knew it must have been something related to that.

"Yes, of course Locker. Why do you ask?" Cal answered even if he knew they would have had to explain everything when the police will come, but in that moment he felt Gillian's body tense at the idea and thought it was better like that. Before Eli could reply, Torres appeared from the entrance with Wallowski, some others cops and Derek Moore. The two bosses could say she still didn't know anything from the confused expression on her face. The young woman walked straight in front of them and stopped right in front of Cal.

"Why the is police here? I know you called them, I read it on Wallowski's face." She was kinda worried, but also a bit angry that they didnìt tell her anything if something serious was up.

"Aren't you happy to see that your bosses are at work, conversely of what you knew?" His mask and usually sarcasm were back on.

"You're deflecting." She was so firm.

"If you have this enthusiasm even on Monday mornings, I could give ya a promotion, darlin'." Ria was now so irritated, but before she could say something else he spoke again. "You two, follow us in the cube." He said and Eli and Torres did what he said even if they were so confused. A man was sited in with two police officiers by his side and Ria immediately noticed his look at Foster.

"Why did he recognise you?" She asked turning to one of her boss. Gillian swallowed at her question and tried to think about the right words. "Why are you so scared?" Before she could reply Lightman interrupted them.

"Fine, d'you two wanna know the truth?" They hint a yes and before he spoke again, he looked at Gillian to have her permission. She slithly nodded and he began to say,

"D'ya see that man in there?" His finger pointing to the cube. The emplyees nodded. "Well, he abused, beated and barely killed Foster." Surprise at first, followed by shock then pity all over their feautures and shame on Gillian's. "He threathed to replace her with Emily if something escaped from her lips, so he also knows all 'bout daughter's life. Now, I want you to monitor his voice and body pressure while I query him." They didn't know what to say and an uncomfortable silence was surronding them, untill Ria broke it.

"I'm sorry." This sounded so stupid when it came out of her mounth, but it was all she could think of and that reassumed what she was feeling. "How are you now?" She eventually added. Foster took a deep breath, swallowed and with a slight polite smile replied,

"Better, thank you." The conversation was forced, but their intentions were true.

"Is him the reason of it?" Eli asked poining to her cheekbone. She breathed once again.

"Yeah." Then again the uncomfortable silence was back in, so Lightman decided to do something.

"Well, I pay you to find out the truth so let's go." He said and Eli and Ria took their places and he turned to his friend behind him. "Wait here, but there will be the possibility that I have to call you in."

"I know, he needs to see his victims." He loked at her deeply and put on a little smile to calm her down and kissed her quickly on the cheek before getting in the cube.

Once he was in, he seated down in front of him, his face placed in his palm. Nobody said anything, just kept looking atneach other, in his face there was pride and Cal felt angry and disgusted, but put his mask on and didnìt show it.

"So what's your name?"

"You already know that, Dr. Lightman." His tone was full of audicity.

"Answer my question." He needed to determinate when he told the truth. He hesitated at first not understanding those personal questions, but then replied.

"Derek. Derek Moore."

"Where are you from?"

"Why don't we come to the point?"

"You're right." He said changing his position wih a reclined one. "So, why have you done it?"

"You mean having sex with that sexy chick of your friend? It was amazing, you can't imagine how thigh she can be." He clearely wanted to irritate Cal, to distract him, but standing up to Lightman wasn't that easy. He let out a fake laugh, surprising him.

"How much have you liked it?" Cal wanted to excite him or at least feel strong emotions so he would have lost control easier. "I mean, I tried it too, bein' in bed with her can really drive you wild." He lied, but wished it was true. A grin escaped from the men's mouth in front of him.

"So you're more than just friends."

"We like to have fun." On his face crossed an inkling of sadness at the thought that it wasn't the reality and hoped that his clercks and Gillian didn't notice it, but they did.

"Have you seen it too?" Asked Ria observing her boss.

"If you mean the fact that he would for real sleep with Foster, yes I did." Answered back Eli and turned to look at Gillian. "But it isn't something new." She just gave him a killer look and they gazed back at the cube.

"Oh , well me too Dr. Lightman." Derek replied to the previous affermation from the scientist. Cal sudied deeply his face, but before he could say something else he preceded him. "I bet your daughter likes it aswell." Lightman froze at his words, but again, didn't show it.

"Leave her out." His tone was angrier now and with some shades of fear.

"You know, I've been impressed when she sacrified for Emily." Hearing this name from his mouth made his stomach flip.

"How do you know 'bout her?"

"Why don't we talk about Gillian?" He didn't say anything, just kept his eyes on the man in front of him, watching every movements of his face and decided it was time.

"As you wish." He got out of the lab and headed to Foster. "Do you feel like it, love?"